Welcome to the Charity Governance website 

governance is the essential resource for charity trustees. It provides comprehensive yet concise coverage of all the issues trustees need to be aware of, and offers practical advice to help boards implement clear, well thought-out strategies that will ensure their charity’s success.

Already the biggest-selling title in the not-for-profit sector after just two years in circulation, governance is guaranteed to turn its readers into more effective trustees.

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What's new

Model documents

• Model procedures for trustee whistle-blowing

Learning from others

• Good governance when risk is intrinsic
• Keep your distance
• Am I making any sense?
• Are we personally liable for tax bills?

Recruitment

• The ideal chief executive
• The ideal chair

Regulation, law & finance

• The power to pay trustees for non-trustee services
• Trustee payments – the facts
• Companies Act 2006 and membership bodies
• Breach of trust

Strategy & performance

• Vision and mission – platitude or inspiration?

Issues for the chair

• Dealing with a self-important trustee
• Dealing with trustees with personal agendas