Governance
Useful information and tools for charity CEOs and Trustees.
REGULATION AND GOVERNANCE
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
The Charity Regulator for England and Wales is the Charity Commission. Find out more about charities and regulation on their website.
Charity Commission England & Wales Website
Office for Scottish Charity Regulator
The regulator for charities in Scotland is OSCR: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.
Managing your charity (England and Wales)
The Charity Commission's guidance on managing your charity.
Managing your charity during Covid-19 pandemic (England and Wales)
The Charity Commission's guidance on managing your charity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Covid-19 guidance from Charity Commission
Charity Governance Code
The Charity Governance Code is a tool to help charities and their trustees develop high standards of governance.
Trusteeship
Other topics in our resources section may also be of interest to Trustees, especially finance, risk, employment, and fundraising.
Effectiveness of charity trustees in England and Wales
In 2017, Cranfield Trust initiated some research into Trusteeship, in partnership with the Charity Commission, Cass Centre for Charity Excellence, and NCVO.
Essential trustee guide (England and Wales)
The Charity Commission's guidance on what you need to know and do as a charity trustee.
Duties of a Trustee (England and Wales)
Six main duties of a trustee: summary of trustee guidance from The Charity Commission.
Essential Trustee Guide (Scotland)
OSCR's guidance and good practice for charity trustees.
Trustee priorities during a crisis
Cranfield Trust volunteer Stephen Cahill outlines what trusteees should be focusing on at a time of crisis.
Blog: Trustee focus during a crisis
Trusteeship during Covid-19 pandemic
NPC's Charlotte Lamb on what charity trustees should be thinking about during the COVID-19 crisis
What should charity trustees be thinking about?
Top tips on charity governance
Cranfield Trust volunteer, Graham Colls, gives his advice on Desert Island Governance: top tips on governance from scratch.
Blog: Desert Island Governance
Trustees financial responsibilities and liabilities
Do your trustees know their financial responsibilities and liabilities? Cranfield Trust volunteer, Caroline Clark, shares her experience and knowledge.
Blog: Know your financial responsibilities and liabilities
Financial governance for non-finance trustees
An overview of financial governance for trustees.
Financial governance: a guide for the non financial trustee
TRUSTEE RECRUITMENT
Getting on Board
Getting on Board has a range of services and resources to help plan and recruit new trustees.
Guide to trustee recruitment.
Reach Volunteering
Reach Volunteering provides a trustee recruitment service for charities, free of charge or at low cost.
Thinking about recruiting a trustee with digital skills? A blog from Reach's CEO, Janet Thorne, to guide you in recruitment.
Blog: Do I need a digital trustee?
SETTING UP A CHARITY
Set up a charity (England and Wales)
Charity Commission guidance on setting up a new charity.
Charity Commission - step by step guide
Guidance from Small Charities Coalition on setting up a charity.
Simple guide for setting up a charity
Choosing the right structure for your organisation.
Set up a charity (Scotland)
OSCR's guidance on establishing a new charity.
How to set-up a charity in Scotland
