Trustees

A warm welcome to visitors to this page where you will find a little about the work of trustees and how to go about becoming a trustee yourself. Further information can be obtained via the links at the bottom of this page.  

Being a trustee is not too onerous and can itself be an enjoyable, interesting and fulfilling form of recreation and whilst you can devote as little or as much effort as your circumstances permit you would be required as a minimum to attend most of the monthly Board meetings and possibly support some of the Centre’s fund raising activities. 

What's the job...

Naturally, we feel that we are doing a grand job but we are always receptive to new suggestions and ideas as to how we can improve the services we provide to the local community. Of course you don’t need to be a Trustee to do this and we invite both positive suggestions and criticism where you feel we have not lived up to your expectation.  

Lyppard Grange Community Centre is an Incorporated Charity and is registered with Companies House as well as the Charity Commission. The Company is a legal entity in its own right and Trustees of the Charity are also Directors of the Company.  

In short the Charity Trustees exist to ensure that the Charities objects are met. These objects are ‘to occupy and manage Lyppard Grange Community Centre, Worcester, for the use of the inhabitants of the Warndon Parish of Worcester without distinction of political religious or other opinions including use for meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.’  

Trustees have and must accept ultimate responsibility for directing the affairs of the charity. In practice this means giving guidance and support to the manager and her team and ensuring that the charity is solvent, well run and delivering the outcomes for the benefit of the public for which it has been set up.  

Trustees must ensure that the Charity complies with charity law and the requirements of the Charity commission and the requirements of other legislation which governs the activities of the charity.  

Trustees must also ensure that the charity does not breech any of the rules set out in its governing document and that it remains true to the charitable purpose and objects set out there.  

The Trustee Board is the Charity’s governing body and meets regularly to review the administrative and financial progress, any significant management issues and to review the Charity’s strategy. This is an important aspect in maintaining a thriving and well managed facility. The number of Trustees is not subject to any maximum and applications to become a Trustee are always welcome subject to your satisfying certain checks as required and/or recommended by the charity Commission.

Becoming a Trustee

Before you become a Trustee you should find out as much as you can about the Charity and what being a Trustee will mean for you. You should read the Charity’s governing document and any other information that may be available. It is also a good idea to meet existing Trustees and the centre management team who may invite you to sit in as an observer at a Trustee’s meeting.  

Trustee may be recruited from all ages, backgrounds and walks of life. Having a diverse trustee board can help to ensure that the charity is fair and open in all its dealings; for example, in its grant giving or delivery of services. The governance of charities will be improved where trustees are recruited from a wide range of backgrounds. This includes trustees from parts of the community which have traditionally not played a large part in charities, such as young people, people from minority and ethnic communities and people with disabilities. Creating a diverse board can also help to increase accountability and public confidence.

Further Information and Links

Follow this link to the Charity’s Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Follow this link to access the Charity Commission’s on-line publication CC3‘The Essential Trustee – What you need to know”.

Follow this link to access the Charity Commission’s on-line publication CC30 “Finding new Trustees”