Governance Review

Since October 2023, the Charities Act 2005 has required all registered charities to review their governance procedures at least once every 3 years. As the Club is a registered charity, we are required to have completed a governance review by October this year.

A governance review involves looking at both our rules document (the Constitution) and our key policies and procedures, for example those relating to financial management and conflicts of interest.

The aim is to check that our governance arrangements are still fit for purpose, support our declared objectives, and help us meet our legal obligations.

At its July meeting the Committee  carried out the governance review using the Charities Services checklist.  The only area identified as requiring any significant further work is the issue of risk management and the introduction of a Risk Register - this is currently under action.