Foundation: the trustee role and charity context

It is the Code’s starting point that all trustees:

• are committed to their charity’s cause and have joined its board because they want to help the charity deliver its purposes most effectively for public benefit
• recognise that meeting their charity’s stated public benefit is an ongoing requirement
• understand their roles and legal responsibilities, and, in particular, have read and understand:
  • the Charity Commission’s guidance The Essential Trustee (CC3)
  • their charity’s governing document
• are committed to good governance and want to contribute to their charity’s continued improvement.