What are charity trustees?
Charity trustees are the people who are legally responsible for the overall management and decision making in a charity. They may be called something else a member of the management or executive committee, a governor, a director, or some other title. Whatever they are called, if they are a member of the board or committee with overall responsibility for a charity, they are a charity trustee. Trustees are responsible for the direction and performance of their charity. If a charity has few or no staff, they may be directly involved in the day-to-day running of the charity. If it is a larger charity, staff will usually carry out the work of the charity and the trustees will be responsible for monitoring and controlling their activities.
