Roles & Responsibilities of a Trustee

Roles and responsibilities of charity trustees.

This session is designed to help you understand and confidently apply the legal, governance, and practical duties that come with leading a charity.

This session will explore the Charity Commission's core legal duties, such as ensuring the charity’s purposes are met for the public benefit, complying with the law, acting in the charity’s best interests, managing resources responsibly, acting with reasonable care and skill, and ensuring accountability. It will cover practical governance principles — including decision-making processes, delegation, conflict of interest management, and the distinction between governance and day-to-day management.