Finance and general purposes committee

is an established sub-committee of the Trefoil Guild board of trustees.

It comprises of representatives from the countries and regions. It includes the committee chair, national honorary treasurer and national chair, a country or region chair, and up to six other Trefoil members. The committee is supported by the manager of the Trefoil Guild office and the group typically meet three times a year. Appointments are for 3 years with the potential to extend for up to 2 additional years.

 

The purpose of the committee is to support and advise the board of trustees and has a broad remit of responsibilities such as:

  • Overseeing the financial aspects of the Trefoil Guild and advising the board on all maters relating to its charitable funds.
    • This includes budgetary management, investments, the annual accounts, grant requests and annual subscriptions.
  • Support of statutory responsibilities which includes researching and drafting policies and procedures, monitoring our compliance of GDPR and risk management.
  • Review and support around Trefoil’s use of digital assets such as KEY (the membership database) and our website.
  • Support over a wide range of other areas and topics.
    • These include, but are not limited to, the forms we use, the handbook, insurance cover, advertising and partnerships.

The group of members who volunteer their time on the committee use reasonable care and judgement as well as their personal skills and experience to progress the business of the committee on behalf of the board of trustees. They will bring in external advisers with professional knowledge if required.

For more details about this committee and a copy of the terms of reference please contact: trefoil.fgp@gmail.com

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