To what extent is your organisation compliant with legislation and best practice?
Keeping up with changes in legislative frameworks and governance best practice can be a full time job. Therefore, it can be useful for organisations to periodically take stock of their practices, policies and procedures to ensure that they are full compliant.
We can work with you to review the extent to which your practices are in line with companies legislation and the Charities Governance Code, and to identify and help implement measures to strengthen your governance and accountability.
How could your Board be enabled to work more effectively?
The Charities Governance Code recommends that organisations “Conduct a regular review that includes an assessment of the effectiveness of your board as a whole, office holders and individual charity trustees; adherence to the board code of conduct; and the structure, size, membership and terms of reference of any subcommittees”
We can work with you and your Board to design a bespoke Board effectiveness review to suit your organisation, which will result in insights and recommendations for strengthening how your Board works and leads together. Elements of a Board effectiveness review can include
Throughout this process we communicate and consult with your Board and CEO to ensure that our work is constructive, supportive and collaborative.
How can you support Board members to carry out their responsibilities effectively?
All Board benefit from investing in their own development and effectiveness. We can work with you to develop a Board development programme to provide your Board members with updates and training into their roles and responsibilities, legislative requirements and best practices.
As your organisation has new members join the Board, its important that they are equipped with the knowledge and capacity to deliver effectively. Whether they have been Board members before or not, they will need to understand your organisation and your particular governance practices and policies. For first-time Board members, they may need additional information about their legal responsibilities. We can work with you to update existing or to develop new induction packs for your Board members, and to deliver bespoke training.
Does your organisation have the optimum financial management practices in place?
Our chartered accountants can carry out reviews and provide advice on best practice financial controls for your organisational needs.
Does your organisation need support in developing or updating governance policies or documents?
We can review and update your existing policies and documentation to ensure they are as strong as they can be, or help you develop new ones.
Examples include:
Does your organisation need expert advice about a specific governance issue?
From time to time, your organisation might encounter a specific issue or question that you need expert support with. Our experienced team can provide you with advice about how to manage it, and as relevant design a package of support to address it.
If you would like to discuss how we might be able to support you strengthen your governance and Board, please contact Penelope Kenny on (01) 584 6899.
