Presentation on trustee duties from the 'Good Practice for Trustees and Governance' workshop run by NIDOS and OSCR on 21st January 2010.

1. Being a responsible charity trustee The general duties of charity trustees under the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005

7. Charity trustees TRUSTERS Those who give money or other property to the charity with the express intention that it is put to charitable use Those who act as custodians and administrators of the charity’s funds and other assets, ensuring they are used for the intended purposes TRUSTEES BENEFICIARIES Those whom the charity is set up to help, who benefit from the funds, assets or activities, or who use its services Funders, donors, benefactors Service users, clients Committee / board members When a charity is created a legal relationship called a ‘trust’ is set up between three parties