Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth

The Diocese of Portsmouth covers Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, the Channel Isles and parts of Berkshire, Dorset and Oxfordshire

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Trustees’ Handbook

2 CONSTITUTION AND STRUCTURE

2.1 Explanatory note for trustees on the constitution of The Portsmouth Diocesan Trust
2.2 Explanatory note for trustees on the constitution of Portsmouth Roman Catholic Diocese Priests Retirement Fund

3 TRUSTEES ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

3.1 Role of trustees
3.2 The public benefit test – summary for the Trustees
3.3 The Essential Trustee – summary for the Trustees

4 COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

4.1 Terms of reference of the key committees:

(a) Bamenda Committee
(b) Budgetary Committee
(c) Claims Committee
(d) Communications Committee
(e) Compliance Committee
(f) Finance and Property Committee
(g) Investments Committee
(h) Management Board of the Portsmouth Roman Catholic Diocese Priests Retirement Fund
(i) Personnel Committee
(j) Safeguarding Committee
(k) Schools Committee
(l) Schools Finance Committee
(m) Stewardship Committee

5 OTHER INFORMATION

5.1 Current policies: - available from Department for Finance and Property and includes:

(a) Conflicts of interest
(b) Health and safety
(c) Safeguarding
(d) Reserves policy
(e) Investment policy

6 FINANCIAL INFORMATION

6.1 The Portsmouth Diocesan Trust’s Report and Audited accounts for the year ended 31 August 2008
6.2 Portsmouth Roman Catholic Diocese Priests Retirement Fund’s Report and Audited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2007

APPENDICES

1 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF THE DIOCESE:

1. The Portsmouth Diocesan Trust’s Deed of Revocation and Declaration of Trust dated 5th December 2002
2. The Portsmouth Diocesan Trust’s Deed of Variation dated 7th April 2004
3. Uniting direction dated 20th July 2001
4. List of subsidiary trusts
5. Portsmouth Roman Catholic Diocese Priests Retirement Fund Trust Deed dated 12th December 1996
6. Portsmouth Roman Catholic Diocese Priests Retirement Fund Supplemental Trust Deed dated 20th November 2008

2 EXTERNAL GUIDANCE

1. “Welcome to new trustees” (Charity Commission leaflet)
2. “The Essential Trustee” (Charity Commission booklet CC3)
3. "The Hallmarks of an Effective Charity" (Charity Commission booklet CC10)
4. "Charities and Public Benefit" – summary guidance for charity trustees (Charity Commission leaflet)
5. "Charities and Public Benefit" – the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit
6. Summary of a Code of Good Governance for Voluntary Organisations (Governance Hub)