The Board of Trustees is chaired by Jane Hamlyn. Trustees, other than family trustees, are appointed for renewable terms of three years, and usually serve for a maximum of nine years in total. The position is voluntary, unpaid, and non-executive. Reasonable out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed.
The trustees have overall control of the governance of Paul Hamlyn Foundation. They are ultimately responsible for the charity, although the day to day running of it is delegated to the executive team.
The Board meets six times a year, usually on a Tuesday from 9.30am to 1pm (and are usually in person) to:
- Set the strategic aims for the Foundation
- Review progress against the strategic aims
- Agree annual objectives and business plan
- Set annual budgets for grant-making and management
- Consider the risk review
- Authorise grant programmes
- Approve major grants and/or complex grant decisions
- Approve the investment policy
- Approve annual accounts
In addition, trustees serve on various committees and are asked to attend an overnight stay as part of the annual away day. We estimate the total time commitment to be about 10 to 15 days per year.
We appreciate this is a significant time commitment and whilst we are unable to pay trustees, we can cover reasonable expenses including childcare, accommodation and travel.
