Constitution
The Foundation was established in 1748 by an Act of Parliament and is regulated by a Scheme (its constitution) originally made by the Secretary of State for Education and Science in 1970. The Scheme was first registered with the Charity Commission in 1979. It has been periodically updated since then, with the last update being effected in 1993.
The Foundation's Board of Governors
There are 18 Board members, two ex-officio, nine co-opted and seven nominated. Board members are eligible for re-appointment when their terms of office expire. The Foundation's Scheme lays down the organisations who are entitled to nominate members to the Board.
Committee Membership
There are three main Committees reporting directly to the Board - Finance, Grants and Audit & Compliance. The Committees meet at regular intervals throughout the year (see Meeting Timetable for further details).
All Board members are required to join either the Finance or the Grants Committee with the exception of the Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer who are ex-officio members of both Committees. The Chair of the Finance Committee is an ex-officio member of the Grants Committee; and the Chair of the Grants Committee is an ex-officio member of the Finance Committee.
Governor Categories: C = Co-opted member E = Ex-officio member N = Nominated member
Code of Conduct
| Name |
|
Title |
Committee |
| Prof. Manuel Alvarado |
C |
Chairman of Grants Committee |
Grants |
| HH Judge Brian Barker QC |
C |
|
Grants |
| The Reverend Christopher Burke |
E |
|
Audit & Compliance and Finance |
| The Reverend Nigel Kirkup |
N |
|
Audit & Compliance and Grants |
| Dr Ray Ellis C Chem, FRSC |
N |
Deputy Chairman of the Grants Committee |
Grants |
| Kevin Everett OStJ DSc CC |
C |
Treasurer of the Foundation and Chairman of the Board |
Finance and Grants |
| Graham Forbes FRICS |
N |
Deputy Chairman of Finance Committee |
Finance |
| Alderman Michael Bear BSc (Eng) MBA |
N |
|
Grants |
| Professor Michael Thorne |
C |
|
Grants |
| Barbara Lane |
N |
|
Finance |
| Helen Meixner CMG |
C |
|
Grants |
| Sarah Dalgarno |
C |
|
Audit & Compliance and Finance |
| Inigo Woolf |
N |
|
Finance |
| Mark Boleat |
N |
|
Finance |
| Mervyn Streatfeild |
C |
|
Grants |
| David Turner |
C |
Deputy Treasurer and Chairman of Finance Committee |
Finance and Grants |
| David Hogben |
C |
Chairman of the Audit and Compliance Committee |
Finance and Audit & Compliance |
| The Reverend Laura Burgess |
E |
|
Grants |
The Foundation's Code of Conduct for Board members was adopted in January 2006 and covers the following:
- The Nolan Principles and their application to the Board of Governors of the Cass Foundation;
- Conflict of Interests Policy (which also applies to staff);
- Governor Expenses Policy;
- Promoting Good Practice in Personal Behaviour.
Internal Review
The Foundation has been conducting an internal review of strategy and operations since late 2004. More information about this as well as details of Board member recruitment, induction and training can be found in the Annual Report for 2005-06.
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