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The Foundation was established in 1748 by an Act of Parliament and is regulated by a Scheme (its constitution) originally made by the Secretary of State for Education and Science in 1970.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, eight co-opted and eight 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
| Name |
|
Title |
Committee |
| Prof. Manuel Alvarado |
C |
Deputy Chairman of Grants Committee |
Grants |
| HH Judge Brian Barker QC |
C |
|
Finance |
| The Revd Chris Burke |
E |
|
Audit & Compliance and Grants |
| The Reverend Nigel Kirkup |
N |
|
Finance |
| Dr Ray Ellis C Chem, FRCS |
N |
Chairman of the Audit & Compliance Committee |
Audit & Compliance and 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 |
| The Revd Dr Brian Lee (Deputy) |
E |
Deputy Treasurer of the Board and Chaiman of Grants Committee |
Grants and Finance |
| Sarah Dalgarno |
C |
|
Audit & Compliance and Finance |
| Tom Peryer OBE |
N |
|
Finance |
| Mark Boleat |
N |
|
Audit & Compliance and Finance |
| Mervyn Streatfeild |
C |
|
Grants |
| David Turner |
C |
Chairman of Finance Committee |
Finance and Grants |
| David Hogben |
C |
|
Finance |
Code of Conduct
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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