Governance

All Trustees of the Sanday Development Trust are required to sign and agree to our Code of Conduct. First Created May 2022

The memorandum of association is the document that sets up the company and the articles of association set out how the company is run, governed and owned.

The charity trustee duties are set out in The Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, referred to in this guidance as the 2005 Act. We, the Scottish Charity Regulator, are responsible for regulating charities registered in Scotland and their charity trustees. This guidance explains what the 2005 Act says charity trustees must do or must not do.  The guidance does not cover all the laws that might be applicable to your charity. It covers the legal duties of charity trustees set out in the 2005 Act, with good practice recommendations and links to sources of advice.  As charities come in all different shapes and sizes, not everything in this guidance will apply to all charities registered in Scotland. In addition, many charities have to comply with other legislation and regulation, for example, charitable companies must also comply with company law.  Who is the guidance for?  This guidance is for:  Anyone who is a trustee of a charity registered in Scotland.  Anyone thinking of becoming a charity trustee.  People working with, or advising, charity trustees. 

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 9th June 2005 and received Royal Assent on 14th July 2005 An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about charities and other benevolent bodies; to make provision about fundraising in connection with charities and other benevolent bodies; to amend the law in relation to the investment powers of trustees; and for connected purposes