Teapot Trust’s trustees provide support in a non-executive capacity. They have a duty to act collectively to deliver the charity’s objectives and provide public benefit – reporting annually to OSCR.

Collective responsibility of Teapot Trust trustees

• strategic oversight
• maintaining standards
• legal and regulatory compliance
• ensuring proper financial controls
• risk management

Individual skills and experience of Teapot Trust trustees

• art therapy delivery and research
• lived experience as a parent of a child with a chronic health condition
• diversity and Inclusion
• strategic planning
• communications
• governance
• financial control and risk management
• digital engagement

Constitution of Teapot Trust

Under the terms of Teapot Trust SCIO’s constitution trustees can serve for 3 years and be re-elected for up to a further 3.

Trustee meetings and sub-committees

Trustee meetings take place six times a year in alternate months. There is an annual Away Day. The Finance sub-committee, chaired by a CA, meets monthly for financial scrutiny and control with full management accounts produced every month. The Remuneration Committee, which meets annually, is also a sub-committee of the board. We have two stakeholder interest groups that exist so we are responsive to need – a Young Voices group and a Service Advisory group.