Trustees?

Hi,

Please can anyone tell me if there’s a general defined role for trustees? What are their responsibilities generally meant to include?

Thanks in advance!

Pim.

Thanks very much, Yorkie! I really just meant yer average trustee of an allotment society.

Hi Pim, I’m the chairperson of my local gardening club and over the last 2 & 1/2 years I’ve just renegotiated the lease on our members only store aka trading hut, it’s our building but on land we rent via a 28 year lease from the Parish council. In the updated & original lease it states that the signatories from the club are trustees of the club, and this will be passed on to others within the club. So I believe it just means I hold the office of chairperson & the other committee members the same & act for the good of the club & take reasonable care to keep the club financially viable etc & stick to the constitution of the club.
I know of your difficulties with your allotment,so maybe find out what the constitution is might be worthwhile as the committee cannot do things out of that remit.

Try reading this document - it's pretty full on but is more for allotment associations which are self managed rather than working on behalf of the council to relieve it of the daily management of what needs doing.