Governance and Legal
Governance relates to the systems and processes concerned with ensuring the overall direction, effectiveness, supervision and accountability of an organisation. It is important that your legal structure is appropriate for what your organisation is set up to do. Having the right legal structure will protect your staff, volunteers, trustees and service users from risk and ensure that you can operate securely. Charitable and voluntary organisations have a choice about the type of legal structure they adopt. Each legal structure has its advantages and disadvantages and it is important that you give careful consideration to your organisation’s legal structure, whether you are just starting out or you are an established organisation and you wish to review your current status. This section takes you through the different legal structures, and the different governing documents that an organisation can choose to adopt.
