CAFOD Trustees Report and Financial Statements 2011-2012
CAFOD Trustees Report and Financial Statements 2011-2012
CAFOD Trustees Report and Financial Statements 2011-2012
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Structure,governance <strong>and</strong>managementRegistration <strong>and</strong> constitution<strong>CAFOD</strong>, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, is a registeredcharity (number 285776) under the Charities Act <strong>2011</strong> <strong>and</strong> is governedby a trust deed dated 29 September 1982 <strong>and</strong> deeds of variationdated 28 September 1984, 11 October 2000, 21 February 2009 <strong>and</strong>12 March 2009.<strong>CAFOD</strong> is the official overseas development agency of the CatholicChurch in Engl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Wales. It has its origins in the action of Catholicwomen’s organisations that held the first ‘Family Fast Day’ in 1960.Subsequently, in 1962, <strong>CAFOD</strong> was formally established by theBishops of Engl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Wales to address the concern of the Catholiccommunity about the needs <strong>and</strong> problems of developing countries.Trust DeedThe objectives set out within the Trust Deed are st<strong>and</strong>ard charitableobjectives to allow <strong>CAFOD</strong> to undertake the full range of charitableactivities. These objectives are: the relief of poverty throughout theworld, the advancement of education throughout the world, theadvancement of the Christian Religion throughout the world, the relief<strong>and</strong> prevention of sickness, disease <strong>and</strong> physical or mental disabilitythroughout the world, <strong>and</strong> such other charitable purposes anywhere inthe world as are for the benefit of the United Kingdom community.Board of <strong>Trustees</strong><strong>CAFOD</strong> is governed by four foundation trustees <strong>and</strong> a wider group oftrustees, who form <strong>CAFOD</strong>’s board of trustees (<strong>and</strong> who together arereferred to as “the trustees” below).Foundation trustees are appointed by the existing foundation trusteeswith their appointment ratified by the st<strong>and</strong>ing committee of theBishops’ Conference of Engl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Wales. The foundation trusteeshold a limited number of reserved powers, including the appointmentof other trustees <strong>and</strong> the power to amend <strong>CAFOD</strong>’s trust deed. Allother powers, including the establishment of specialist committees(including a finances committee, a human resources committee <strong>and</strong>an international programmes committee) <strong>and</strong> general responsibilityfor the running of <strong>CAFOD</strong> are vested with the full board of trustees.The board of trustees meets formally four times a year, togetherwith the corporate leadership team. One of these quarterly meetingstakes place over a residential weekend, to allow time for a deeperunderst<strong>and</strong>ing of <strong>CAFOD</strong>’s programme of work. <strong>Trustees</strong> have aninduction programme <strong>and</strong> some chair specialist committees <strong>and</strong>involve themselves with the work of different sections, internationalregional teams <strong>and</strong> diocesan offices to ensure that collectively theyhave the overview necessary for the proper governance of <strong>CAFOD</strong>.In line with the governance review undertaken three years ago whichrecommended a maximum term of office for trustees, six trustees25
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