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LEGAL STRUCTURE AND
GOVERNANCE
Bloodwise is a company limited by guarantee and
incorporated in England on 17 October 1962. Our
articles of association were last amended on 12 July
2014.
Formerly Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research,
Bloodwise is a registered charity in England and
Wales (charity number 216032) and in Scotland
(charity number SC037529). The change of
registration at Companies House was completed
on 2 April 2015, Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research
remains as an operating name with the Charity
Commission and OSCR (the Scottish charity
regulator) until September 2015.
The Trustees are responsible for the governance
and strategy of the charity. There are 11 Trustees
who together bring a diversity of gender, skills and
experience to enable the Board to operate effectively.
Trustees are appointed for a renewable term of three
years and are the directors of the company for the
purposes of the Companies Act 2006.
John Purser left the Board in July 2014 and Mike
Williams will be retiring from the Board in July 2015,
the Trustees are very grateful for their contribution
and commitment to Bloodwise.
The Trustees meet six times a year and delegate dayto-day
responsibility for the running of the charity
to the executive team. The Trustees also delegate
specific responsibilities to various sub-committees.
The operations of the organisation are covered by
the Audit & Risk, Investment and Remuneration
& Appointments committees. The Investment
Committee benefits greatly from the expertise of
Andrew Hutton, an independent advisor.
During the year we concluded the business of
the Patient Impact sub-Committee as it had been
effective in bringing Trustee focus and responsibility
to optimising patient impact, which now sits with the
main board.
The Board has increased input into our patient
benefit strategy; more involvement in allocating
resource to a broader range of solutions and greater
scrutiny of performance and delivery.
Susan Eastwood and her father
RECRUITMENT,
INDUCTION AND
TRAINING OF TRUSTEES
The Remuneration & Appointments Committee
is responsible for recruiting Trustees, aiming to
ensure a broad mix of skills and backgrounds. The
committee meets regularly to review the selection of
Trustees and succession planning for both the Board
and the wider organisation.
We’ve used a variety of recruitment methods to
recruit Trustees, most recently through executive
search and selection. On appointment new Trustees
spend induction time with the Executive team and
we aim to hold at least one of our Trustee meetings
a year at a site where they can also experience our
research or other patient activities.
Trustees are also encouraged to attend our annual
Impact Day to engage with fundraisers, researchers,
clinicians, patients, volunteers and employees. We
hold an annual development day, which this year
was focused on shaping a strategic response to the
findings of our patient need programme of research.
Having recently conducted a thorough review,
we continue to monitor the effectiveness of our
governance. In the coming year we’ll reorganise our
research committees to ensure that they continue to
reflect the current research environment.
Bloodwise trading as Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research Company limited by guarantee 738089
Registered charity 216032 (England & Wales) SC037529 (Scotland)