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Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees fulfil their key role and function in overseeing and directing the affairs of the charity, ensuring that it is well run and delivering the charitable outcomes for which it is established.
Board members are appointed on the basis of their experience, expertise, and community involvement and for their commitment to and passion for the Hospice’s work. You can find out more about joining the hospice as a trustee by clicking here.
Anne Fisher (Chair of the Board of Trustees)
Karen Chandler-Male
Revd. Max Drinkwater
Dave Evans
Anthony Faulkner
Donna Forster
Jo Howlett
Anita Pearson
Paul Siklos
Sam Turner
Kate Vaughton
The Board has three Committees with specific terms of reference and functions delegated by the Board and with a Trustee as chairman appointed by the Board.

Committees in detail

Finance & Income Generation Committee

Oversees all financial aspects of the Charity’s activities. It reviews the budget and monitors performance against it. It also considers the appointment, resignation or dismissal of the external auditors and approves their annual fee. The meetings are attended by the CEO, Corporate Services Director, Income Generation Director and Head of Finance.

Oversees fundraising and marketing strategy, policy and performance and reports its findings and recommendations to the Board.

Also oversees the strategy, policy and performance of the retail operation and reports its findings and recommendations to the Board. Two trustee members are also Directors of St Nicholas Hospice Trading Ltd.

The committee reviews the:

  • Charity’s investment strategy and monitors investment performance
  • Audited financial statements of the Charity and recommends them to the Board
  • Reports from the external auditors and monitors management actions to implement recomendations made in reports from the auditors

Clinical Committee

Oversees all clinical matters with particular reference to palliative care standards and medicines management. The meetings are attended by the Chief Executive, the Clinical Services Director and the Consultant in Palliative Medicine.

Human Resource Committee

Reviews and monitors remuneration and employment policy and recommends to the Board of Trustees the annual employee percentage salary increase. The meetings are attended by the CEO and Corporate Services Director.

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