At 17:56 +0000 8/3/07, Arkady Rose wrote:
[...]
Whilst this sort of situation may be deemed acceptable in a voluntary
organisation such as Wikipedia itself, it is NOT acceptable in an
organisation that is legally registered at Company House and is
attempting to seek charitable status. As such, the members of the board
of directors have legal responsibilities and duties, and failure to
carry out those duties bears legal repercussions.
The CEO has now tendered her resignation, and the overwhelming response
seems to be "oh, that's a real shame - so long and thanks for all the
work, ta-ta." It seems the directors are all going to sit back and do
nothing.
[...]
A charity board of trustees (directors of the company) is group of
volunteers by definition in the law of England and Wales.
So if somebody forms a company (limited by guarantee) which moves to
charity status, then as a Director (Trustee) you know that you will
be a volunteer, effectively from the day of incorporation. Charity
Law allows fees to be paid to Directors (Trustees) in certain (rare)
circumstances only. Expenses such as travel are allowed, of course.
Gordo
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