At 17:56 +0000 8/3/07, Arkady Rose wrote:
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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.
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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