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Charity Chats: Trust, kindness and the weaponisation of the Charity Commission

Date: 07 July 2023

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Charity Chats: Trust, kindness and the weaponisation of the Charity Commission

Watch our 15-minute chat with guests Catherine Rustomji of Shakespeare Martineau, James Saunders of Moore Kingston Smith and Charles Mesquita of Quilter Cheviot. 

For further information visit Moore Kingston Smith – accountants and advisers and Shakespeare Martineau

Highlights:

In our latest Charity Chats, Charles Mesquita of Quilter Cheviot, Catherine Rustomji of Shakespeare Martineau and James Saunders of Moore Kingston Smith provide a review of the recent Trustee Exchange, the conference for charity trustees, held on 26 April 2023.  The topics discussed include John Williams’ top 10 tips for being a chair, James Timpson’s guiding principle and two rules, the Charity Commission’s renewed commitment to partnership with trustees and what should be under review in the next iteration of the Charity Governance code.

If you have any feedback or questions for any of the speakers, please email Claire Whiteman-Haywood in the Charities team.

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Speakers

Catherine Rustomji

Partner at Shakespeare Martineau

Charles Mesquita

Charities Director

James Saunders

Partner at Moore Kingston Smith

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