The Sheffield Cats Shelter

Trustee / Director
Application Form
NOTE: Charity law defines the persons having the general control and management of the administration of the Charity as 'charity trustees'. For the purposes of a charitable company, this means that the directors of the company, are known both as directors and charity trustees. This application is therefore to be appointed as a director and trustee of The Sheffield Cats Shelter.

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Trustee of The Sheffield Cats Shelter. We ask all applicants for Trusteeship to complete this application form as part of the following process:

Stage / Purpose
Application / This initial form, along with the documents that we have supplied will enable you to identify whether you want to pursue the application, and helps us to identify your skills and where we could best use them.
Informal discussion with the Trustees / If you have the skills we need, we will invite you to attend an informal discussion with the Trustees about the work we do, the role of a Trustee and the skills and experience you could add to the board. You are welcome to contact us before expressing an interest in the role. For an informal chat about the role and your suitability.
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Invitation to a Management meeting and / Following the informal discussion, you may be invited to attend a management meeting to give you the opportunity to meet the management team and to gain more insight into the Charity.
Interview / If selected, you will be invited to an interview with the Trustees.
Prior to Appointment / If a Trustee position is offered and accepted, we will contact the referees you have supplied, and conduct the necessary financial checks.
Appointment to the Board of Trustees / Following satisfactory checks the appointment will be completed. A full induction programme will be put in place to familiarise you with the organisation and operations of the Sheffield cats Shelter.

Please note that all Trustee positions within The Sheffield Cats Shelter are unpaid voluntary positions.

About You

Surname/Family Name and initials / Address:
Post Code:
DaytimeTel:
HomeTel:
Mobile: / E-mail Address:

Please give details of your current/most recent employer and your duties

Why are you interested in becoming a Trustee of the Sheffield Cats Shelter?

Do you have any previous Volunteer/Trustee experience?

YES / NO

If Yes, please give details:

I understand and am able and willing to commit necessary time, preparation and effort to the proper discharge of the responsibilities of a trustee.

YES / NO

Please read the Essential Skills and Experience document to review the essential and desirable requirements for the role before completing the following.

Describe how you would benefit the Sheffield Cats Shelter as Trustee/ Director.

Please explain how you meet the essential requirements of the role, giving examples where possible.

If you have you obtained qualifications which support your application, please give details.

Tell us about any additional or desirable skills/experience not mentioned elsewhere

You may attach additional sheets if needed.

Suitability for the role.

Are there any other facts which you think might be raised in future about your suitability to hold the position of trustee / director with the Sheffield Cats Shelter? These may include issues such as conflict of interest or personal relationships with anyone connected to the Charity, or because you may be disqualified by any clauses of the Charity’s Article of Association.

References

Please supply the contact details for two referees. An email address is important. The referees should be people (not relatives) who can tell us about you and your suitability to undertake the role of a Charity Trustee.

First referee

Name

Relationship to you

Email address

Contact telephone

Postal address

Second referee

Name

Relationship to you

Email address

Contact telephone

Postal address

Data Protection

As part of our recruitment process, we collect personal information about you. We may retain this information until we decide it is no longer needed. All information of this nature will be treated as confidential. For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, the Data Controller is Christine Goddard.

Declaration

By signing this form you authorise us to contact your referees and you authorise them to disclose your personal information to us. Information will not be shared without your permission.
Declaration
  • The information on this form is true and correct.
  • I accept that any false statement or omission may lead to my being removed from the board of trustees, if appointed.
  • I am aged 16 years or over at the date of this or appointment
  • I have read the Charity Commission booklet CC3: The Essential Trustee
  • I do not have an unspent conviction relating to any offence involving deception or dishonesty
  • I am not an undischarged bankrupt.
  • I am not subject to a disqualification order under the Companies Directors Disqualifications Act 1988 or to an order made under section 429(b) of the insolvency Act 1986.
  • I have never been removed from the office of charity trustee or trustee for a charity by an order made by the Charity Commission or the High Court on the grounds of misconduct or mismanagement.
  • I understand that if my application is successful, credit and director checks will be undertaken.
  • I declare that the information given on this form is correct to the best of my knowledge, and that by returning this form, I give my consent to personal information being recorded by the Sheffield Cats Shelter.
Signature:
Date
Please return this form to:
Roberta Bunn (Chair), The Sheffield Cats Shelter, 1Travis Place, Sheffield S10 2DB
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