Governance

Board and Company

Maintained a properly constituted board of trustees, with a board balance of skills, experience, diversity, independence and knowledge who have maintained to meet quarterly throughout the year, always remaining quorum at meetings
Maintained 100% of independent none executive directors as board members
Successfully appointed a new Senior Independent Director and a Welfare and Safety Director as part of the Board
Maintained robust sub committees for both Finance and Audit and Governance and Standards with Board Members chairing both committees.
Completed an independent Board Evaluation, and a very high level of assurance and created a Board Improvement Plan to ensure this forms part of our continuous improvement work
Sustained to work within the guidelines of tier 3; Code of Sports Governance and recently developed an action plan to support the recent amendments to the code
Review of the Company Risk Register and implementation plan

Continued to develop work around becoming a ‘digital organisation’ by embedding work through a digital work management system, with a constant review of the process.

Remaining compliant with all areas of Health and Safety and completing an annual Health and Safety review and action plan and ensuring this remains part of the Governance and Standards Committee agenda at each meeting.

Achieved the overall standard of ‘met’ in line with the CPSU Annual Active Partnerships (APs) Framework Review Meetings
Established stronger relationships across the network by securing a seat on the VCSE Safeguarding Steering Group
Re-established working relationships with each of the LADO’s across the Humber
Maintained an internal working group committee for Safeguarding and created an internal action plan
Board Champion remains part of the Active Partnership Board Champion network and gives significant provision in this area