Trustees

How to become a Scrapstore Trustee
Swindon Scrapstore has been benefiting the local community for over 20 years.

The concept is simple: we turn waste things into play things! By collecting local business's clean, reusable waste, we save over 100 tons of waste from landfill every year!

Our membership consisting of over 100 community groups collect these materials for re-use in recreational and educational craft and play.

As a charity aimed at serving local and community needs Swindon Scrapstore needs to constantly review and update its activities and services to develop in ways that reflect the social, educational and environmental needs of Swindon and the surrounding area.

Some questions answered ....

Could I help you with this?
As part of its plans to develop Swindon Scrapstore needs more trustees, people who are committed to the same aims and principles and have the interest and the commitment to take Scrapstore forward.

What does a trustee do?
Trustees are the people responsible under the rules of a charity for controlling its management and administration. So it is trustees who decide what the charity's objectives are and how it will go about achieving them, and as part of this they make a wide number of decisions about funding, service provision, day to day running and employing people within the charity.

Can anyone be a trustee?
Generally speaking anyone who is over 18 years of age can be a trustee. However, certain people are legally disqualified, for example anyone who is an un-discharged bankrupt cannot be appointed as a trustee of any charity.

What skills does a trustee need?
Trustees are usually chosen for their commitment to the charities objectives and for their ability to make an effective contribution to the charity in terms of skills and experience .So book-keeping, management skills, or being able to organize fund-raising events are all valuable skills for a prospective trustee to have.

Having experience of working for another charity will also be valuable, as will experience of being in the same position as the users of the charity's services or experience of being a user and so fully understanding their needs.

Do I need to be a particular type of person?
No, having a wide range of people as trustees is important to make Scrapstore as representative as possible so anyone irrespective of their age, sex, race, background and skills can make a valuable contribution and is welcome to apply.

How do I more information about being a trustee of Swindon Scrapstore?
If you are interested in becoming a management committee member, please do contact us.

We are particularly keen to hear from people with experience in business development, marketing, personnel, accountancy, fundraising and retail.