RCTA Trustee

Role of a RCTA Trustee 

There are 3 Trustees, elected for a 3-year term by thirds (each year, one of the
Trustee positions comes up for election) to ensure continuity.

In the event of a Trustee standing down during the term, then a
replacement Trustee will be elected by a Special General Meeting of members
to fulfil the outstanding period.

A RCTA trustee is a voluntary role undertaken by a full member, and would
have previously fulfilled at least 3 documented RCTA volunteer roles within the
past 3years.
An RCTA trustee is not a legally defined position with specific
responsibilities as in a charity. In our association, a trustee has no greater
authority than any other member of the steering committee. They do not
have a vote at SC meetings. What they have volunteered to do is to monitor
the governance or management of the association to ensure that it continues
to comply with its aims and purposes as stated in its constitution.

To achieve this a RCTA trustee will:
Ensure that the association is carrying out its purposes by:
• understand RCTA’s constitution and how the association can benefit its
members and other roving traders.
• making sure the association complies with its constitution.
• explaining to others how activities are intended to help its members and
roving traders generally.
• making sure that the association complies with the requirements of
legislation and criteria laid down by the Canal and River Trust.
• making sure that actions taken by individual steering committee
members do not conflict with the purposes of the association or
improperly benefit the personal interests of individual committee
members, their partners, business partners or dependent children.
• ensure all decisions are properly authorised by the steering committee
and where appropriate by the membership at a special general or annual
general meeting.
• making sure the association’s assets are only used to support or carry out
its purposes and that inappropriate risks are not taken with its assets or
reputation.
• making sure that appropriate policies, procedures and safeguards are in
place and taking reasonable steps to ensure that they are being followed.
• making sure that the association complies with the law, is well run and
effective.
• making sure the activities of the steering committee are accountable and
communicated to the members
Agreed at 2018 AGM
Amendments agreed to Trustee role October 2024.