Board and governance
Board composition
The Bond network is governed by representatives from the membership. At the annual general meeting members elect 15 individuals from member organisations to its Board. The Board has:
- 6 trustees from small members (categories A and B)
- 5 from medium members (categories C and D)
- 4 from large members (categories E, F and G)
Trustees serve a 3-year term, and can be re-elected for a maximum of 2 terms. The Board sets the strategy for Bond and the implementation is delegated to the staff team.
Board members
Chair: Anna Feuchtwang, EveryChild
Vice chairs:
Kirsty Smith, Methodist Relief and Development Fund
Paul Valentin, Christian Aid
Treasurer: Ian Barry, CAB International (co-opted)
Trustees:
Michael Hammer, One World Trust
Alex Jacobs, Keystone
Sandra Kabir, BRAC UK
Nik Kafka, Teach a Man to Fish
Tariq Khokhar, Aptivate
Nicola Macbean, The Rights Practice
Susanne Niedrum, Build Africa
Matthew Snell, International Service
Willem van Eekelen, Islamic Relief
Dominic White, WWF (World Wildlife Fund)
David Woollcombe, Peace Child International
'To be effective you need to have real influence within your organisation. This really helps Bond in two critical ways. Firstly, it means that the Board is made up of people who can think strategically and secondly, board members can act as an important two way communications channel at the highest levels between Bond and the member agencies they represent.'
Board minutes
As a membership organisation Bond is accountable to its members. We believe that decisions about the network should be transparent and open. You can read the past two years' Board minutes below.
Governance
Bond is a charitable registered company limited by guarantee. It was incorporated on 1 July 1997 and registered as a charity on 25 March 1998. Registered Charity No. 1068839. Company Registration No. 3395681 (England and Wales).
The company was established under a memorandum of association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its articles of association.
Memorandum of Association of British Overseas NGOs for Development (Bond), (Word, 95.5kB)
Standing Orders of British Overseas NGOs for Development (Bond), (Word,
41kB)
If you would like to find out more about Bond, its activities and the last 5 years' of audited accounts and trustee's reports, please go to the Charity Commission's online register of charities. You can either search under the full name ‘British Overseas NGOs for Development' or the registered charity number ‘1068839'.
If you have any questions about governance of Bond, or about applying to become a trustee, please contact the Company Secretary or Chief Executive.
