Charities Committee

Committee Members: Clive Olley (Chair), Keith Budden, Paddy Payne, Rebecca Crane, Andy Smith,

Robert Smith, Selina Stratford-Tuke and Clayre Williams.

To contact any of the Committee Members, please see the Councillors page.

Members of the public are welcome to attend these meetings.

Responsibilities of the Committee

Click here for Terms of Reference

Liss Parish Council is sole trustee to three charities. From March 2026 Liss Parish Council has also become responsible for administering the Newman Collard Playing Fields Trust charity at the request of the Trust, subject to becoming sole trustee once approved by the Charity Commission.

The Charities Committee is responsible for ensuring that the 6 main responsibilities of the charities trustee are met:

1. Ensure the charity is carrying out its purposes for the public benefit

2. Comply with the charity’s governing document and the law

3. Act in the charity’s best interests

4. Manage the charity’s resources responsibly

5. Act with reasonable care and skill

6. Ensure the charity is accountable

Any decisions made as trustee on behalf of a charity must be made in accordance with the charities’ governing documents and the Charities Act, 2011 and for the sole benefit of that charity.

Please follow this link for further details on the three charities for which Liss Parish Council is Sole Trustee.