Governance of largest 500 charities

The Trustee leadership survey reveals the demographical, financial and structural trends in the top 100 charities, most notably that the 2008 prediction that more women will ride high in chair roles has not come to fruition.

Over the past few months, Richard Gutch interviewed 100 chief executives about the challenges and opportunities they are facing. Governance issues were one of the areas he explored.

The 2008 Baker Tilly Voluntary Sector Governance Survey, in association with Charity Finance and Governance, track trends in a number of areas including operational structures, performance measurement, internal controls and reporting, as well as highlight new concerns for trustees.

According to the 2007 Acevo survey of CEO salaries, third sector organisations employing over 1000 staff now pay chief executives a median salary of £103 000, breaking the £100,000 barrier for the first time.