Participants frequently remark
that this course has saved them a lot of time and money!
For local authority managed organisations beginning to consider
whether to transfer to a Trust. The Trust Option will equip you
with the knowledge and tools to determine whether a trust transfer
would be beneficial – and how to plan for a change in status
Course
Content
Why transfer?
Test your reasons,
Identify your pitfalls and possibilities
Trust and Local Authority relationship
Impact of change
Venue perspective
Council perspective
Setting up a charitable
trust
Registration process
Articles and Memorandum
Board structure
Transferring the
business
Risks, searches and safeguards
Personnel Issues
Transfer agreements
Asset transfers
Lease and service level agreements
Fincancial Considerations
Transfer costs
Will it save money ?
Developing the trust and its
trading subsidiary
Selecting the right project team
”An Excellent, well delivered course which gave us the tools and
the confidence to explore and research the transfer of our services
to trust status”-
Head of Cultural Services Swindon Borough Council
