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Closing Date:14th December 2025. Based: Liberty Hall, Hackney, London, E5 9AA
Made in Hackney started life in 2012 as the UK’s first fully vegan community cookery school. Today, we are a thriving charity on a mission to tackle health inequalities, improve access to nutritious, climate-friendly food, and bring communities together through the power of plants.
The impact of our work is varied, far-reaching and very real, changing hundreds of thousands of people’s lives for the better as we support those most impacted by systemic inequality and strive to build a fairer, more sustainable food system for all.
We now have an exciting opportunity for a senior finance professional to join our Board of Trustees as our new Treasurer.
Our Treasurer plays a crucial role on the Board; offering strategic financial leadership and insight that helps us balance our vision and ambition with sustainability, good governance and responsible stewardship.
If this sounds like you, and you’re looking to use your skills and expertise for social and environmental impact—we’d love to hear from you.
Further details here: https://honorarytreasurers.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Made-in-Hackney_Honorary-Treasurers-Forum-Role-Description.pdf
For enquiries: Clare Preedy (Chair of Trustees) clare.preedy@viewbeyond.co.uk
For applications: Tim Cook (Executive Director) at tim@madeinhackney.org
Website: https://madeinhackney.org/
Closing Date:22nd December 2025. Based: Northampton Students’ Union, University Drive, Northampton, NN1 5PH
Northampton Students’ Union is entering an exciting new chapter, and we are looking for a passionate and skilled accountant to join our Board of Trustees as a Lay Trustee. Following a recent skills audit, we have finance and accountancy as our key skill gap on our board, and we would love your expertise to help shape our future.
As a Lay Trustee, you will play a vital role in guiding the strategic direction of a student-led charity that supports over 12,000 members. You will work alongside elected student officers, external trustees, and our Senior Leadership Team to ensure our financial sustainability uphold our values, and champion the student experience.
This voluntary role involves attending four main board meetings per year (two in-person away days, two virtual meetings), plus chairing our finance sub-committee (virtual). We welcome applications from individuals with a background in accountancy who are committed to good governance, independent thinking, and making a meaningful impact.
You do not need prior experience in the student movement, just a belief in our mission, a collaborative spirit, and a readiness to contribute your financial insight to a diverse and forward-thinking board. We are especially keen to hear from candidates who reflect the diversity of our student community, including people of colour and people with disabilities.
Further details here: https://reachvolunteering.org.uk/opp/lay-trustee-finance
For enquiries: Thivya Giritharan (Union Administrator): Phone: 01604 892818 Email: Thivya.Giritharan@northampton.ac.uk
For applications: Jamie Dean (Head of Finance and Compliance): Phone: 01604 892818 Email: Jamie.Dean@northampton.ac.uk
Website: https://northamptonunion.com/
Closing Date:Open. Based: Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire; office in Wheatley, OX33 1XW
The River Thame Conservation Trust (RTCT) is a local environmental charity. Its aim is to improve the biodiversity and water quality of the River Thame and its surrounding freshwaters and to improve public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the river catchments and wildlife.
RTCT’s four strategic priorities are to:
- develop partnerships with other NGOs with complementary interests;
- increase biodiversity through its habitat creation and restoration;
- promote volunteering and citizen science; and
- maintain its financial security.
RTCT is looking to appoint a new Trustee with the role of RTCT Treasurer. As well as fulfilling the general duties of a Trustee, the Treasurer will be expected to:
- support financial oversight
- ensure good governance
- act as a bridge between the Board and finance staff
- have financial/accounting qualifications and experience
Further details here.
For enquiries: Ben Piper (Chair RTCT): ben@riverthame.org
Website: www.riverthame.org
Closing Date:15th December 2025. Based: Shaftesbury, Dorset
Shaftesbury Abbey Museum is a volunteer-run charity and company limited by guarantee (ie no shareholders). Our museum and gardens are open to the public, free of charge, on a daily basis between April and October.
We are seeking a replacement part-time (usually 5-8 hrs/week) Honorary Treasurer who will have an essential role in overseeing the planning and accounting of our finances to ensure both the short- and long-term sustainability of our charity:
- Overseeing and managing the charity’s financial performance and the keeping of its accounting records – the detailed tasks of which are carried out by a bookkeeper reporting to the Treasurer.
- Ensuring compliance with relevant financial regulations when reporting to our official regulators (Charities Commission, Companies House, HMRC).
- Controlling the charity’s bank account(s), ensuring prompt claiming/paying in grants, donations, shop takings, etc and paying out wages and supplier invoices when due.
- Liaising on behalf of the organisation with many others, including banks, funding bodies, advisers, suppliers, contractors, etc.
- Attending bi-monthly Board Meetings and providing financial advice and guidance to colleagues on the Board of trustees/directors, including via financial planning (annual and multi-year) and monthly reporting of actual income and expenditure versus plans, separately for general operations and for major projects.
For enquiries: Peter Wildman (chair of trustees/directors) via chair@shaftesburyabbey.org.uk
Website: www.shaftesburyabbey.org.uk
Closing Date:31st December 2025. Based: 3-7 Third Avenue, London, W10 4RS
A gold-standard, west London based youth centre providing high quality youth work is seeking a volunteer Treasurer. Living in an area with some of the highest levels of child poverty in the UK, our young people grow up amid challenges such as youth violence and entrenched gang culture. Our mission is to help them fulfil their potential and boost their long term outcomes by offering opportunities such as safe spaces and trusted relationships, and delivering high-quality recreational activities and skills training from our purpose-built youth centre.
Our centre’s facilities – which include a sports hall, art room, professional kitchen, and state-of-the-art media suite – allow us to deliver a rich variety of opportunities in-house. Besides recreational opportunities, we also introduce our young people to potential career pathways in fields such as the creative industries, music, fashion, dance, photography, filmmaking, sports, journalism, radio broadcasting and cookery.
We have an annual income of around £1M and you will be responsible for overseeing the financial management of the organisation and playing an integral role in ensuring the charity remains on a stable financial footing.
Further details here.
For enquiries: Simon Stanley, Chief Executive. simons@avenues.org.uk
Website: https://avenues.org.uk/
Closing Date:Open. Based: Tooting, SW London
Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (CARAS) creates supportive relationships, networks, and spaces that enable people to access what they need in order to improve their wellbeing and safety. Our team of staff and volunteers run a large range of activities and services which offer a place of welcome to refugees and asylum seekers, working with them to recognise skills and develop potential.
We’re seeking a treasurer to provide effective oversight of the charity’s finances, support budgeting and planning and ensure the board receives the necessary information to make key decisions.
We particularly encourage applications from people who have been through the UK asylum or immigration system, people of colour, disabled people, and LGBTQI+ people.
Further details here.
For enquiries: Keith McGuinness (Co-chair)- keithmcguinness78@gmail.com
Website: https://caras.org.uk/
Closing Date:Open. Based: Oxford
The Prison Phoenix Trust is the leading yoga charity in the UK and Ireland, sharing meditation and yoga with people in prison since 1988. We offer personal support to prisoners and prison staff through teaching, mentoring, peer-support and specialist resources. We work with people of any faith or none, bringing hope, healing and second chances to people in prison.
We are recruiting for a new voluntary position of TREASURER to join our Board of Trustees. We are seeking a qualified finance professional who would enjoy sharing responsibility for the strategic direction and governance of the charity, and to lead on monitoring its financial administration, and report to the Board regarding its financial health, working closing with our Finance Manager who is responsible for day-to-day financial management.
Involvement usually revolves around the quarterly Trustees meetings, usually on Tuesday evenings, in Oxford or online, with attendance in person encouraged at least once per year; annual strategy day with the staff team; annual public event; ad hoc committee work. You will be joining a friendly team of Trustees, volunteers and paid staff to help support a unique and effective organisation that offers hope and support to people who live and work in prison.
Further details here.
For enquiries: For an informal chat about the role with one of our trustees, Judith, please contact recruitment@theppt.org.uk and Imogen, the Administrator, will put you in touch.
For applications: Applications marked FAO Imogen, the Administrator, and sent to recruitment@theppt.org.uk
Website: www.theppt.org.uk
Closing Date: Open. Based:
The Charity registered address is based in Cowes, Isle of Wight, however the candidate will not be required to travel there as the Trustee Meetings are held in a central London location.
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1851 TRUST – SPORT INSPIRED LEARNING
We use the power of sport to inspire and empower the next generation. At the 1851 Trust, we believe every young person, has the potential to shape the future. Founded by Sir Ben Ainslie, our mission is to transform how young people connect with the world around them, helping them see themselves in it and thrive.
Through our free to access education programme, STEM Crew, we bring science, sustainability, and innovation to life using the real-world context of high-performance sport. These sport-inspired resources are used in over 40% of UK secondary schools, helping teachers unlock potential, build confidence, and spark ambition in STEM, green skills, and maritime careers.
Our work is driven by belief in young people’s potential, we focus on removing barriers to education and opportunity, as we aim to level the playing field and help all young people, particularly those from underserved communities to see that they belong in the world of STEM.
We are looking to appoint a trustee with experience in Finance to oversee our finance functions, providing advice, scrutiny and support to the charity and to be the Chair of our Governance, Audit & Risk Committee (GAR)
For enquiries: Sarah Roper enquiries@1851trust.org.uk
Website: Home – 1851 Trust
Closing Date: 19th December 2025. Based: Andover, Hampshire (although most trustee activity is carried out virtually).
More Education exists to enable, empower, facilitate, and support neurodivergent young people to achieve their full potential. Between 2025–27, we are focused on strengthening governance, building financial resilience, expanding our Community Hub, and laying the groundwork for an independent specialist school. Trustees play a critical role in helping us achieve these ambitions.
As Treasurer, you will provide strategic financial leadership across the organisation, ensuring sound governance, compliance, and sustainability. You will work closely with the Chair, CEO, and Finance Working Group to oversee budgeting, reporting, risk management, and the financial aspects of major initiatives such as the school project, HR reforms, and community programmes. You will help the Board understand complex financial matters, contribute to strategic decision-making, and champion strong financial practices across the organisation.
Further details here and here.
For enquiries: Charlie Portlock (Chair of Trustees) – charlie@moreeducation.co.uk
Website: https://www.moreeducation.co.uk/
Closing Date: 7th December 2025. Based: The charity is remote, although trustee meetings in London, and can be occasionally attended via Microsoft Teams
The Scar Free Foundation is the only medical research charity dedicated to achieving a world without scarring. Over the past 25 years we have invested more than £50 million in pioneering research in wound healing, regenerative medicine and psychological care for people living with scars. Our vision is simple and ambitious: to improve lives today while working towards scar free healing for future generations.We are led by Chair Professor Sir Bruce Keogh KBE FRCS, former NHS Medical Director, and Chief Executive Lieutenant General RTD Richard Nugee CB CVO CBE, whose leadership combines clinical excellence and military innovation. Together they are steering an exciting new phase of growth, strengthening our governance, partnerships and impact as we work towards real world treatments.We are now seeking an Honorary Treasurer to join our Board and help guide our financial strategy as we enter this next chapter. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to life changing medical progress and to shape the future of one of the United Kingdom’s most respected research charities.
Further details here.
For enquiries: Robert Dickinson. Robert@scarfree.org.uk 07701366462
Website: : www.scarfree.org.uk