Board of Directors
Membership of Aware’s Board of Directors is entirely voluntary and no remuneration is paid to the directors. All directors are required to sign the Aware Volunteer Agreement; this means they are committing to the ethos and culture of Aware and committing to compliance with Aware’s policies and procedures.
Objectives
Membership of Aware’s Board of Directors is entirely voluntary and no remuneration is paid to the directors. All directors are required to sign the Aware Volunteer Agreement; this means they are committing to the ethos and culture of Aware and committing to compliance with Aware’s policies and procedures.
Aware’s Board of Directors meets six times per year and minutes are recorded at every meeting. These minutes are circulated to the directors after each meeting.
Membership of the Board of Directors is based on:

Professional Competencies and required skill sets (e.g. finance, legal).

Voluntary Commitment to Aware.
Aware services are independently and regularly evaluated to ensure effectiveness and any recommendations are considered and implemented by the board and senior management.
An Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held each year to approve the company’s accounts. All directors (excepting office holders) retire from the board at the AGM and are eligible for reappointment at that meeting.
The Board of Directors report to the Members of Aware. The Members meet independently of the board a number of times per year. The board and Finance Committee have approved a range of financial policies and procedures which are subject to review and external independent audit each year.
Aware is independently audited (current auditors are PWC) and annual accounts are published each year in line with best practice. The accounts are posted online for members of the public to view.
The Aware accounts have been prepared in accordance with the new standard FRS102 (The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland). FRS102 is the applicable standard for Public Benefit entities whose financial statements are intended to give a true and fair view of the financial position and income and expenditure for a period.
The Board of Directors agrees a Strategic Plan for the organisation every three years.