Queenscourt Hospice Retail Director (Trustee)

About Us

Queenscourt Retail plays a vital role in supporting the work of Queenscourt Hospice, generating essential income that helps ensure specialist palliative and end of life care remains available to those who need it most across our local communities. We are proud of the difference our retail operation makes and of the dedicated staff, volunteers and supporters who contribute to its success every day.
Like many charities and hospices across the UK, the past year has presented significant financial challenges. Rising costs, increasing pressures on charitable income and a changing retail landscape have required us to think carefully about how we sustain and grow our contribution to the Hospice. These challenges have also created an opportunity to innovate, strengthen our retail operation and build a sustainable future.
It is an exciting time to join our Retail Board, we are currently developing an ambitious new retail strategy that will guide our organisation over the next two years, with a clear focus on driving financial growth, increasing our local impact and maximising the funds we generate for Queenscourt Hospice. We are looking for individuals who can bring strategic insight, commercial awareness and a commitment to our mission as we embark on this important next chapter

About Queenscourt Retail

Queenscourt Retail operates the charity shops that support Queenscourt Hospice, an independent charity providing specialist palliative and end of life care across West Lancashire, Southport and Formby. Through a network of shops, Queenscourt Retail generates vital income that helps fund the Hospice’s services for
local patients and families.
The retail business is a wholly owned subsidiary of Queenscourt Hospice and is a significant contributor to the Hospice’s annual income. Every sale made in our shops helps ensure that local people can continue to access high-quality care when they need it
most

As company directors of Queenscourt Retail, board members provide strategic
leadership and oversight of the retail business. Directors help ensure the retail
operation is financially sustainable, commercially effective and aligned with the
Hospice’s wider mission and values.

The duties of a Director are as follows;

• Ensuring that the organisation pursues its stated purpose
  by developing and agreeing a long-term strategy.
• Ensuring that the organisation complies with its governingdocument (memorandum and articles of association), company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations.
• Ensuring that the organisation defines its goals andevaluates performance against agreed targets.
• Safeguarding the good name and values of the organisation.
• Ensuring the effective and efficient administration of the organisation, including having appropriate policies and procedures in place and participating in identified training.
• Ensuring the financial stability of the organisation.
• Protecting and managing the property of the organisationand ensuring the proper investment of the funds.
• Following proper and formal arrangements for the appointment, supervision, support, appraisal and remuneration of the executive team. In addition to the above statutory duties, each trustee should use any specific skills, knowledge or experience they have to help the board of trustees reach sound decisions. This may involve scrutinising board papers, leading discussions, focusing on key issues, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives, or other issues in which the trustee has special expertise.