2015/16 has been a busy and challenging year for St
Clare’s and is the first in which the Charity has operated
as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).
During the year St Clare’s has been successful in
recruiting 7 new Trustees to strengthen the governance
of the charity. The new Trustees come with a wealth of
experience gained in a variety of different sectors
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Accountancy and Finance
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Nursing
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Operations management
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Retail
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Legal
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Charity and fundraising
When the new Board of Trustees was formed it was decided
that three strategy groups would be initiated to review and
improve existing policies, procedures and activities in order
to formulate plans for the future of St Clare’s. The groups
would include trustees, management and staff.
The Retail Strategy Group were aware that our shops
had been under-performing compared to previous years
so has recommended employing shops’ managers,
recruiting more volunteers, initiating a “face lift” for all
shops, developing a model shop and also updating our
Cybertills. Obviously this will all come at a cost but the
signs are that income has already increased and, thanks
to the recruitment drive from retail management, shops’
opening hours have significantly improved.
The Fundraising and Marketing Strategy Group have had
a number of meetings to decide how best to approach
different geographical areas for support to ensure we are
not encroaching on projects already in the calendar of
our Fundraising Team. Our action plan includes having
A word from our Chairman & Chief Executive
