Applies to England and Wales
Identifying and managing conflicts of interest in a charity
Trustees must make decisions based only on what is in their charity’s best interests. This is one of their legal duties. A conflict of interest is when what is in the charity’s best interests conflicts with, or may conflict with:
- your personal interests, or
- the interests of people or organisations connected to you
This guidance explains in more detail what conflicts of interest are and sets out a step by step process to manage them.
This guidance applies to all trustees of charities in England and Wales. This includes corporate trustees.
