Volunteer Treasurer

The Cotswold Listener is run entirely by volunteers whose sole purpose is to compile, record, copy and distribute a high quality weekly talking newspaper and magazine.

ROLE TITLE: Treasurer – an officer of the Charity

This description sheet clarifies what you will be doing, with no contract of employment implied and no legally binding relationship created.

FIRST POINT OF CONTACT: Chair of Trustees

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To maintain the charities accounts and reconcile to the bank statement monthly
• To maintain all documentation relating to income, expenditure, suppliers, and bank accounts (including signature mandates)
• To produce monthly and year‐end accounts for committee meetings and the AGM
• To pay all rent and other invoices, as necessary
• To liaise with banks, the landlord, suppliers, and the independent examiner of accounts as required.
• To reconcile the petty cash quarterly
• To pay in all cheques received
• To produce an annual Gift Aid return for HMRC and update the Charity Commission website with income and expenditure figures
• To ensure that the Charity Commission is kept up to date with any changes to the charities details, in co‐operation with the Chairman
• To undertake such other duties as may be agreed with the committee

What we do and how we organise our volunteers:

We provide a completely free service Fifty-one weeks of the year as we produce a 90 – 120 minute plus recording. This is available to our listeners on a USB and through our website (protected by a password). Of our current 150 listeners, 4 use the internet and two use Alexa and 144 receive a USB.