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Finance, Audit & Risk Committee:
Finance, Audit & Risk Committee:
Gary Cottle - Trustee
Gary Cottle - Trustee
Relevant Interests: None
Richard Hover - Trustee & Committee Co-Chair
Richard Hover - Trustee & Committee Co-Chair
Relevant Interests: None
Helen James - Trustee
Helen James - Trustee
Relevant Interests: Education and Skills Board - Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) (01.01.22)
Mark Taylor - Trustee
Mark Taylor - Trustee
Relevant Interests: Director – The King’s School
Grahame Ward - Trustee & Committee Co-Chair
Grahame Ward - Trustee & Committee Co-Chair
Relevant Interests: Relevant Interests: Valence Special School governor (Sep 2014-26), Phoenix Community Primary School governor (Nov 2024), Canterbury Christchurch University Audit Committee (August 2023 - 26)
Duties:
Duties:
To ensure compliance with the Academy Trust Handbook
To provide oversight on internal controls and monitor performance at Trust and School level
To determine the scope of internal audits, review internal audit reports and progress of actions
To manage the ‘responsible officer’ function
To review capital plans
To review and recommend for approval annual budgets
Reporting:
Reporting:
Report to board of Trustees through approved minutes and feedback in meetings
Governed by:
Governed by:
Meetings:
Meetings:
Three-Four per year
Trustees review the governance structure and membership of committees on an annual basis.
Committee members who have left in the past 12 month
Xanthia Ash - independent member
Xanthia Ash - independent member
Date of leaving: 31.08.2025
Date of appointment: 13.06.2023
Attendance 2024-25: 2/2
Attendance 2023-24: 1/1
Relevant Interests:
Parent at Dover Christ Church Academy (on appointment), Director – King’s College
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