Finance, Audit & RISK Committee
Finance, Audit & Risk Committee:
Gary Cottle - Trustee
Attendance 2022-23: 2/2
Attendance 2021-22: 3/4
Attendance 2020-21: 2/3
Relevant Interests: None
Mark Taylor - Trustee
Attendance 2022-23: 2/2
Attendance 2021-22: 4/4
Relevant Interests: Director – AGBIS & Independent Schools Council, Director – King’s College & AES Tring Park Schools Trust
Grahame Ward - Trustee & Committee Chair
Attendance 2022-23: 2/2
Relevant Interests: Trustee – South Kent Mind (Jan 2022)
Committee members who have left in the past 12 month
John Bushby - Trustee & Committee Chair
Date of Leaving: 31/10/2022
Attendance 2021-22: 4/4
Attendance 2020-21: 3/3
Relevant Interests: Trustee & Treasurer of Folkestone Primary PTFA.
Co-Chair of Stowting CofE Primary Board (from 01.09.20)
Hugh Watchorn - Independent
Date of Leaving: 28/04/2022
Attendance 2021-22: 2/3
Attendance 2020-21: 2/3
Relevant Interests: None
Dafydd Gough - Advisor
Date of Leaving: 05/04/2022
Attendance 2021-22: 0/2
Attendance 2020-21: 3/3
Business Interests: Senior Associate Silica Associates - Silica Associates contracted to support TFS build (May – Oct 19).
Cygnus Academies Trust Advisor from May 19
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:
Report to board of Trustees through approved minutes and feedback in meetings
Governed by:
Meetings:
Three per year
Trustees review the governance structure and membership of committees on an annual basis.