Responsible stewardship
Governance and Accountability
IBIRC is constituted as a foundation-model Charitable Incorporated Organisation with its principal office in England. Its charity trustees manage its affairs and are its only voting members. The constitution requires at least three trustees and allows a maximum of twelve.
The constitution names Ismail Abdulwahhab Ismail, Mohammed Zuhair Zaidan and Nabeel Nooruldeen Hussein as the first charity trustees. Their initial terms are stated as four, three and two years respectively. Subsequent appointments are normally for three years, with skills and experience considered in selection.
Trustee responsibilities
The Board of Trustees is responsible for the Centre’s strategy, annual plans, budgets, major projects and partnerships. Trustees must act in good faith to advance the charitable purposes and exercise appropriate care and skill.
Committees may support delivery under delegated terms, while the trustees retain oversight. The research and education frameworks describe committee review of proposals, monitoring and recommendations for approval.
Integrity and conflicts of interest
Trustees must declare relevant interests and withdraw from discussions and decisions where a conflict arises. A conflicted trustee must not vote or count towards the quorum for that decision.
Income and property are restricted to charitable purposes. The constitution prohibits profit distributions and places conditions on benefits or payments to trustees and connected persons. Reasonable properly incurred trustee expenses may be reimbursed within the constitutional arrangements.
Records and accountability
The constitution requires records of appointments, trustee and committee meetings, decisions and relevant reasons. It also provides for accounting records, annual reports, accounts and returns, and maintenance of trustee and member registers.
Research, learning and membership frameworks provide additional review arrangements. Research quality, topic selection and learning materials are reviewed at least every three years, with earlier revision where needed. Member benefits are reviewed at least annually.
Our governing documents
The Centre’s governance and programme framework comprises its CIO Constitution, Purposes and Operations Statement, Public Benefit Statement, Research Topic Selection Framework, Research Quality Framework, Members’ Learning Strategy, Learning Materials Framework, Member Benefits Statement and Cultural Traditions Evidence.
These documents explain how proposals are selected, activities reviewed and public benefit protected. For enquiries about governance or copies of available documents, contact info@ibirc-center.co.uk.
This page summarises our governance framework. The constitution remains the governing document for the Centre’s formal decision-making and membership arrangements.