Governance

ASET is a charity, and operates on a not-for-profit basis. All surplus income is used to provide services to members, to support students and to further the aims of our organisation.

We report annually to the Charity Commission, and our registered charity number is 285104 (view our latest financial statements). Our Memorandum and Articles of Association, referred to as our Constitution, was updated in 2020, ratified by special resolution at the 2020 AGM and is available to view here. We are governed as a charity by our Board of Trustees, and our Trustees contribute to the running of our organisation by being members of our Executive Committee and Directors of the Association.

Our Constitution allows our Executive Committee to have up to fifteen members who may be Trustees or co-opted individuals. Trustees are nominated, seconded and elected by representatives of member institutions, at our Annual General Meeting held in September at conference. Trustees serve a 3-year term after which they are required to retire but are eligible for re-election. The Trustees elect a Chair, Vice-Chair and Treasurer from the board, and also appoint a President.

• Minutes from the latest AGM held 5th September 2024 are available to view here
• View the President’s Address to the 2024 AGM here
• Notification of Elections to the ASET Executive Committee are issued to members each year in July
• If you are unable to attend you can vote by proxy

As a membership organisation the operations of ASET are open and transparent. Please see below for links to policies which assist with the running of our charity:

ASET Trustee Role and Responsibilities
ASET Trustees Expenses Policy
ASET Contractors Expenses Policy
ASET Employees Expenses Policy
Conflict of Interest Policy
ASET Staff Development Group Terms of Reference
ASET Research Group Terms of Reference
ASET Membership and Communications Group Terms of Reference