Finance and Risk Committee

The Finance & Risk Committee is responsible, on behalf of the Board, for supervising the financial affairs of the charity. The Committee is responsible for ensuring that suitable financial systems are in place and working effectively, and that risks are properly identified, managed, mitigated and reported to the Board. 

The Committee works with the executive team on the preparation of the annual Budget and Business Plan, challenging management and monitoring performance throughout the year. It has authority to review and authorise significant contracts and to set the limits of contracting authority for the management team. The Committee meets 4 times a year and also reports formally to the Board 4 times a year

The Chair of The Committee meets with the Finance Director between meetings as required to address matters which come up that cannot wait.

More about The Committee Members:

John Spence OBE - HMRC and Committee Chairman

Christine Hodgson - Capgemini UK

Suzanne Baxter - MITIE Group PLC

Ian Peters - British Gas

David Maxwell - Grant Thornton

Full Committee Terms of Reference

BITC Report and Accounts 2010 (2084 kb)