Payments to trustees and connected persons for goods and/or services

The standard clause will allow for payments of goods and/or services to trustees and connected persons under the power in the Charities Act. Examples of goods and/or services that may be provided by a trustee or connected person in return for payments/benefits include:

• the delivery of a lecture
• a piece of research work
• the use of a trustee's firm for a building job
• the occasional use of a trustee's premises or facilities
• entering into a maintenance contract with a trustee's firm
• providing curtains or decorating materials for hall premises
• providing timber for a building
• providing specialist services such as estate agents, land agents, management and design consultants, computer consultancy, builders, electricians, translators, and graphic designers