About the organisation
Want to use your financial skills to create real change? Join Spring Community Hub as our Finance Trustee / Chair of the Finance Committee!
Spring Community Hub
About us
Spring Community Hub is a crisis support charity offering holistic, wrap-around services to our local community. We provide Debt and Welfare Advice, Housing and Immigration Support, Training, Business Advice, Holiday and After-school Programs, Women’s Groups, a Food Bank, and a Social Supermarket. Translation services ensure everyone is welcomed and understood.
OUR MISSION
The mission of Spring Community Hub is that through a ‘Community Hub’ and full activity programme, local people in or at risk of crisis will be supported along their journey to move on and achieve full social, economic and emotional independence to live healthy lives in a community which supports each other
OUR VISION
Our Vision at Spring Community Hub is to tackle food insecurity and hunger before people find themselves in crisis. We want to see equality in our communities and be a vehicle for positive and lasting change in our clients so that they never need a food bank again.
OUR VALUES
At Spring Community Hub, these explain what we stand for and believe in. They are our principles, ideals and the characteristics which define the culture standards and aspirations of the organisation.
We are an organisation that is driven by people with integrity and commitment to the cause
- We believe in leadership, development, growth and continual learning
- Ensuring fairness, equity and equality
- Creating a place of respect, kindness and dignity for all
- A healthy environment where people have fun and can be creative
About the role
About the role / Role Purpose
As Finance Trustee/Chair of the Finance Committee, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the financial future of Spring Community Hub. You’ll lead on financial strategy and governance as we scale our services, aiming for sustainable growth and long-term impact. Your expertise will help us strengthen our financial processes, ensure real-time and accurate reporting, and identify new opportunities for investment and income diversification. You’ll guide us through a changing funding landscape, ensuring our charity remains robust, resilient, and ready to grow towards a £1 million+ turnover.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the Finance Committee, setting agendas and driving effective meetings
- Oversee financial planning, budgeting, management accounts, and reporting
- Advise the Board on financial strategy, risks, and compliance
- Ensure robust financial controls, policies, and procedures are in place
- Support funding applications, grant management and Business Development
- Liaise with auditors and oversee annual accounts preparation
- Champion transparency and good governance
- Act as a sounding board for the CEO, Chair of Trustees and Senior Leadership team on financial matters
- Attend quarterly Board meetings and Finance Committee meetings (in-person or virtual)
- Quarterly Away Days ( In person )
- Occasional ad-hoc support by email/phone/in person
- Ad hoc Organisational Events /Celebrations/ Networking Opportunities/ Trainings)
- Attend / Contribute to Charity AGM / Formal meetings/ events
Our ideal candidate
Who We’re Looking For:
- Strong financial expertise (charity, commercial, or public sector)
- Proven experience improving financial processes and systems for scale
- Ability to deliver timely, accurate financial reporting and analysis
- Track record of supporting organisational growth and investment readiness
- Understanding of diverse funding sources (grants, contracts, trading, social investment, partnerships)
- Strategic mindset—able to spot opportunities and risks as we grow
- Experience ensuring financial sustainability and compliance in a changing environment
- Collaborative, clear communicator—able to build capacity and confidence across the Board and wider team
- Strongly sympathetic with the charity’s values, mission, vision and purpose. Good, independent judgment and preparedness to make unpopular recommendations to the rest of the Board.
What’s in it for you
What’s In It For You?
Make a tangible impact: Help us reach and support thousands of vulnerable people each year—your work directly shapes our ability to provide crisis support, food, and vital services to the community.
Drive real change: Play a central role in scaling a charity with ambitions to reach a turnover of £1 million or more, ensuring our long-term sustainability and growth.
Develop new skills: Gain experience in charity finance, governance, and strategic planning—whether you’re new to the sector or looking to deepen your expertise.
Expand your network: Connect with a diverse Board, local partners, funders, and community leaders.
Get involved in exciting initiatives: Contribute to major funding bids, new social enterprise projects, and special community events.
Personal fulfilment: Volunteers consistently tell us how rewarding it is to see the difference their skills make in people’s lives.
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