Board of Governors

The Board of Governors is ultimately responsible for all the University’s activities, but specifically its educational character and mission, its senior management structure and its financial solvency.

Leeds Trinity University is a registered charity and board members also act as Trustees.

Members of the Board come from all walks of life, bringing considerable experience to the University.

The primary responsibilities of the Board are:

To contribute to and approve the University’s mission and strategic vision, through approval of the Strategic Plan 2021-2026, and associated academic and business plans and budgets designed to support the achievement of the mission and vision.
To ensure that appropriate supporting strategies are in place in relation to key Board interests such as academic standards and student experience, estates, finance and human resources.
To monitor the University’s performance against approved strategies, using key performance indicators benchmarked wherever possible against competitor institutions, and to make available the outcomes of that monitoring.
To ensure that appropriate systems of control and accountability are in place to secure the solvency of the University and the safeguarding of its assets, including financial and operational controls and risk management procedures and that such systems are subject to audit.

The composition of the board

The board is currently made up of twenty-two members including:

Ex Officio members: The Bishop of Leeds, Rt Reverend Marcus Stock, Vice-chancellor: Professor Charles Egbu
16 Independent members: 5 Catholic Education Service Nominees, 5 Sisters of the Cross and Passion Nominees, 6 appointed members
One Academic staff member
One Professional Services staff member
One Student member