Finance Committee

 

Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the Finance Committee is responsible for overseeing the conduct of the Society’s finances. It provides guidance to senior Society staff with responsibilities for income, expenditure and investments in order to support the Society’s three main strategic objectives.

The Committee provides advice and expertise in the management of all aspects of the Society’s finances, including budgets, the investment portfolio, the Annual Report, the reserves policy and exceptional expenditure. The Committee ensures that the Society operates in a sustainable manner.

Committee Members 2025 

John Sinclair	University of Cambridge, UK (Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee)
Gordon Dougan	University of Cambridge, UK (President)
Karen Robinson	University of Nottingham, UK (General Secretary)
Gerald Barry	University College Dublin, Ireland (Advisory Council Representative)
Sheila Patrick	Queens University Belfast (Advisory Council Representative)
Natalie Lamont	University of Sunderland, UK (EC Forum Representative)

Terms of Reference

Finance Committee Term of Reference