Being a QACE company director
What QACE does
QACE trades to generate profits that are then transferred as a contribution to Queen Alexandra Charity, Birmingham. In this way, the profits are used for charitable objects, or purposes
QACE generates income through three businesses.
All Formats transcribes personal financial information into formats that are accessible to financial institutions’ customers. You can read a little more about All Formats here.
Sight Village hosts regional exhibitions across the UK, supporting people who have sight loss. Read more here.
Canes, being the only UK stockist of Advantage canes. Read more here.
What QACE’s directors do
QACE’s directors are (non-executive) company directors and comprise Queen Alexandra Charity, Birmingham trustees and people from outside the charity.
Our QACE directors work together as a board to
- set the strategic direction of the company
- ensure the company’s financial viability
- manage its risks effectively, and to
- work with, and exercise oversight of, the company’s management.
How QACE directors operate and the time commitment
Most of the work of QACE directors is fulfilled through board meetings. The information below is based on our 2024 to 2025 Governance Meetings Schedule and, in good faith, we also share our draft 2025 to 2026 Governance Meetings Schedule.
Board of Trustees meetings – about four on-site annually, lasting two to three hours each. Currently scheduled for weekday afternoons.
Strategy Day – trustees, co-optees and QACE directors on a week-day.
Induction – trustees, co-optees and QACE directors complete a programme of induction.
Training – trustees, co-optees and QACE directors undertake a programme of training that averages two hours each month (largely self-taught virtual modules) and they have access to much more on a voluntary basis.
Appraisal – which, during 2024 to 2025, involved a 45-minute virtual conversation.
