Governance
Governance is exercised through the Board of Trustees and its committees, which are accountable to the Members of LSTM, who in turn answer to the Charity Commission.
The Board is made up of independent trustees, drawn from the fields of business, law, accountancy, politics, higher education and the public sector with both local and international experience.
Two trustees, including the Director, are LSTM staff. Trustees work with management to evolve strategy and then monitor its implementation, which in turn remains the responsibility of the Director and the management team.
There are a range of other committees at LSTM including:
- Equality and Diversity Committee(opens in a new tab). (Equalities performance is reported here(opens in a new tab)).
- Research Ethics Committee
Brief History of LSTM’s Constitution
Constitution and organisation
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine was founded in 1898 and incorporated on 30 January 1905 as the Incorporated Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
It was registered as a charity on 11 October 1963 and is a company limited by guarantee, holding no share capital and governed by a Board of Trustees.
The Incorporated Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine was officially changed to The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) on 30 November 1992.
On 19th July 2013 LSTM was designated a Higher Education Institute (HEI).
Memorandum of association
LSTM’s memorandum and articles of association were amended by special resolutions on 10 December 2004, 10 January 2007 and 19th December 2013 listing the main objectives as:
“To engage in, promote and encourage research, study and instruction in connection with the origin, character, alleviation, prevention and cure of every or any type of tropical disease which now is or may hereafter become known in any part of the world where such disease either manifests itself or has effects; and to advance and encourage learning and the practice of all sciences and arts allied with or which may be usefully studied in connection with the matters aforesaid, and to collect and circulate information with regard to such diseases, sciences and arts.”
Governance structure
The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is a company limited by guarantee and currently has 64 members, 12 of whom make up the Board of Trustees.
Members meet at the Annual General Meeting where they elect the Board of Trustees, effectively the company board of directors
It is the Board’s responsibility to bring independent judgement to bear on issues of strategy, performance, resources and standards of conduct.
The Board of Trustees conducts its business through a number of formal committees. Each committee has terms of reference that have been approved by the Board.
The Board of Trustees conducts its business through a number of formal committees. Each committee has terms of reference that have been approved by the Board.
Patron
LSTM is honoured to have Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal KG KT GCVO as Patron.
She succeeded her father, HRD the Duke of Edinburgh, in 1991. LSTM enjoys Royal Patronage since 1932 when HM King George VI became LSTM’s first Patron.
President & Vice-Presidents
LSTM’s President and Vice-Presidents are distinguished individuals drawn from the field of academia, business and politics and are committed to assisting LSTM in fulfilling its mission. They willingly give their help and advice and support in approaches for charitable donations.
President
Sir Richard Evans CBE
Vice-Presidents
Professor The Lord Alton of Liverpool
Nicholas Barber CBE
Nicholas Baring CBE LLD
Jenny Borden OBE
Sir Arnold Burgen FRCP FRS
Baroness Cox of Queensbury
William D Fulton JP DL FCA
Jesper Kjaedegaard
Dame Lorna Muirhead DBE
Dame Jane Newell DBE JP
Sir Stephen O’Brien PC KBE
Dr John E Roberts CBE
James Ross, OBE
Dr James M Smith CBE
Professor the Lord Trees of The Ross FRCVS FMedSci HonFRSE
Sir Mark Walport FRS FMedSci