Charity Risk Management Policy & Risk Register Template
A model risk management policy you can adapt for your charity. Download it below, or enter your email and we'll send it to you.
Every charity — named in the Annual Return; audited charities confirm risk arrangements in the annual report.
Download the template (Word)
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Template from TrusteeMeetings.co.uk — any charity may use and adapt it. No attribution required.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
What's inside
- Approach and responsibilities
- CC26's five risk categories
- scoring (likelihood × impact, red/amber/green)
- the register columns
- escalation rules
- review cycle
- starter risk register with worked example rows
How to use it
- Fill in the [square brackets] with your charity's details.
- Adopt it at a board meeting — it has a built-in adoption block.
- Diarise the review date — it has a built-in review block too.
Not sure what to put in it? Read our full guide: What a charity risk management policy must include.
TrusteeMeetings.co.uk is a governance tool, not a law firm — this is information, not legal advice.