Free Charity Risk Management Policy & Risk Register Template
A free model risk management policy for small charities in England and Wales — plain English, ready to adapt. No sign-up, no email address, just the download.
Every charity — named in the Annual Return; audited charities confirm risk arrangements in the annual report.
≈15 KB · Word (.docx)
Free template from TrusteeMeetings.co.uk — free for any charity to use and adapt. 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: Charity Risk Management Policy & Risk Register: Free Template.
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