A fundamental principle of this part of our church governance is corporate integrity. All Friends share responsibility for upholding this principle. At every level Friends, personally and corporately, must be seen to be above reproach in our handling of finance and property.

Chapter 14 deals with the general issues of stewardship of all our assets which are held in trust, by all Friends, for now and for the future. How we handle them is an important part of our religious witness.

During Friends’ service as trustees they hold additional specific and personal responsibilities; these are described in chapter 15.