Britain Yearly Meeting Trustees are responsible for the work, assets and property of the yearly meeting. The two central committees appointed by Yearly Meeting as defined in 8.06 report to them.

Yearly Meeting also entrusts to Trustees the organisation and periodic revision of the structure of the committees which oversee particular areas of the centrally managed work. However, it reserves to itself decisions affecting the existence and basic functions of Trustees, and of Quaker Life Central Committee (8.08) and Quaker Peace & Social Witness Central Committee (8.11).

Trustees must report to Yearly Meeting any other changes in the structure of the committees specified in 8.06 through which they work; in such cases, any amendments to our church government reflect decisions already taken, and it is for Yearly Meeting in session to decide whether the proposed textual changes to our book of discipline accurately describe the new structure.

Trustees may delegate any of their powers to a committee that includes two or more of their number. Trustee appointed committees may cover, for example, areas of finance and property, employment, and audit.

Trustees are accountable to Yearly Meeting (chapter 6) and the charity regulators (chapters 14 & 15). Trustees and Yearly Meeting committees may communicate by minute with the Agenda Planning Committee for Yearly Meeting, and with each other. Yearly Meeting committees may also communicate with Crynwyr Cymru – Quakers in Wales, Quakers in Scotland and area meetings on specific delegated matters; they should ensure that this is done in co-ordination with Trustees and other Yearly Meeting committees, liaising as required.