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Managing assets: Premises and equipment
Any premises and equipment used or owned by your social business needs to be managed appropriately, taking the following areas into consideration.
Ensure that your offices or hired venues meet healthy and safety requirements.
Carry out appropriate risk assessments of all premises used.
Further guidance:
See Business compliance: Health and safety section
Ensure that any equipment you own is regularly maintained and easily used by staff and volunteers. Ensure staff and volunteers have appropriate insurance in place for car use.
Ensure the personal security of your staff and volunteers particularly if working alone or with vulnerable clients.
Ensure the physical security of premises and assets to minimise the risk of theft etc.
Further guidance:
Under the Equality Act 2010, you need to ensure that you make reasonable adjustments to your place of work for people with disabilities.
You also need to ensure suitable access for your users and the wider community.
Further guidance:
In this section:
Detailed guidance on systems and procedures for business compliance
Ensuring compliance: Governance systems and records
Ensuring compliance: Financial systems and controls - set-up requirements
Ensuring compliance: Financial systems and controls - ongoing requirements
Ensuring compliance: HR systems and procedures
Ensuring compliance: HR systems - Spotlight on ‘Managing people’
- Managing people: Employing and managing staff
- Managing people: Managing volunteers
- Managing people: Using contractors and freelancers
Ensuring compliance: Managing assets and resources - Spotlight on ‘Assets’