Membership
About membership
Duet is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, and members are the people who make up that charity in law. It is a real role, not a mailing list.
What being a member means
A Charitable Incorporated Organisation is a charity that is also its own legal body, so it can hold funds and sign agreements in its own name. Its members are the body the Trustees answer to. As a member you receive the annual report and accounts, you are invited to the annual general meeting, and you vote on the matters members decide — including changes to our governing document and the appointment of Trustees.
How decisions get made
- Trustees decide which projects to fund, reading every application themselves
- Members hold the Trustees to account at the annual general meeting
- Members vote on changes to the constitution and on any decision to wind the charity up
- Our Founders cover Duet's running costs, so membership money and donations go to research
Who can join
Anyone aged 16 or over who supports our aims, and any organisation that does — patient groups, research teams, community pharmacies and employers are all welcome. Every application is read by a Trustee and approved by hand. Nobody is named on the website unless they ask to be.
Small charity, practical help
Duet is funded by our Founders and by people who believe useful research should not stall for want of a modest amount of money. Every gift goes into projects.