About 12 months ago I resigned from the staff of a church (a registered charity), where I had been the general operations manager and part of the senior leadership (but not a trustee). I have continued to serve as part of the leadership as a volunteer. Due to a number of changes within the leadership over the past 18 months, I am now being asked to stand as a Trustee.

Can you advise what responsibility I would be accepting as a Trustee and whether my past relationship and employment with the organisation would have a bearing on those responsibilities? (e.g. actions/decisions by past trustees, in particular during my previous period of employment). Many thanks.