Who runs the Guild? The Guild is run by the members for the members – there are no paid officials. The affairs of the Guild are managed by the Trustees of the Registered Charity. The Guild’s body of Trustees, Seminar committee and other teams are all staffed by volunteers, and all of the various postholders and the Regional Representatives, are volunteers. The affairs of the Guild are managed by the body of Trustees of the Registered Charity. There are to be no more than nine Guild Trustees, of whom four are designated Officers: namely the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer. The Trustees have the scope under the Constitution to co-opt a further two members in the event of a shortage of specific. An election is held for Trustee places if there are more than nine nominations, and the results announced by the Chairman. Supporting the Trustees are the Seminar Committee, a Marketing team, a web team and a number of postholders; and regional representatives.