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Chief Executive :


Mike Meriano is a member of the NCVO and represents Gay Surrey's interests nationally. NCVO (The National Council for Voluntary Organisations) is a registered charity (number 225922), a company limited by guarantee, number 198344 England, who is giving voice and support to voluntary and community organisations.

NCVO believes passionately in the voluntary and community sector. This is a sector with the power to transform the lives of people and communities for the better. 

Treasurer :

Terry Dullaghan is a member of the ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) which is the largest and fastest-growing global professional accountancy body with 296,000 students and 115,000 members in 170 countries. We aim to offer the first choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management.

We use our expertise and experience to work with governments, donor agencies and professional bodies to develop the accountancy profession. We aim to achieve and promote the highest professional, ethical and governance standards and advance the public interest.

ACCA's reputation is grounded in over 100 years of providing accounting and finance qualifications. Our long traditions are complemented by modern thinking, backed by a diverse, global membership.

Accreditations and partnerships

Gay Surrey are proud to be member of RAISE, established in 1999 in response to the growing importance of regions in determining social and economic policy. Its mission is: "To enable voluntary/community organisations in the South East to influence regional policy wherever it is made or implemented for the benefit of the people they serve."

In July 07, Gay Surrey volunteers successfully attended the Child Protection Awareness Training, as run by Surrey Community Action, Training and Development Team. 

This event, which included an in depth analysis of abuse, examining neglect, physical, sexual and emotional abuse, provided a greater awareness of recognising signs and symptoms of abuse and our legal responsibilities when faced with any.

As a result of this training event our Child Protection Policy has been revised and the designated Child Protection Officer (Nick Ward) has put into practice a code for recognising, recording and reporting procedures, which has been cascaded to all current Volunteers. We now feel secure in our ability to safeguard children that we come into contact with through our support groups and charity events.

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Gay Surrey are proud to be members of the GBA
The GBA (Gay Business Association) was established in 1983 by a group of gay and lesbian businesspeople who saw the need for a professional organisation which could improve standards, share information and experiences and promote gay business generally. As a kind of gay chamber of commerce, we are an integral part of the gay community providing advice to gay businesses

Gay Surrey are proud to be members of The Federation of Small Businesses, which also caters for the charities needs.

The Federation is your national organisation protecting your interests and fighting for your rights. The Federation maintains Press and Parliamentary Offices at Westminster, Brussels, in Glasgow, Cardiff and Belfast; an Administration Office at Blackpool and Regional Offices elsewhere in the U.K. The professional staffs are complemented by 33 regional committees and over 230 branch committees manned by small businessmen and women like yourself who donate some of their spare time to the Federation. The Federation has over 200,000+ members working together for the same goal, bettering business conditions for the self-employed and small businessman and woman.

The Federation utilises the skills and expertise of the businessmen and women who make up the membership of the Federation. The Federation is a non-party-political lobbying group continually campaigning for your rights amongst all the political parties at Westminster and within Government Departments in Whitehall. Federation Press and Parliamentary Officers make every effort to keep small business interests uppermost in the minds of the widest possible audience through news releases and reports to local and national press, TV and Radio.

Over the past 32 years the Federation has gained wide recognition and is today Britain's major national organisation representing the nation's five million self-employed and small businessmen and women.