The Trustees

-Chairman-

Brian Scott

Brian Scott worked in educational publishing and international agribusiness for many years, and later held the role of chief executive of Oxfam Ireland. He now serves on several public charity boards, including the Meningitis Research Foundation, Nuffield Council on Bioethics Governing Board.

Brian is a graduate of Queen's University Belfast, London University, the University of Zambia, and Harvard Business School.

Roger Black

Roger, Deputy Chair of Trustees, has run Roger Black Consultancy since 1979, specialising in coaching, training and facilitation. Specialisms include influencing and presenting skills together with personal organisation. Clients are leading banks, consulting firms and not for profit organisations. His book Getting Things Done has been translated into Japanese and French, he also wrote and presentated a successful BBC Radio 4 comedy series on managing time. He is a member of the UK Council of Citizens UK, the community organising group, initiators amongst other things of the Living Wage. Roger is married with four children and five grandchildren, he lives in Battersea.

Elliot Bancroft

Elliot is a fund manager in the Charities Team at Rathbone Brothers plc, one of the leading investment firms in the UK managing over £3.6billion of Charitable assets. He has over 13 years’ experience of advising and managing investments, supporting Charities in achieving their future goals and as a trustee and treasurer of Shaftesbury Young People and trustee of a Chinese Arts based charity he brings understanding, experience and insight of the needs to the sector. He has a degree in Robotics and a Masters in International Finance from ICMA Business School, Reading University. Elliot is married to Cynthia, a Chinese national, and is kept busy at weekends caring for their two young children

Clare Searle

Clare is an experienced programme and delivery model designer and transformation manager. Clare is passionate about creating simplicity in an intricate world running a consultancy specialising in transformation, mobilisation and coaching in SMEs looking for personal and collaborative solutions.

Nicola Bristol

Paul Abbott

Nicola was appointed to the Board of Trustees on 24 June 2020.

Paul was appointed to the Board of Trustees on 24 June 2020.

Steve Cheal

Steve was appointed to the Board of Trustees on 24 June 2020.