We are a registered charity. Our Board of Trustees is legally responsible for the Trust, and we also have a series of committees which focus on particular areas of our work.
Our Governance
Our Trustees are unpaid volunteers who are legally responsible for the charity. They have a range of backgrounds and are specialists or leaders from a wide range of fields, including business, education, research and law. Many of them live in and around Bedford.
We recruit people to our governance through an open recruitment and selection process, including through media and social media adverts.
The trustees provide leadership and direction to The Trust and make sure the charity’s income is spent wisely and the endowment is carefully invested.
As well as being a part of the Trust’s Governing Body, our Trustees are also members of our school committees and other sub-committees. These committees make decisions about finances, property, grants and policies.
Please refer to our news article about trustee changes following our recent governance review.
Our Trustees
Rhian Castell
Chair of The Trust
Stephen Mayson
Deputy Chair of The Trust
Justin Phillimore
Deputy Chair of The Trust
Tanaka Chiimba
Member of Finance Committee and Community Committee
Stephen Dance
Link Governor to Bedford Modern School and member of Schools Committee
Gregg Davies
Link Governor to Pilgrims Pre-Prep School and member of Schools Committee
Victoria Espley
Member of Schools Committee and Finance Committee
David Pye
Link Governor to Bedford Girls’ School, Safeguarding Trustee and member of Schools Committee
George Ratcliffe
Link Governor to Bedford School and member of Schools Committee
Sebastian Reger
Member of Endowment Committee and Governance Committee
Amandeep Rehlon
Member of Audit Committee and Community Committee
James Rolton
Member of Finance Committee and Endowment Committee
Linbert Spencer
Chair of Community Committee and nominated Trustee to HEART Academies Trust
Murray Stewart
Chair of Endowment Committee and Schools Committee; member of Finance Committee
Mark Taylor
Chair of Grants Subcommittee; member of Community Committee and Governance Committee
Richard Wilson
Chair of Audit Committee; member of Finance Committee and Community Committee
Kelly Young
Member of Audit Committee and Governance Committee
