Meet our team

Our trustees

We currently have 17 Trustees who are legally responsible for the Trust. 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.

Our newest cohort of nine, went through an open recruitment and selection process, including advertisements in the local and national media and social media. 

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.

Trustee recruitment event May 2018

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Rhian Castell

Chair of The Trust

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Rhian is Chair of The Harpur Trust and Chair of the Governance Committee. As Chair, she also attends other committees and subcommittees as required.
Stephen Mayson

Deputy Chair of The Trust

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Stephen is a Deputy Chair of The Harpur Trust and a member of Schools, Endowment, and Governance Committees.
Justin Philimore

Deputy Chair of The Trust

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Justin is a Deputy Chair of The Harpur Trust and Chair of the Finance Committee. He also is a member of Schools, Community and Audit committees and the BGS School Governing Body.
Tanaka Chiimba

Trustee

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Tanaka is a member of the Community and Finance Committees.
Stephen Dance

Trustee

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Stephen is Link Governor to BMS and member of the Schools Committee.
Gregg Davies

Trustee

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Gregg is Link Governor to Pilgrims School and member of the Schools Committee.
Victoria Espley

Trustee

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Victoria is a member of the Schools and Finance Committees.
David Pye

Trustee

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David is Link Governor to BGS and member of the Schools Committee.
George Ratcliffe

Trustee Nominated by New College, Oxford

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Professor Ratcliffe is the Link Governor for Bedford School.
Sebastian Reger

Trustee

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Sebastian is a member of theEndowment and Governance Committees.
Amandeep Rehlon

Trustee

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Amandeep is a member of the Audit and Community Committees
James Rolton

Trustee

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James is a member of the Finance and Endowment Committees.
Linbert Spencer

Trustee

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Linbert is Chair of the Community Committee and a Trustee of the Heart Academies Trust.
Murray Stewart

Trustee

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Murray is the Chair of the Endowment and Schools Committees, and is a member of the Finance Committee.
Mark Taylor

Trustee

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Mark is the Deputy Chair of Grants Committee and is a member of the Community and Governance Committees. He is also the Harpur Trust representative on the Bedford Giving Board.
Richard Wilson

Trustee

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Richard is Chair of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Finance and Community Committees.
Kelly Young

Trustee

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Kelly is a member of the Audit and Governance Committees.