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Jennifer Singhal, LLB Clerk to the Trustees Jen is joining The Trust Partnership in the Spring of 2025, bringing 15+ years’ experience as a seasoned attorney focused on international governance and grant-making both in private practice, and as Associate General Counsel and Senior Director of Risk and Compliance at Benevity. Jen has established charitable organizations and advised Boards of Trustees of charitable Foundations across numerous global jurisdictions, leveraging a relationship-centred and pragmatic approach with deep expertise in strategy, law, risk, growth operations and high-performance team development. Appropriately focused on details, Jen has the practical skills to support Trustees in the diligent management of their governance duties to enable them to drive global social impact. She advises on matters relating to regulatory compliance, risk, employment, internal and external audit, anti-fraud and anti-money laundering. Jen regularly teaches and speaks at professional conferences, in higher education institutions and to executive programs including HarvardRead the full article Continue Reading
Cora Butler Clerk Cora has worked at The Trust Partnership since 2017 having worked in the Customer Service sector for twenty years. Cora is an experienced administrator and has a thorough knowledge of the processes and procedures for grant making charities. Cora is Clerk to The Johnnie Johnson Trust and provides support to The Radcliffe Trust. Continue Reading
Mia Duddridge Trusts and Foundations Manager Mia was The Trust Partnership’s first employee. She is now the most senior administrator in our Gloucestershire based team as well as being a mentor and guide for other team members. Mia is Clerk to the Trustees of The Nightingale Fellowship, 1930 Fund for District Nurses, and The Wixamtree Trust, where her sensitive care of vulnerable applicants is invaluable. Continue Reading
Jill Lawrence Service Director Jill has considerable experience in almshouse clerking and management and has a clear dedication to supporting vulnerable people having had a lengthy career in a large public sector organisation. Jill has particular experience in helping almshouse clients to meet regulatory and best practice responsibilities. Jill is a well-respected clerk providing services to a variety of almshouse and grant-making clients within The Trust Partnership. She is a trustee of a local charity focused on domestic abuse issues. Continue Reading
Elizabeth Fathi Client Director Elizabeth has worked in the charity sector for over twenty years primarily as chief executive of a large almshouse charity with additional experience as both chair and trustee of a variety of charities and community-led organisations. She has previously worked in planning and development as a consultant. Governance and compliance have been central to Elizabeth’s work with charities and she has been instrumental as a mentor and coach to many charities who have looked to meet those regulations in a relevant and proportionate way. She has experience in incorporation, mergers, policy writing, strategy review and implementation as well as interim chief executive work. Elizabeth is former Chairman and current Board member of The Almshouse Association, a national charity representing 1600 almshouse providers. She has held various trustee roles, including some within family trusts. You can reach Elizabeth at: Mobile: 07957 764882 Email: [email protected] Continue Reading
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Catherine Ind Associate Clerk to Trustees Catherine joined The Trust Partnership in the Spring of 2025, bringing her wide foundation management experience, having led the St. James’s Place Charitable Foundation for more than seven years. Over three decades, the Foundation has made grants of more than £135 million to hundreds of worthy causes, supporting transformational change in lives across the UK and overseas. Catherine’s experience of managing all of the affairs of a foundation, from governance to grantmaking, and her former career in fundraising and strategic organisational change in the charitable sector, will be invaluable in supporting our client trusts and coordinating the activities of our expert administrators and accountants. A Business Studies graduate and alumni of the Cass Business School, Catherine loves spending time with family and friends, is married and has two daughters, and enjoys walking with their golden retriever Alfie. Catherine also volunteers as a reader forRead the full article Continue Reading
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Andrea Cutler Operations Director Andrea is a highly experienced office manager, project manager, HR specialist, IT and facilities manager. She has a wide-ranging role with The Trust Partnership with responsibilities for the smooth running of the shared services infrastructure that enables our team to manage multiple clients in an efficient and cost-effective manner. She also supports our team with financial and client systems. Continue Reading
Noel Cooper Finance Director Noel is responsible for the management of finance and accounting for The Trust Partnership and its clients. He manages Trust Accounting Ltd, our partner company, and its team of expert bookkeepers and management accountants, who can look after all aspects of a charity’s finances. To read more about the Trust Accounting team please click here. Continue Reading
Adele Alderwick Administrator Adele joined The Trust Partnership in January 2023 with a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Gloucestershire. Adele is the administrator for the Hopkins and Sneyd Almshouse Charity, The Hospital of William Parson and The Clarke Charitable Settlement. Clare Westwood Administrator Clare joined us in 2025. Her career began in the food industry, where armed with a BA(Hons) Degree she worked as a New Product Development Manager, and later Technical Sales Manager. After a career break to look after a growing family, Clare retrained as a Higher Level Teaching Partner, and worked for 10 years in Primary Education, specialising in English, Maths and PE. Her love of sports finds her on the tennis courts and has started to play pickleball too. Clare enjoys watching her adult sons play football for a local club and enjoying live music and theatre with her husband. Clare is aRead the full article Continue Reading
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Sarah James Clerk Sarah joined The Trust Partnership in early 2026, bringing over two decades of experience in the charitable sector, with a strong background in governance, operations, and strategic support. Her career spans roles in project management and capacity building, both in the UK and internationally, with a consistent focus on social mobility and widening access to education. For the past ten years, Sarah has led a digital mentoring programme in Wales as Project Director for The Mullany Fund, driving initiatives that support young people’s access to healthcare and STEM careers. She’s been responsible for managing the board’s affairs including compliance, safeguarding and GDPR, and overseeing financial processes. Sarah’s expertise in governance and administration is complemented by her ability to manage complex projects. She has written strategic plans, KPIs, and evaluation frameworks, ensuring that organisational objectives are met and trustees are supported with clear, accurate information. A graduate ofRead the full article Continue Reading