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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
Operations
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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
Sarah James
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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
Rachael Bott
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Rachael Bott Clerk Rachael is the administrator for the Hackney Parish Almshouse Charity and the Sir Halley Stewart Trust. Rachael is the clerk for Mrs Smith and Mount Trust. Continue Reading
We developed our Governance Review to help Trustees and key staff improve the effectiveness of their governance and to ensure that they are compliant with current regulations in all aspects of their organisation’s activities. The review covers: The Legal Framework: are your documents in order; do you operate in accordance with your own governing documents? The Board: do the Trustees have the required skills and experience? Organisation and Advisers: are the responsibilities and reporting methods clear, effective and relevant? Policies and Procedures: are these recorded and do they meet the requirements of current legislation? Grantmaking: is your programme monitored, controlled and secure? Finance: can you demonstrate that your controls are effective? Strategy: do you have an effective strategy? Continue Reading
In providing support to trustees regarding governance and compliance, we take account of whether the charity is incorporated, unincorporated and whether it is a registered provider. We aim to provide relevant and proportionate responses and assistance. Services include: Clerking Trustee support with meetings (agendas, board packs, minutes, matters arising), secure messaging (for GDPR purposes). Regulatory submissions Charity Commission submissions, updating Charity Commission records, NROSH (for registered providers). See Financial Management for Companies House. Advice and guidance Policies, procedures, best practice including the Charities Code of Governance and monitoring new practices and regulations. Setting charges Assistance to the trustees in setting WMC and service charges (RSL or non-RSL). Grant making Grant making and ‘pension’ services are provided where trustees also engage in such activities. Continue Reading
The Trust Partnership has experienced Clerks ready to provide exceptional services and oversee the administration of clients, as well as providing excellent board administration. In providing support to trustees regarding governance and compliance, we take account of whether the charity is incorporated or unincorporated. We aim to provide relevant and proportionate responses and assistance. Services include: Clerking Trustee support with meetings (agendas, board packs, minutes, matters arising) Regulatory submissions Charity Commission submissions, updating Charity Commission records. See Financial Management for Companies House. Advice and guidance Policies, procedures, best practice including the Charities Code of Governance and monitoring new practices and regulations. Continue Reading
Benjamin Janes Since 1991 Benjamin has been working with charities, companies and individuals supporting charitable activities. He is passionate about helping those with power, influence and resources to change society for the better. Having founded The Trust Partnership in 2005 he has built it into a unique social enterprise encompassing all aspects of foundation management. The family of businesses includes Trust Accounting and Jireh Solutions, while its corporate philanthropy consultancy, TrustCSR, was acquired by Benevity, Inc. in 2018. Benjamin works with some of the oldest foundations in the UK including The Radcliffe Trust and the Hackney Joint Estate. View Benjamin’s full bio here. Mobile: 07788 740404 Email: [email protected] Continue Reading