Usha Kumari Prashar, Baroness Prashar, is a crossbench member of the House of Lords. Since the 1970s, she has served as a director or chairman of a variety of public and private sector organisations. She became the first chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission upon its creation in April 2006.
Trustee is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, is a synonym for anyone in a position of trust and so can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another. A trustee can also refer to a person who is allowed to do certain tasks but not able to gain income. Although in the strictest sense of the term a trustee is the holder of property on behalf of a beneficiary, the more expansive sense encompasses persons who serve, for example, on the board of trustees of an institution that operates for a charity, for the benefit of the general public, or a person in the local government.
Sustrans is a UK sustainable transport charity.
Cycling UK is a brand name of the Cyclists' Touring Club (CTC), which is a charitable membership organisation supporting cyclists and promoting bicycle use. Cycling UK is registered at Companies House, and covered by company law. It works at a national and local level to lobby for cyclists' needs and wants, provides services to members, and organises local groups for local activism and those interested in recreational cycling. The original Cyclists' Touring Club began in the nineteenth century with a focus on amateur road cycling but these days has a much broader sphere of interest encompassing everyday transport, commuting and many forms of recreational cycling. Prior to April 2016, Cycling UK operated under the brand CTC, the national cycling charity. As of January 2007, the organisation's president was the newsreader Jon Snow.
The Campaign for Better Transport is a UK advocacy group that promotes better bus and rail services and for supportive policies and for less expenditure on road building. It draws together the views of a wide range of organisations including conservation and environmental groups, community groups and trade unions and operates as the Campaign for Better Transport Ltd' and as the Campaign for Better Transport Charitable Trust of which Jenny Agutter, Steve Norris and Tracy Marchioness of Worcester are patrons. Darren Shirley is Chief Executive Officer.
The Civic Trust of England was a charitable organisation founded in 1957. It ceased operations in 2009 and went into administration due to lack of funds.
The BPI Limited, commonly known as the British Phonographic Industry or BPI, is the British recorded music industry's trade association.
Unlock - for people with convictions, commonly referred to as Unlock, is an independent United Kingdom-based charity, established in 2000 to campaign for the equality of reformed offenders. Unlock describes its vision as “A fair and inclusive society where people with convictions can move on positively in their lives.
The Association of Colleges (AoC) is a not-for-profit membership organisation set up by colleges to act as their collective voice, representing further education colleges in the UK, with an associated registered charitable trust and a commercial arm, AoC Create. The Association was created in 1996 and provides a broad range of services to its member FE colleges.
Dame Patricia Anne Hodgson, DBE is a broadcasting executive and competition regulator. She is a board member of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation having served as Chairman of Ofcom from 2014 to 2017, having succeeded Dame Colette Bowe in April 2014, She is also a trustee of the Policy Exchange and is Chair of the School Teachers' Review Body. In 2006-12 she was Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge.
Sir John Lionel Beckwith, CBE is a British businessman.
Zahida Parveen Manzoor, Baroness Manzoor is a British businessperson and Conservative member of the House of Lords, who was elevated to the House of Lords originally as a Liberal Democrat peer in 2013. She became a non-affiliated member, having resigned the Lib Dem Whip in 2016. On 9 October 2016, it was announced that she has joined the Conservative Party and is a Government whip.
The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland is the independent regulator of Northern Ireland charities. It was established in 2009 under the Charities Act (NI) 2008.
The French Protestant Church of London is a Reformed / Presbyterian church that caters to the French-speaking community of London since 1550. It is the last remaining Huguenot church of London. Its current temple in Soho Square is a Grade II* listed building designed by Aston Webb and erected in 1891–93.
Roy Alexander George Clare CBE DL. Is a non-executive Director/Trustee in the 'third sector', including appointments as: inaugural Chair of the Chelmsford Cultural Development Trust; and as a member of the Board of Trustees of Good Things Foundation, the UK's leading digital inclusion charity. Formerly a Flag Officer in the Royal Navy, he has more than twenty years' experience as a museum director and in leadership and governance of cultural bodies. In April 2011 he was appointed director of the Auckland War Memorial Museum in New Zealand, replacing interim director Sir Don McKinnon. His contract was twice extended by the Museum's Trust Board, but he and his wife returned to the UK at the end of 2016 to be nearer family. His successor as Director was Dr David Gaimster.
The National AIDS Trust (NAT) is a United Kingdom charity dedicated to transforming society's response to HIV. The charity's key strategic goals are:
Development Trusts Association Scotland often referred to as DTAS is a scottish charitable incorporated organisation that represents the interests of development trusts. Founded in 2003 and based in Edinburgh, membership of DTAS currently sits at over 250.
Judith Anne Jolly, Baroness Jolly is a Liberal Democrat life peer. She was raised to the peerage in 2010 and was introduced to the House of Lords in January 2011. Her maiden speech was made within a week on health issues and she immediately became involved in briefings on the Health and Social Care Bill.
Carol Propper, CBE, FBA is Professor of Economics at Imperial College Business School and Professor of Economics of Public Policy at Bristol University. She is also a senior research associate with the Nuffield Trust, and has served on the Economic and Social Research Council Research Grants Board. Her work focuses on economic factors in health care reform, and she has served as an economic advisor to the National Health Service (England).
Teresa Ogilvy Dent CBE is the CEO of Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, a British charitable organisation promoting game and wildlife management as an essential part of nature conservation.
