The board is made up of volunteers from varied backgrounds and a mix of skills and experiences.
Chair
Patrick has held leadership roles across civil society and business. He is currently Chair of Education Sub Saharan Africa and previously founding Chair of EY Foundation. His business career has included executive roles at FTSE 100 business 3i and Air Products. Patrick is also a visiting professor and author of award winning book Boards: A Practical Perspective.
Deputy Chair of Trustees and Chair of Audit & Risk Committee
Since retiring from a City law firm as a commercial lawyer, she has volunteered for many charities including as Vice Chair of Sue Ryder. She is currently a trustee of Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby and Prior Park Schools and Vice Chair of the Fundraising Regulator.
Trustee
Dele is a senior leader at the Bank of England with a specialism in financial stability, prudential regulation, and risk management. He is also a dedicated volunteer and passionate about social justice. Previously, he was Trustee at health charity, Tourettes Action.
Trustee
With over 20 years of board level experience in healthcare organisations, Helen is the Director of Strategy at Nuffield Trust, a leading think tank in health and care. She is also current Chair of National Voices, the organisation which represents 200 health charities and those who rely on them.
Trustee
Justin has worked in leadership positions in the voluntary sector for most of his professional life including The Institute for Volunteering Research and CEO of Volunteering England. He is Course Director of the charity master’s programme at Bayes Business School. Justin sits on our People & Remuneration Committee.
Trustee
Throughout his long service to the charity sector, Jez has focused his work on health and emergency response charities. He has held Chief Executive and leadership positions including Alzheimer’s Society and British Red Cross and he is Co-Chair of The Prime Minister’s Champion Group on Dementia Friendly Communities.
Trustee
Matt spent five years running the digital and marketing operations for Charity Digital (formerly known as Tech Trust). Now supporting Gartner in an advisory role, he brings a wealth of experience in digital implementation. He sits on our Audit & Risk Committee.
Trustee
Sara has been consulting on technology led business transformation for the past 20 years, and is currently the Head of Digital Change at the London Business School. Volunteering has been a part of her life from an early age and she continues to support causes like an orphanage in Pakistan and other initiatives across the world through a coordinated network of volunteers.
Trustee
Nicola is a digital technology leader across private and public sectors with a focus on business transformation. She was previously Chief Information Officer at the Financial Ombudsman Service after roles at Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) and Rolls Royce. A keen sportswoman and bell-ringer, she is also part of the Royal Voluntary Service volunteer community in Kingston.
Trustee
Richard has a wealth of experience in the not for profit, charitable, commercial and volunteering sectors. He is CEO of the Honorary Treasurers Forum and a trustee of the London Welsh Centre. Richard sits on our People & Remuneration Committee.
The trustees provide leadership and strategic direction for Royal Voluntary Service and work closely with the Chief Executive and her leadership team who implement the strategy.
The trustees have legal responsibility for ensuring Royal Voluntary Service resources are properly managed and are used only for the legal purposes of the charity.
The Board of Trustees has a maximum membership of 12. Each trustee can serve for a maximum of two terms of three years.
The Board of Trustees is supported by three sub-committees:
The Audit & Risk Committee meets to consider reports from both external and internal auditors regarding the charity's internal financial control systems, risk management processes, financial reporting and the annual financial statements. It also considers the charity's risk register and horizon risks.
The impact and influence Committee meets to consider and scrutinise the way in which the charity delivers its activities, impacts on its beneficiaries and influences its key decision makers in the areas of volunteering.
This includes how the charity chooses to direct its resources and influence while also managing within its financial limits and providing excellent value for money.
The People & Remuneration Committee meets to consider volunteer, employee, safeguarding and EDI issues.
It also considers the charity's pay policy and remuneration strategy including the performance and remuneration of the Chief Executive and the size, structure and composition of the Board of Trustees.
