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Patrons and Officers
Patrons
Grove House is grateful to the following Patrons for their continued help and support.
- Lady Runcie, Founder Patron
- John Humphrys
- David Laing
- Martyn Lewis CBE
- Tom McNab
- Alan Smith
- John Stocker MBE
- The Countess of Verulam DL
Trustees
The Charities Act 1993 defines charity trustees as "persons having the general control and management of the administration of a charity".
Trustees are the people who are responsible for the overall running and management of a charity and oversee all the major decisions on behalf of that charity. They are the voting members of the charity's governing body.
Trustees are legally and financially responsible if they cause loss to the charity by acting unlawfully, imprudently or outside terms of government document.
For more information please visit the Charities Commission website.
- Mr David Dunbar - Chairman of Trustees
- Mrs Sue McCabe - Treasurer
- Mr Charles Pocock - Secretary and Legal Lead
- Mr Nick Clarke - Risk and Premises Lead
- Mrs Gina Coleman - PR Lead
- Mrs Susan Hinchliff - Clincial Trustee
- Dr Suzie Jordache - Clinical Co-Lead
- Mrs Lesley King - Finance and Support Services Committee Chair and Lead
- Dr Philip Sawyer - Cinical Governance Committee Co-Chair and Clinical Co-Lead
- Hester Gabbutt - Future Secretary and Legal Co-Lead
- Sheila Tidball - Fundraising Lead
Executive Team
- Mark Lister - Chief Executive
- Paul Parrish - Fundraising Director
- Sue Varvel - Director of Patient Services
- Trisha Pickersgill - Head of Support Services
- Fran Deane - Deputy Director of Clinical Services
I'm Paul Parrish, the Fundraising Director for Grove House, and when I'm not doing that, I try to offset the march of time by taking part in endurance events and looking after a young family, both of which seem to make me feel a whole lot older...