Governance and policies

If you are interested in the general running of the Trust, this page provides information on our Board of Trustees, Annual Reports, Delivery Plan for the coming year, lettings policies and our governance policies and procedures. For any additional information, please feel free to contact the Trust for further information.

Board of Trustees

The New Cross Gate Trust Board represents a partnership between the local community, community organisations and local service providers. The membership of the Board is set out in our Articles of Association and currently comprises:

Wendy Braithwaite, Co-Chair

Wendy Braithwaite, New Cross Gate Trust

Jo Walker, Co-Chair

Danielle McFarlane, Company Secretary

Andy Rothery, Chair of Finance Committee

Andy Rothery, New Cross Gate Trust

 

Matthew Gerry, Resident Board Member

Matthew Gerry, New Cross Gate Trust

Laura Wirtz, Resident Board Member

Dr Pamela Martin, Health Representative

Dr Pamela Martin, New Cross Gate Trust

John Lumley, Co-optee

John Lumley, New Cross Gate Trust

Janet Bygrave, Co-optee

Janet Bygrave, New Cross Gate Trust

 

Trustee Recruitment

Resident Board members are recruited from time to time when vacancies arise. Vacancies are advertised on the website, Facebook, and via our regular newsletter which is delivered door-to-door around New Cross Gate, and to local voluntary and community organisations. If you would be interested in applying to become a Resident Board member in the future, please contact jo.walker@nxgtrust.org.uk. We particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds to enable us to increase our representativeness of the community that we support.

Annual reports
Our most recent annual report is available here: 2019/20 signed accounts.
Previous annual reports can be found on the Charity Commission website.

Delivery Plan 2020/21
The Trust’s Delivery Plan for 2020/21 can be found here: delivery plan 202021 final. This sets out the work that we aim to achieve over the coming year. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to know more about our future plans and ambitions for the Trust.

Lettings Policy
The New Cross Gate Trust funds a significant proportion of its charitable activities and support for other local community groups using income generated from a number of residential and commercial properties. These properties were purchased by Central Government’s New Deal for Communities scheme (2001-2011) and asset transferred to the Trust in 2013 on the understanding that we would use the rental income from the properties to support our charitable objectives.

In accordance with Charity Commission guidance the purpose of these investments is to yield the best financial return for the Trust. We will comply with this requirement while at the same time ensuring that the businesses that occupy our commercial properties assist us in meeting our charitable objectives. We will encourage tenants that make a positive contribution to the area; aesthetically, economically, and socially. We will not lease our commercial properties to businesses whose activities are contrary to the achievement of these objectives, for example bookmakers or short-term loan companies. For our residential properties, we will be a good landlord, providing a responsive service to our tenants and providing them with secure, well maintained properties, stable tenure and fair rent.

Policies and Learning Agreements
It is important that our users understand how we work, what they can expect from us, and what we expect from them when using our services. This page hosts all of the Trust’s policies which govern how we operate. Please be aware of these policies and procedures when accessing our services. If you have any questions about the policies, you can ask for further details from a member of staff.