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Chair of Trustees - Gorse Hill Studios Community & Cultural Centre (GHSCC)
Help Shape the Future of an Ambitious Youth Arts Charity
Gorse Hill Studios (GHSCC) is seeking an exceptional individual to become our next Chair of Trustees.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Board of a respected and ambitious youth arts charity that has transformed the lives of thousands of young people across Greater Manchester. Working closely with our Chief Executive and fellow trustees, you will help shape our strategic direction, strengthen our governance, and champion our mission to ensure every young person has the opportunity to thrive.
About Us
At Gorse Hill Studios, we believe all young people deserve social, emotional, educational and cultural investment in their future.
For over a decade, we have supported young people aged 8 to 25 through a unique combination of arts, youth work and creative learning. Our work focuses on inclusion, disability, youth voice, alternative education and creative engagement, helping young people build confidence, resilience and meaningful pathways into adulthood.
Through our programmes, we empower young people to discover their potential, strengthen their communities and achieve aspirations they may never have thought possible.
The Opportunity
As Chair of Trustees, you will provide leadership to our Board and help ensure GHSCC remains focused on achieving its charitable objectives while operating to the highest standards of governance.
You will act as a trusted partner to our Chief Executive, providing support, challenge and strategic oversight while maintaining the appropriate distinction between governance and operational management.
This role provides a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of children and young people while contributing your leadership skills to a values-driven organisation at an exciting stage of its development.
Key Responsibilities
As Chair, you will:
- Lead and facilitate an effective, inclusive and high-performing Board of Trustees.
- Ensure the Board fulfils its legal, regulatory and governance responsibilities.
- Work closely with the Chief Executive to develop and monitor organisational strategy.
- Foster constructive relationships between trustees, staff and stakeholders.
- Support the recruitment, development and succession planning of trustees.
- Ensure risks are appropriately identified and managed.
- Champion GHSCC's mission, values and reputation across the sector and wider community.
- Encourage robust discussion, constructive challenge and effective decision-making.
- Lead Board meetings and the Annual General Meeting.
Who We Are Looking For
We would particularly welcome applications from individuals who can demonstrate:
- Senior leadership or board-level experience.
- Strategic thinking and sound judgement.
- The ability to inspire, influence and build consensus.
- A commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- An understanding of good governance and organisational accountability.
- Experience of leading meetings and facilitating effective group decision-making.
Previous Chair experience is desirable but not essential. We are equally interested in hearing from candidates with strong leadership experience who are ready to take on their first Chair role.
Experience in one or more of the following areas would be advantageous:
- Charity leadership and governance
- Fundraising and income generation
- Marketing and communications
- Education and alternative provision
- Finance or risk management
- Legal or HR expertise
- Public sector or community engagement
Time Commitment
The Board currently meets four times per year in person at Gorse Hill, Trafford.
In addition, the Chair is expected to:
- Meet regularly with the Chief Executive.
- Attend occasional committee meetings and key events.
- Support trustee recruitment and board development activities.
- Act as an ambassador for the charity when appropriate.
We estimate an average commitment of approximately 1 to 2 days per month.
This is a voluntary unpaid role, with reasonable expenses reimbursed.
Our Commitment to Diversity
We are committed to building a Board that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.
We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those who bring lived experience, perspectives and voices that are currently underrepresented in charity governance. We celebrate the richness of our differences, including social class, ethnicity, disability, gender, sexual orientation, faith and age.
How to Apply
Please submit your CV alongside an expression of interest (maximum two sides of A4) outlining:
- Why you are interested in becoming Chair of Trustees at Gorse Hill Studios.
- The skills, experience and perspectives you would bring to the role.
- How your values align with our mission and work with young people.
Deadline midnight 25th September 2026.
Interviews 9th October 2026 afternoon and early evening TBC
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Become Treasurer of Bristol Historic Buildings Trust - help put a Grade I landmark on a sustainable footing
Bristol Historic Buildings Trust (BHBT) is looking for a Treasurer to join our Board as we bring Ashton Court Mansion back into full public life.
Ashton Court Mansion is a Grade I listed manor house with origins in the 14th century, set within an 850-acre estate on the edge of Bristol. Around three quarters of the building remains derelict. We are working with Bristol City Council to take a 125-year lease and regenerate the Mansion as a living civic place where heritage, creativity and public life meet.
This is a real moment of transition. We are already in the building under a tenancy at will, have refurbished the first rooms and begun taking event bookings. We are converting to a Charitable Community Benefit Society and preparing to launch a Community Share Offer shortly, raising community investment towards the lease and the first phase of works. Restoration of the whole building is a multi-decade, grant-led programme of significant scale.
Our vision is a building that works as a place of celebration, incubation and education, programmed around five areas: food, culture and arts, skills, nature and outdoors, and heritage.
The Treasurer will be central to how credibly we make that case.
What we are looking for
•A qualified accountant, or equivalent senior finance experience
•Confidence with charity finance, or solid general finance experience and the appetite to pick up the charity-specific parts with us
•Experience overseeing budgets, management accounts and cashflow in an organisation moving from small to substantially larger
•Comfort scrutinising a multi-year financial model and its assumptions, and explaining the numbers plainly to fellow trustees, funders and the public
•Ideally, exposure to community shares, social investment or capital fundraising - though this is not essential
What the role involves
•Leading Board-level financial oversight: budget approval, management accounts, annual accounts, reserves and risk
•Helping us stand behind the financial disclosures in our lease case and share offer documents
•4 quarterly board meetings per year (March, June, September, December), approx. 2 hours each, plus Finance and Audit Committee meetings
•An annual strategy day
•Terms of up to 3 years (renewable)
•The role is unremunerated; reasonable expenses are reimbursed
About us
We are committed to a Board that reflects the community we serve and the wider Bristol community, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Our mission: to restore and operate Ashton Court Mansion through a mixed-use model combining conservation, community programming and commercial activity, sustained by a diversified income base of earned income, grants, donations and community investment.
How to apply
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. Informal conversations welcome before applying.
Send a brief statement of suitability (up to 250 words) and your CV by 20th September 2026
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Inclusive Boards is delighted to be supporting Oaklea Trust in their search for their next Chair of Trustees.
About Oaklea Trust
The Oaklea Trust is a charitable organisation whose purpose is to give vulnerable people the opportunity to live and work as independently as possible within their community. Established in 2002 and based in Cumbria, County Durham and Northumberland, we support disabled, disadvantaged and vulnerable children and adults. Our charitable work supports people of all ages who have Learning Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Mental Health needs, and/or Dementia.
The Oaklea Group is made up of the charity, Oaklea Trust, and its commercial arm, Right2Work. Together, they support people and communities to learn, develop and thrive through person-centred care and support, learning opportunities, and pathways into employment.
This is a unique opportunity to help lead a values-driven organisation that supports people and communities across the North of England to learn, develop and thrive.
About the Chair opportunity
As Chair, you will energise and empower the Board and the Group as a whole. You will foster a culture of openness, collaboration, and constructive debate. You will inspire confidence and ensure the highest standards of governance, integrity and accountability.
You will also help shape the Group’s future impact, supporting our mission to reduce inequality and create opportunities for people and communities to thrive. Through your strategic insight and advocacy, you will help extend our reach, strengthen partnerships and ensure more people can access the care, support and opportunities they need and deserve.
The Chair of the Oaklea Board of Trustees will:
- Ensure the Board functions effectively
- Guide Oaklea Trust’s strategic direction
- Ensure governance oversight
- Represent Oaklea Trust internally and externally
- Evaluate and support the Chief Executive
- Champion the leadership of Committees
We are seeking a new Chair of Trustees who can bring the following experience and capabilities to the role. We recognise that lived experience can offer valuable insights that greatly enhance a role like this, especially when combined with professional expertise.
Experience/Background:
- Experience of strategic leadership and governance within an organisation of equivalent size and complexity to Oaklea Trust, ideally within a Group structure.
- A track record of driving growth and innovation, with the ability to apply insight to support the achievement of Oaklea Trust’s strategic objectives.
- Understanding of the challenges associated with leading and delivering regulated services and the management of the associated risks.
- Ability to constructively challenge and hold space for compassionate and constructive conversations.
- Financial and commercial acumen, including experience in financial planning, oversight, risk management, and the establishment and monitoring of systems of control and accountability.
- Ability to scrutinise and manage financial risk, ensuring long-term financial sustainability and safeguarding against fraud.
- Ability to open doors, build networks and maximise opportunities with a range of stakeholders, funders and partner organisations.
- Previous trustee and/or Chair/Vice Chair experience is desirable.
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