Board of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees has ultimate responsibility for LCET and oversees all aspects of our work.
The Board is constituted to represent our stakeholders and provide the skills, knowledge and experience needed to help LCET achieve its aims and make a positive difference to the lives of young people.
In fulfilling this role, The Board seeks to meet the requirements of The Code of Governance for the Voluntary and Community Sector.
The Code, developed by the National Governance Hub and now overseen by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, is based on seven key principles:
Board leadership
The Board in control
The high performance Board
Board review and renewal
Board delegation
Board and trustee integrity
Board openness
The Board of Trustees has fully adopted the practices and principles laid out in the Code.
Board members
Andrew Beale (Chair)
Board member since 2007
Board sub group: Strategy and communication
Andrew is Managing Director of Beales Hotels, a family business founded in 1769. His wide ranging experience in business brings enormous benefits to LCET in supporting our development, marketing and finance strategies. Andrew attends St Mary's Church in Luton and has a family of five children.
Alison Bagg (Vice-Chair)
Board member since 2007
Board sub group: Finance
Alison is Head of the Maths Department at a local secondary school. In a previous career, she was Director of Commercial Services and Business Integration for a large import business. She has helped the finance team develop its budgeting and accounting procedures and heads up the Finance sub group of the Board. She is also mother to two teenagers.
Rev Chris Adams
Board member since 2009
Board sub group: Strategy and communications
Chris has worked extensively with broken and homeless young people and in schools. At present he is a member of the chaplaincy team in Bedford Prison. Chris is also an ordained Priest within the Church of England and has a particular interest in helping LCET engage with the local church.
Chris Barnes
Board member since 2009
Board sub group: Finance
Chris has worked with Local Authorities in regeneration and development for many years, most recently directing the work of the Bedfordshire and Luton Economic Development Project. He is now retired and serves as Chair of Luton Churches Together, as well as serving as a Reader at St Andrew's in Slip End.
Ann Bennett
Board member since 2002
Board sub group: People and policies
Ann has worked in a wide range of roles within education for many years, latterly serving as an OFSTED inspector. She takes a special interest in overseeing the chaplaincy team and its work in the curriculum. She brings to the board a passion for the efficient running of the organisation, which stems from her background in business and industry.
Dermot Horan
Board member since 2006
Board sub group: selfharm.co.uk
Dermot was, for many years, the Head Teacher for Cardinal Newman Roman Catholic School in Luton. Now working as a consultant, Dermot's experience of education is an invaluable asset to the charity. He has also been involved in developing selfharm.co.uk, LCET's project to develop a national self harm resource for young people.
Winnie Kinninmonth
Board member since 2007
Board sub group: People and policies
Winnie has been a social worker since 1976, currently working as Deputy Manager for Luton's Fostering Service. Her work, safeguarding young people in care, means she brings a vital understanding of child protection issues to the Board. Winnie is particularly interested in the therapeutic side of LCET’s work.
