About Gane Trust
About Gane Trust
About
Gane Trust
Our Story
Our Story
Our Story
The Gane Charitable Trust was established in 1954 thanks to an endowment from Crofton Gane (1877 - 1967).
The Gane Charitable Trust was established in 1954 thanks to an endowment from Crofton Gane (1877 - 1967).
The Gane Charitable Trust was established in 1954 thanks to an endowment from Crofton Gane (1877 - 1967).
The Gane Charitable Trust was established in 1954 thanks to an endowment from Crofton Gane (1877 - 1967).
Crofton Gane, a Quaker, pioneering furniture maker and exponent of modernist design who believed in the excellence of craftsmanship and the inherent creative potential of everyone.
Crofton Gane, a Quaker, pioneering furniture maker and exponent of modernist design who believed in the excellence of craftsmanship and the inherent creative potential of everyone.
Crofton Gane, a Quaker, pioneering furniture maker and exponent of modernist design who believed in the excellence of craftsmanship and the inherent creative potential of everyone.
Crofton Gane, a Quaker, pioneering furniture maker and exponent of modernist design who believed in the excellence of craftsmanship and the inherent creative potential of everyone.
Gane employed the leading Bauhaus designer Marcel Breuer and together they showcased furniture for "a new way of living" for the modern world.
Gane employed the leading Bauhaus designer Marcel Breuer and together they showcased furniture for "a new way of living" for the modern world.
Gane employed the leading Bauhaus designer Marcel Breuer and together they showcased furniture for "a new way of living" for the modern world.
Gane employed the leading Bauhaus designer Marcel Breuer and together they showcased furniture for "a new way of living" for the modern world.
Our Strategic Objectives
Our Strategic
Objectives
Our Strategic
Objectives
2023 - 2026
Clarify scope and purpose of grant making to ensure inclusivity.
Clarify scope and purpose of grant making to ensure inclusivity.
Explore potential of grants to promote creativity and wellbeing together.
Explore potential of grants to promote creativity and wellbeing together.
Develop communications with new website and social media presence.
Develop communications with new website and social media presence.
Improve engagement with key university and other partners.
Improve engagement with key university and other partners.
Develop our trustee body with requisite skills and experience.
Develop our trustee body with requisite skills and experience.
Ensure trustees are representative of local communities.
Ensure trustees are representative of local communities.
Clarify scope and purpose of grant-making to ensure inclusivity
Explore potential of grants to promote creativity and wellbeing together
Develop communications with new website and social media presence
Improve engagement with key university and other partners
Develop our trustee body with requisite skills and experience
Ensure trustees are representative of local communities.
Our Trustees
Our Trustees
Our Trustees
Tim Southall - Chairman
Tim Southall - Chairman
Tim Southall - Chairman
Tim Southall - Chairman
Tim has been a trustee since 2017. Artist & maker and retired affordable housing development manager. His work is guided by Quaker principles of Peace, Equality, Truth, Integrity, Simplicity and Sustainability. Following a recent award from Arts Council Tim is taking a blacksmithing course. Tim shortlisted for the Lucca Biennale in 2022 has shown work in Karachi, Bristol and Bath.
Tim has been a trustee since 2017. Artist & maker and retired affordable housing development manager. His work is guided by Quaker principles of Peace, Equality, Truth, Integrity, Simplicity and Sustainability. Following a recent award from Arts Council Tim is taking a blacksmithing course. Tim shortlisted for the Lucca Biennale in 2022 has shown work in Karachi, Bristol and Bath.
Tim has been a trustee since 2017. Artist & maker and retired affordable housing development manager. His work is guided by Quaker principles of Peace, Equality, Truth, Integrity, Simplicity and Sustainability. Following a recent award from Arts Council Tim is taking a blacksmithing course. Tim shortlisted for the Lucca Biennale in 2022 has shown work in Karachi, Bristol and Bath.
Tim has been a trustee since 2017. Artist & maker and retired affordable housing development manager. His work is guided by Quaker principles of Peace, Equality, Truth, Integrity, Simplicity and Sustainability. Following a recent award from Arts Council Tim is taking a blacksmithing course. Tim shortlisted for the Lucca Biennale in 2022 has shown work in Karachi, Bristol and Bath.
Leah Collier - Treasurer
Leah Collier - Treasurer
Leah Collier - Treasurer
Leah Collier - Treasurer
Leah, trustee since 2023, is a Head of Department in local government, with expertise in strategic planning, leadership, and community development. With a deep commitment to fostering vibrant, healthy, and culturally rich communities, Leah is driven by the belief that every individual deserves opportunities to lead a fulfilling life. She also loves art and fashion.
Leah, trustee since 2023, is a Head of Department in local government, with expertise in strategic planning, leadership, and community development. With a deep commitment to fostering vibrant, healthy, and culturally rich communities, Leah is driven by the belief that every individual deserves opportunities to lead a fulfilling life. She also loves art and fashion.
Leah, trustee since 2023, is a Head of Department in local government, with expertise in strategic planning, leadership, and community development. With a deep commitment to fostering vibrant, healthy, and culturally rich communities, Leah is driven by the belief that every individual deserves opportunities to lead a fulfilling life. She also loves art and fashion.
Leah, trustee since 2023, is a Head of Department in local government, with expertise in strategic planning, leadership, and community development. With a deep commitment to fostering vibrant, healthy, and culturally rich communities, Leah is driven by the belief that every individual deserves opportunities to lead a fulfilling life. She also loves art and fashion.
Tom Sowden
Tom
Sowden
Tom Sowden
Tom Sowden
Tom has been a trustee since 2019. A practising artist with a focus on artists' books, he is currently Associate Dean at the Royal College of Art. Prior to this he worked at the University of the West of England and Bath Spa University.
Tom has been a trustee since 2019. A practising artist with a focus on artists' books, he is currently Associate Dean at the Royal College of Art. Prior to this he worked at the University of the West of England and Bath Spa University.
Tom has been a trustee since 2019. A practising artist with a focus on artists' books, he is currently Associate Dean at the Royal College of Art. Prior to this he worked at the University of the West of England and Bath Spa University.
Tom has been a trustee since 2019. A practising artist with a focus on artists' books, he is currently Associate Dean at the Royal College of Art. Prior to this he worked at the University of the West of England and Bath Spa University.
Jeremy Cornwell
Jeremy Cornwell
Jeremy Cornwell
Jeremy Cornwell
Jeremy is a practising designer and maker of contemporary Furniture. With 45 years of commitment to the values and traditions of British craftsmanship, his collections combine hand craft skills with state of the art technology and innovative design.
Jeremy is a practising designer and maker of contemporary Furniture. With 45 years of commitment to the values and traditions of British craftsmanship, his collections combine hand craft skills with state of the art technology and innovative design.
Jeremy is a practising designer and maker of contemporary Furniture. With 45 years of commitment to the values and traditions of British craftsmanship, his collections combine hand craft skills with state of the art technology and innovative design.
Jeremy is a practising designer and maker of contemporary Furniture. With 45 years of commitment to the values and traditions of British craftsmanship, his collections combine hand craft skills with state of the art technology and innovative design.
Georgia Bate
Georgia Bate
Georgia Bate
Georgia Bate
Georgia, trustee since December 2024, is a producer focused on socially-engaged arts, community well-being, and participation. In her home city of Bristol, she has helped establish St Anne’s House, a creative and community hub, connected local communities with international artists at In Between Time, and worked as a social prescriber in the NHS.
Georgia, trustee since December 2024, is a producer focused on socially-engaged arts, community well-being, and participation. In her home city of Bristol, she has helped establish St Anne’s House, a creative and community hub, connected local communities with international artists at In Between Time, and worked as a social prescriber in the NHS.
Georgia, trustee since December 2024, is a producer focused on socially-engaged arts, community well-being, and participation. In her home city of Bristol, she has helped establish St Anne’s House, a creative and community hub, connected local communities with international artists at In Between Time, and worked as a social prescriber in the NHS.
Georgia, trustee since December 2024, is a producer focused on socially-engaged arts, community well-being, and participation. In her home city of Bristol, she has helped establish St Anne’s House, a creative and community hub, connected local communities with international artists at In Between Time, and worked as a social prescriber in the NHS.
Sacha Korsec
Sacha Korsec
Sacha Korsec
Sacha Korsec
Trustee since December 2024, Sacha is all about discovering and supporting local creatives in their projects. French by birth, Bristolian by heart— he’s immersed in Bristol's queer culture, music scene, and loves the breathtaking natural spaces. He works as a fundraising manager for a national charity fighting domestic violence.
Trustee since December 2024, Sacha is all about discovering and supporting local creatives in their projects. French by birth, Bristolian by heart— he’s immersed in Bristol's queer culture, music scene, and loves the breathtaking natural spaces. He works as a fundraising manager for a national charity fighting domestic violence.
Trustee since December 2024, Sacha is all about discovering and supporting local creatives in their projects. French by birth, Bristolian by heart— he’s immersed in Bristol's queer culture, music scene, and loves the breathtaking natural spaces. He works as a fundraising manager for a national charity fighting domestic violence.
Trustee since December 2024, Sacha is all about discovering and supporting local creatives in their projects. French by birth, Bristolian by heart— he’s immersed in Bristol's queer culture, music scene, and loves the breathtaking natural spaces. He works as a fundraising manager for a national charity fighting domestic violence.
Become a Trustee
Become a Trustee
Become a Trustee
Become a Trustee
We are currently seeking to recruit up to three new Board members to join us and we are particularly interested to hear from people with experience in the Arts or Social Care with expertise and experience in the following areas: Social Care & Wellbeing, Craft & Design, Legal & Governance. We would welcome applications from candidates from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, younger people, people with disabilities and other people who are currently underrepresented on our Board of Trustees.
We are currently seeking to recruit up to three new Board members to join us and we are particularly interested to hear from people with experience in the Arts or Social Care with expertise and experience in the following areas: Social Care & Wellbeing, Craft & Design, Legal & Governance. We would welcome applications from candidates from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, younger people, people with disabilities and other people who are currently underrepresented on our Board of Trustees.
We are currently seeking to recruit up to three new Board members to join us and we are particularly interested to hear from people with experience in the Arts or Social Care with expertise and experience in the following areas: Social Care & Wellbeing, Craft & Design, Legal & Governance. We would welcome applications from candidates from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, younger people, people with disabilities and other people who are currently underrepresented on our Board of Trustees.
We are currently seeking to recruit up to three new Board members to join us and we are particularly interested to hear from people with experience in the Arts or Social Care with expertise and experience in the following areas: Social Care & Wellbeing, Craft & Design, Legal & Governance. We would welcome applications from candidates from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, younger people, people with disabilities and other people who are currently underrepresented on our Board of Trustees.
Our Policies
Our Policies
Internal Financial Controls Policy
Internal Financial Controls Policy
Safeguarding & Code of Conduct
Safeguarding & Code of Conduct
Reserves Statement
Reserves Statement
Trustee Expenses Policy
Trustee Expenses Policy
Risk Management Policy
Risk Management Policy
Complaints Policy
Complaints Policy
Conflict of Interest Policy
Conflict of Interest Policy
Fundraising & Investing Charity Funds Policy
Fundraising
& Investing Charity Funds
Policy
Grant-making Policy
Grant-making Policy
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy
Data Protection (GDPR) Policy
Data Protection (GDPR) Policy
Our Policies