Meet the team behind Worcestershire Community Foundation

We have a wonderful team of local patrons and trustees who believe passionately in Worcestershire and are committed to making a difference to communities across the county.

President

Lord-Lieutenant

The Lord-Lieutenant Beatrice Grant

Our Trustees

Jonathan Chenevix-Trench

Jonathan Chenevix-Trench
(Chair)

Tamar Thompson
(Vice-Chair)

David Shaw

David Shaw
Chair of Fundraising & Development Committee

Nick Wentworth-Stanley

Nick Wentworth-Stanley DL
Chair of Finance & Governance Committee

Mark Yates

Kathy Leather

Kathy Leather-Lloyd

Mark Jackson, OBE

Mark Jackson OBE
Chair of Grants Committee

Oliver Carpenter

Oliver Carpenter

Timothy Venner

Timothy Venner

Patrons

Robert Sykes OBE

Jeremy-Clarke-Morris

Jeremy Clarke-Morris

Patrick Holcroft

Lt Col Patrick Holcroft CVO OBE

Richard Amphlett

Andrew Grant

Staff

Lucy Wells, Director

Lucy Wells
(Director)

Karen McVeigh, Grants & Funding Officer

Karen McVeigh
(Grants & Funding Officer)

Sarah Gurney
(Finance Officer)

Our Impact

£ 2925638 +

Total grants
(2020-Jan 2025)

£ 617539

Total grants
(Apr 2023-Jan 2025)

£ 6640

Average Grant size

93 +

Number of grants
(Apr 2023-Jan 2025)

Testimonials

Our Way Self Advocacy – Image

We have found WCF to be very helpful and responsive to our queries. Our members have got a lot out of the project and we have already seen changes in people’s openness to Hate and Mate Crime. This project has supported the building and maintaining of partnerships with both the Police and Victim Support.

Our Way Self Advocacy – Cat Bennett, Manager
Bromsgrove and Redditch Welcome Refugees – Image

The grant has proved a valuable contribution to our running costs, allowing us to continue to provide support and activities to those in need, and to help them integrate into our communities.

Bromsgrove and Redditch Welcome Refugees – Bob Jefford - Committee Member
Catshill Food Bank Image

“We cannot express enough what your help has meant. Our usual routes of donations dried up and without the financial support we wouldn’t have been able to continue. Your contribution to this has been so helpful for us.”

Catshill Food Bank
Worcester Community Trust – Image

WCT has really appreciated how this funding has benefited survivors of domestic abuse from international communities. Thank you.

Worcester Community Trust – Caitlin Parmar, Project Manager DAWN Project
Helen Gill, CEO, The Monday Night Club Image

“We are immensely grateful for Worcestershire Community Foundation’s unwavering support and genuine interest in our charity. WCF’s interest in our work, their responsiveness, and their belief in our vision have been instrumental in our success. We look forward to continuing our partnership and are truly fortunate to have such a supportive ally in Worcestershire Community Foundation. Thank you for being a vital part of our journey toward a more inclusive and vibrant community.”

Helen Gill, CEO, The Monday Night Club

Our Stories

29th January 2025

Mentor Link Recruit 38 New Volunteer Mentors

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23rd January 2025

The Hub Bromsgrove LGBTQ+ Youth Project

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Our Partners

Mentor Link Image
Yellow Scarf Image
Bromsgrove & Redditch Welcomes Refugees Image
Sandycroft Centre Image
Maggs Day Centre Image
Aurum Image
Stepway Image
The Hub Bromsgrove Image
Wyre Forest & South Worcestershire Nightstop Image
Our Way Self Advocacy Image
Worcester Theatres Image
Oasis Community Hub Warndon Image
Open Trail Image
St Paul’s Hostel Image
West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner Image
Spectrum Days Image
Alzheimer’s Society Image
New College Worcester Image
Like U Image
Caring Hands In the Vale Image
Malvern Hills Foodbank Image
Worcester Warriors Community Foundation Image
Catshill Baptist Church Image
Megan Baker House Image
The Wyre Forest Hospice Image
Wellbeing and Recovery College Image
West Mercia Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centre Image
YSS Image
Young Solutions Image
Worcestershire County Council Image
Worcester Snoezelen Image
Worcester City Council Image
Worcester Cares Image
Worcester Community Trust Image
Unlocking Potential Image
University of Worcester Image
UK Community Foundations Image
The Monday Night Club Image
The Forge Image
Tampon Tax Community Fund Image
High Sheriff Image
Ryce Image
Redditch Boxing Academy Image
Pershore Riverside Youth Centre Image
Our Side Image
Jigsaw Image
#iwill Image
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Image
Harrison Clark Rickerbys Image
DRPG Image
Cottage in the Wood Image
Community First Image
CCLA Image
Bromsgrove and Redditch Network Image
Bradley Haynes Law Image
Kendall Wadley Image
Sanctuary Image
Malvern Image
Homexperts Image
Hewitt Image
Goodrich Image
Worcester Ambassadors Image
Worcester Bosch Image
White Image