Our Board of Trustees is responsible for setting our strategic direction and monitoring performance and financial viability.

They delegate detailed oversight of some activities to committees and each committee has different members. Some key committees include Bournville Village Trust (BVT) residents. You can read more about each committee further on.

Governance

We have a range of committees, and a community governance structure, that all play an important role in the governance of Bournville Village Trust. Below is a quick visual insight into our governance structure.

You can also find more information about our governance in our Annual Report and Financial Statement, which we publish every year.

The report details our performance, including what we’ve achieved against our corporate aims and a financial review, which explains our performance against value for money (VFM) metrics.

To make sure we’re compliant with the Regulator of Social Housing Consumer standards set out in the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023, we have appointed Hannah Pryce (Company Secretary) as our dedicated lead for consumer standards.

Board of Trustees

Our Board of Trustees set our strategic direction and plans for the future. It also monitors our performance and financial viability, helping build a strong, focused, and resilient organisation driven by our values.

Our deed of foundation requires us to have a number of Cadbury family members on our Board at any one time. Our current Chair of Trustees is Caroline Cadbury, who is the great granddaughter of George Cadbury.

Alison McKittrick is BVT’s Member Responsible for Complaints.  This role champions a positive complaint handling culture at BVT and provides assurance to our Board that complaints are being managed, we are learning from them, and customers are being heard through the process.

You can download and read equalities data for our Board here.

Board of Trustees Equality Data 2025

Adem is a social housing professional with nearly 15 years’ experience in the sector. This experience has ranged from managing tenancies, estates, general needs housing, retirement living, community safety and building compliance. He currently works in the social housing sector for a national social enterprise. This is Adem’s first position as a voluntary Board member and he has a particular interest in Bournville Village Trust’s approach to providing high quality, accessible customer services and delivering safe and sustainable communities. Adem is an independent co-optee on the Board of Trustees.
Adem Mahmoud, BA (Hons)
Alison worked in IT and Finance in the private sector for over 25 years, latterly as UK Business Manager for CSC, a large global IT provider. Whilst starting her career in IT Support she spent the majority of it in Business Management, focused on financial management, business planning and governance. She now has a portfolio career and has over 10 years of experience as a non-executive director. Alison is a board member of Bromsgrove District Housing Trust and chairs their compliance committee. She has held numerous other board and committee positions and was formerly a Director and Chair of Audit at the Wrekin Housing Group and Chair of The Pioneer Group. Alison is also a trustee of the George Fentham Hampton in Arden Charity. For many years she has been actively involved in community fund-raising for both the NSPCC and Cancer Research UK. She is passionate about community building and believes that smaller housing associations are in a unique position to do this. Her specialist skills are in risk management, audit, governance and finance.
Alison Fisher, Vice Chair of Trustees
Alison (BA Hons), (mphil) worked in publishing, particularly on architectural history and design, before living in Latin America for 12 years where she trained as a copy editor and worked in country representative for the charity Project Trust. She now lives in Shrewsbury, working in the administration and governance of the NGO Build It International, which provides construction skills training for young people in Zambia. Alison has volunteered in the national Heritage Open Days as well as in the education programme for the National Trust. More recently she has become involved in her local community, in particular working with stakeholders to keep the town pool and leisure centre accessible, and supporting the local secondary school. Alison is particularly interested in good, sustainable and innovative design as well as place-shaping. She is passionate about the environment and the role of the community within this.
Alison McKittrick, BA (Hons)
Caroline is a qualified accountant and former lecturer. After obtaining a degree in engineering, she went on to qualify as a Chartered Accountant. Caroline worked as a management accountant for a start-up software business and as a tutor and lecturer in accountancy before taking a career break to raise her family. Caroline became a Trustee in 2016 and is Chair of Trustees. She is also a Trustee of the GMC Trust and a governor at Bournville Village Primary School. Whilst passionate about all Bournville Village Trust’s work, Caroline is a strong advocate of mixed tenure communities and multigenerational living, and is particularly interested in education, the environment, the link between good housing and health. She is the great granddaughter of George Cadbury.
Caroline Cadbury, BSc (Hons), MA, Chair of Trustees
Vacant position
Vacant position
Claudia (BA Hons) is a rental property manager in a London-based conservation area. She has previously worked as a charity manager and marketing manager across a variety of sectors and industries including education and entertainment. Claudia has been an ambassador for parents at primary and secondary school level as well as helped with primary school charity fund-raising. She is a great, great granddaughter of George Cadbury and eldest daughter of Roger Cadbury, a former BVT Trustee and Chair. Claudia has a particular interest in housing, community, sustainability, the environment and education.
Claudia Coulson, BA (Hons)
Derek has been involved in third sector organisations for over 30 years and has worked extensively in the social and economic sector, establishing and supporting a number of enterprises. These have included founding several black-led housing associations, Chair of Arts Centre, Trustee for a local endowment trust fund, advisory board member for the UK Jamaican Diaspora, Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Scarman Trust, a national social justice charity, community advisor to the Independent Police Complaints Commission and Commissioner’s Review Group. He was also a member of the Birmingham Commonwealth Diaspora Committee which hosted an International Diaspora Conference in Birmingham. Derek is also a member of the Midlands Residential Property Tribunal. With a keen interest in enterprise development projects which supports local economies and engage people from all walks of life, Derek also has experience in networking with local and central government and a passion for community engagement and social justice programmes which gives voices to local people.
Derek Douglas
George is a barrister who practices commercial, construction and insurance law. He is also a director of two hydroelectric power generating companies. George has worked at the South-West London Law Centres for over 15 years. He has also been a trustee of a Midlands’ land and property business and sat on a Scottish land management committee in North-West Sutherland. George has a particular interest in learning about sustainable housing policy and the role of Bournville Village Trust in this area.
George Woods, BA (Hons), PGDL
Kate has a wide-ranging professional background starting in the trade union movement where she eventually became a National Officer for the public services union, Unison. She then moved into working in local neighbourhood development and regeneration, working for some years as a Neighbourhood Manager in Lozells in Birmingham. From there, Kate’s career evolved into social housing management, and in her last role prior to retirement, she was the Director of Housing and Customer Services at The Pioneer Group in Castle Vale. Kate is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Housing. She is active in her own local neighbourhood of Balsall Heath, where she is a member of a group of local collaborative agencies. She is also a member of the Balsall Heath local history society. Kate has a particular interest in the role communities play in sustaining thriving neighbourhoods. She has a firm belief that strong community contributes to better places, and she is committed to tenant involvement in effective social housing management. Kate is an independent co-optee on the Board of Trustees.
Kate Foley, BA (Hons), MA, MSc
Mark has over 30 years’ experience in marketing, having worked for Microsoft and Vodafone in the past. He runs his own marketing consultancy (Cadbury Communications Ltd). Mark is also the acting Chief Marketing Officer for Bath Recreation, a charity that provides opportunities for everyone, in and around the Bath community, to enjoy recreation in its broadest sense, so that people can lead healthy, active and happy lives. Mark is a trustee of the George Cadbury Trust, SS Great Britain Trust in Bristol, and King’s School Bruton Foundation. Mark is particularly interested in education and how people use community recreational spaces.
Mark Cadbury, BSc (Hons)
William is a Chartered Management Accountant with over 20 years’ of experience in the FMCG sector, having spent 21 years with Kerry Foods, before joining Noble Foods in May 2022. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer for Noble Group, focusing on the development of its teams, growing the business and supporting the transformation to a truly purpose-led business. William is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a trustee of the M&H Cadbury Trust. He has particular interest in supporting young people from diverse backgrounds and working towards a sustainable future, and enjoys working with Bournville Village Trust to further these aims.
William Cadbury, MA (OXON), CGMA

Audit and Assurance Committee

Our Audit and Assurance Committee support the Board of Trustees to fulfil statutory and regulatory obligations by providing independent scrutiny and challenge.

The committee also has oversight of and scrutinises our internal controls, risk management framework, business continuity arrangements and the health and safety management framework. They also have oversight of external and internal audit arrangements, including the production of an annual report, and they monitor compliance with laws and regulations.

Alison worked in IT and Finance in the private sector for over 25 years, latterly as UK Business Manager for CSC, a large global IT provider. Whilst starting her career in IT Support she spent the majority of it in Business Management, focused on financial management, business planning and governance. She now has a portfolio career and has over 10 years of experience as a non-executive director. Alison is a board member of Bromsgrove District Housing Trust and chairs their compliance committee. She has held numerous other board and committee positions and was formerly a Director and Chair of Audit at the Wrekin Housing Group and Chair of The Pioneer Group. Alison is also a trustee of the George Fentham Hampton in Arden Charity. For many years she has been actively involved in community fund-raising for both the NSPCC and Cancer Research UK. She is passionate about community building and believes that smaller housing associations are in a unique position to do this. Her specialist skills are in risk management, audit, governance and finance.
Alison Fisher, Vice Chair of Trustees
Adem is a social housing professional with nearly 15 years’ experience in the sector. This experience has ranged from managing tenancies, estates, general needs housing, retirement living, community safety and building compliance. He currently works in the social housing sector for a national social enterprise. This is Adem’s first position as a voluntary Board member and he has a particular interest in Bournville Village Trust’s approach to providing high quality, accessible customer services and delivering safe and sustainable communities. Adem is an independent co-optee on the Board of Trustees.
Adem Mahmoud, BA (Hons)
David is a qualified accountant with over 25 years’ experience with several West Midlands’ housing associations, including roles as Executive Director of Resources (with responsibility for Finance, Governance, ICT and HR). David is a non-executive director and board member of St. Anne’s Hostel Birmingham, the parent organisation of Spring Housing Association. He is also chair of the group’s Audit Committee. David is also a non-executive director and board member of Bromsgrove & District Housing Trust (BDHT) and a member of their Finance & Investment Committee. He was previously a trustee of Kaleidoscope Plus Group, a mental health charity based in West Bromwich where he was also treasurer for a number of years.
David Saunders
George is a barrister who practices commercial, construction and insurance law. He is also a director of two hydroelectric power generating companies. George has worked at the South-West London Law Centres for over 15 years. He has also been a trustee of a Midlands’ land and property business and sat on a Scottish land management committee in North-West Sutherland. George has a particular interest in learning about sustainable housing policy and the role of Bournville Village Trust in this area.
George Woods, BA (Hons), PGDL
Jo has over 20 years’ experience as a member of the executive management team of one of the largest providers of affordable homes and care and support services in the East Midlands. Her areas of responsibility include governance, people services, health and safety, communications, and strategy and research. Jo started her career as a graduate housing trainee and has leadership experience of operational service delivery in both social housing and care. She is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and has an MBA from Birmingham Business School. Jo is also a board member for Midlands Rural Housing and has eight years’ experience as a trustee of a regional charity, where she chaired their Communications and Fundraising Committee. She is passionate about governance, and co-chairs the National Housing Federation’s Governance Forum.
Jo Tilley

Finance and Investment Committee

The Finance and Investment Committee support our Board of Trustees to oversee matters relating to our Group’s financial, treasury, investment and strategic ICT activities.

Alison worked in IT and Finance in the private sector for over 25 years, latterly as UK Business Manager for CSC, a large global IT provider. Whilst starting her career in IT Support she spent the majority of it in Business Management, focused on financial management, business planning and governance. She now has a portfolio career and has over 10 years of experience as a non-executive director. Alison is a board member of Bromsgrove District Housing Trust and chairs their compliance committee. She has held numerous other board and committee positions and was formerly a Director and Chair of Audit at the Wrekin Housing Group and Chair of The Pioneer Group. Alison is also a trustee of the George Fentham Hampton in Arden Charity. For many years she has been actively involved in community fund-raising for both the NSPCC and Cancer Research UK. She is passionate about community building and believes that smaller housing associations are in a unique position to do this. Her specialist skills are in risk management, audit, governance and finance.
Alison Fisher, Vice Chair of Trustees
Caroline is a qualified accountant and former lecturer. After obtaining a degree in engineering, she went on to qualify as a Chartered Accountant. Caroline worked as a management accountant for a start-up software business and as a tutor and lecturer in accountancy before taking a career break to raise her family. Caroline became a Trustee in 2016 and is Chair of Trustees. She is also a Trustee of the GMC Trust and a governor at Bournville Village Primary School. Whilst passionate about all Bournville Village Trust’s work, Caroline is a strong advocate of mixed tenure communities and multigenerational living, and is particularly interested in education, the environment, the link between good housing and health. She is the great granddaughter of George Cadbury.
Caroline Cadbury, BSc (Hons), MA, Chair of Trustees
Claudia (BA Hons) is a rental property manager in a London-based conservation area. She has previously worked as a charity manager and marketing manager across a variety of sectors and industries including education and entertainment. Claudia has been an ambassador for parents at primary and secondary school level as well as helped with primary school charity fund-raising. She is a great, great granddaughter of George Cadbury and eldest daughter of Roger Cadbury, a former BVT Trustee and Chair. Claudia has a particular interest in housing, community, sustainability, the environment and education.
Claudia Coulson, BA (Hons)
Kate has a wide-ranging professional background starting in the trade union movement where she eventually became a National Officer for the public services union, Unison. She then moved into working in local neighbourhood development and regeneration, working for some years as a Neighbourhood Manager in Lozells in Birmingham. From there, Kate’s career evolved into social housing management, and in her last role prior to retirement, she was the Director of Housing and Customer Services at The Pioneer Group in Castle Vale. Kate is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Housing. She is active in her own local neighbourhood of Balsall Heath, where she is a member of a group of local collaborative agencies. She is also a member of the Balsall Heath local history society. Kate has a particular interest in the role communities play in sustaining thriving neighbourhoods. She has a firm belief that strong community contributes to better places, and she is committed to tenant involvement in effective social housing management. Kate is an independent co-optee on the Board of Trustees.
Kate Foley, BA (Hons), MA, MSc
William is a Chartered Management Accountant with over 20 years’ of experience in the FMCG sector, having spent 21 years with Kerry Foods, before joining Noble Foods in May 2022. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer for Noble Group, focusing on the development of its teams, growing the business and supporting the transformation to a truly purpose-led business. William is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a trustee of the M&H Cadbury Trust. He has particular interest in supporting young people from diverse backgrounds and working towards a sustainable future, and enjoys working with Bournville Village Trust to further these aims.
William Cadbury, MA (OXON), CGMA

Customer and Neighbourhoods Committee

The Customer and Neighbourhoods Committee is responsible for focusing on service quality and outcomes for customers. This includes reviewing themes from inspections, customer experience data, changes in legislation and best practice and other reports. The committee makes sure the voice of customers shapes all aspects of how we deliver services. They have a particular oversight of how the following services impact our customers:

  • Customer services
  • Housing and neighbourhoods services
  • Supporting people services
  • Estates and Stewardship services (with detailed performance at Lawley & Lightmoor overseen by the relevant management committee and Bournville Village overseen by the Estate Management and Scheme Committee)
  • Community building and championing people activities
  • Repairs and maintenance services
  • Planned maintenance and capital programmes.

We will soon be recruiting for four tenants to join this committee.

Adem is a social housing professional with nearly 15 years’ experience in the sector. This experience has ranged from managing tenancies, estates, general needs housing, retirement living, community safety and building compliance. He currently works in the social housing sector for a national social enterprise. This is Adem’s first position as a voluntary Board member and he has a particular interest in Bournville Village Trust’s approach to providing high quality, accessible customer services and delivering safe and sustainable communities. Adem is an independent co-optee on the Board of Trustees.
Adem Mahmoud, BA (Hons)
Alison (BA Hons), (mphil) worked in publishing, particularly on architectural history and design, before living in Latin America for 12 years where she trained as a copy editor and worked in country representative for the charity Project Trust. She now lives in Shrewsbury, working in the administration and governance of the NGO Build It International, which provides construction skills training for young people in Zambia. Alison has volunteered in the national Heritage Open Days as well as in the education programme for the National Trust. More recently she has become involved in her local community, in particular working with stakeholders to keep the town pool and leisure centre accessible, and supporting the local secondary school. Alison is particularly interested in good, sustainable and innovative design as well as place-shaping. She is passionate about the environment and the role of the community within this.
Alison McKittrick, BA (Hons)
Dean O’Leary
Derek has been involved in third sector organisations for over 30 years and has worked extensively in the social and economic sector, establishing and supporting a number of enterprises. These have included founding several black-led housing associations, Chair of Arts Centre, Trustee for a local endowment trust fund, advisory board member for the UK Jamaican Diaspora, Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Scarman Trust, a national social justice charity, community advisor to the Independent Police Complaints Commission and Commissioner’s Review Group. He was also a member of the Birmingham Commonwealth Diaspora Committee which hosted an International Diaspora Conference in Birmingham. Derek is also a member of the Midlands Residential Property Tribunal. With a keen interest in enterprise development projects which supports local economies and engage people from all walks of life, Derek also has experience in networking with local and central government and a passion for community engagement and social justice programmes which gives voices to local people.
Derek Douglas
Kate has a wide-ranging professional background starting in the trade union movement where she eventually became a National Officer for the public services union, Unison. She then moved into working in local neighbourhood development and regeneration, working for some years as a Neighbourhood Manager in Lozells in Birmingham. From there, Kate’s career evolved into social housing management, and in her last role prior to retirement, she was the Director of Housing and Customer Services at The Pioneer Group in Castle Vale. Kate is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Housing. She is active in her own local neighbourhood of Balsall Heath, where she is a member of a group of local collaborative agencies. She is also a member of the Balsall Heath local history society. Kate has a particular interest in the role communities play in sustaining thriving neighbourhoods. She has a firm belief that strong community contributes to better places, and she is committed to tenant involvement in effective social housing management. Kate is an independent co-optee on the Board of Trustees.
Kate Foley, BA (Hons), MA, MSc
Karen has dedicated the past 30 years to working as a foster carer, providing a safe, supportive and nurturing home to children of all ages from a wide range of backgrounds. Her extensive experience has given her a deep understanding of the diverse needs of the children and families she has supported. Karen began her working life in the Civil Service where she developed organisation and administrative skills that have benefitted her throughout her working life. Before becoming a full-time foster carer, Karen worked in an administration role within the NHS. She describes herself as a people person with strong values, integrity and compassion and believes in treating everyone with fairness and respect. With more time in her life now, Karen is keen to give back to her community; using her experience, empathy and commitment to make a positive difference to the lives of others.
Karen McKeown
Mary is a public servant of 45 years with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and its predecessors. Her current role is Customer Service Manager/Jobcentre Manager. She partially retired two years ago but her passion and ambition for her job has not diminished. She has done voluntary work with Harborne Churches (preparing and distributing food for the homeless community) and has also volunteered with St Marys Hospice and voluntarily managed a netball team. She is a qualified netball referee. Mary has contributed to the work of a Bournville Village Trust Scrutiny Panel and feels her professional experience within the DWP aligns closely with our aims and values — particularly around fairness, accountability, and improving outcomes for those in need. She is looking forward to using her experience to help articulate community concerns clearly and constructively, making sure tenants’ perspectives are an intrinsic part of the way forward.
Mary Ruane
Michael recently retired from his work as an international Training Consultant, Facilitator and Presenter. His passion is about 'making what matters...brilliant'. His 22-year freelance consultancy career is based on creating and delivering high-impact, memorable and differentiating employee and customer experience training solutions that support organisational brands, cultures, values and competencies. Michael has worked with global brands across retail, communications, healthcare, distribution and hospitality. He played a vital role as a Covid Practitioner during the pandemic and was responsible locally for the management and delivery of the Covid Vaccine Campaigns as part of the UK NHS National Covid Roll-Out Programme.
Michael Niven

Place-shaping Committee

This committee is focused on strategic thinking that supports our Board of Trustees to develop medium and long term plans aligned to our corporate aim of place-shaping. Our place-shaping aim is focused on creating and sustaining thriving, well-designed and connected neighbourhoods that are well-managed and sustainable.

Alison (BA Hons), (mphil) worked in publishing, particularly on architectural history and design, before living in Latin America for 12 years where she trained as a copy editor and worked in country representative for the charity Project Trust. She now lives in Shrewsbury, working in the administration and governance of the NGO Build It International, which provides construction skills training for young people in Zambia. Alison has volunteered in the national Heritage Open Days as well as in the education programme for the National Trust. More recently she has become involved in her local community, in particular working with stakeholders to keep the town pool and leisure centre accessible, and supporting the local secondary school. Alison is particularly interested in good, sustainable and innovative design as well as place-shaping. She is passionate about the environment and the role of the community within this. Alison is BVT’s Member Responsible for Complaints. This role champions a positive complaint handling culture at BVT and provides assurance to our Board that complaints are being managed, we are learning from them, and customers are being heard through the process.
Alison McKittrick, BA (Hons)
Alison worked in IT and Finance in the private sector for over 25 years, latterly as UK Business Manager for CSC, a large global IT provider. Whilst starting her career in IT Support she spent the majority of it in Business Management, focused on financial management, business planning and governance. She now has a portfolio career and has over 10 years of experience as a non-executive director. Alison is a board member of Bromsgrove District Housing Trust and chairs their compliance committee. She has held numerous other board and committee positions and was formerly a Director and Chair of Audit at the Wrekin Housing Group and Chair of The Pioneer Group. Alison is also a trustee of the George Fentham Hampton in Arden Charity. For many years she has been actively involved in community fund-raising for both the NSPCC and Cancer Research UK. She is passionate about community building and believes that smaller housing associations are in a unique position to do this. Her specialist skills are in risk management, audit, governance and finance.
Alison Fisher, Vice Chair of Trustees
Caroline is a qualified accountant and former lecturer. After obtaining a degree in engineering, she went on to qualify as a Chartered Accountant. Caroline worked as a management accountant for a start-up software business and as a tutor and lecturer in accountancy before taking a career break to raise her family. Caroline became a Trustee in 2016 and is Chair of Trustees. She is also a Trustee of the GMC Trust and a governor at Bournville Village Primary School. Whilst passionate about all Bournville Village Trust’s work, Caroline is a strong advocate of mixed tenure communities and multigenerational living, and is particularly interested in education, the environment, the link between good housing and health. She is the great granddaughter of George Cadbury.
Caroline Cadbury, BSc (Hons), MA, Chair of Trustees
Claudia (BA Hons) is a rental property manager in a London-based conservation area. She has previously worked as a charity manager and marketing manager across a variety of sectors and industries including education and entertainment. Claudia has been an ambassador for parents at primary and secondary school level as well as helped with primary school charity fund-raising. She is a great, great granddaughter of George Cadbury and eldest daughter of Roger Cadbury, a former BVT Trustee and Chair. Claudia has a particular interest in housing, community, sustainability, the environment and education.
Claudia Coulson, BA (Hons)
Mark has over 30 years’ experience in marketing, having worked for Microsoft and Vodafone in the past. He runs his own marketing consultancy (Cadbury Communications Ltd). Mark is also the acting Chief Marketing Officer for Bath Recreation, a charity that provides opportunities for everyone, in and around the Bath community, to enjoy recreation in its broadest sense, so that people can lead healthy, active and happy lives. Mark is a trustee of the George Cadbury Trust, SS Great Britain Trust in Bristol, and King’s School Bruton Foundation. Mark is particularly interested in education and how people use community recreational spaces.
Mark Cadbury, BSc (Hons)
Vacant position
Vacant position

Remuneration Committee

Our Remuneration Committee help our Board of Trustees to review and make recommendations on matters concerning the remuneration of Executive staff. They recommend and oversee a process for the performance review of the Chief Executive and consider an annual pay award and benefits package for employees.

Alison worked in IT and Finance in the private sector for over 25 years, latterly as UK Business Manager for CSC, a large global IT provider. Whilst starting her career in IT Support she spent the majority of it in Business Management, focused on financial management, business planning and governance. She now has a portfolio career and has over 10 years of experience as a non-executive director. Alison is a board member of Bromsgrove District Housing Trust and chairs their compliance committee. She has held numerous other board and committee positions and was formerly a Director and Chair of Audit at the Wrekin Housing Group and Chair of The Pioneer Group. Alison is also a trustee of the George Fentham Hampton in Arden Charity. For many years she has been actively involved in community fund-raising for both the NSPCC and Cancer Research UK. She is passionate about community building and believes that smaller housing associations are in a unique position to do this. Her specialist skills are in risk management, audit, governance and finance.
Alison Fisher, Vice Chair of Trustees
Caroline is a qualified accountant and former lecturer. After obtaining a degree in engineering, she went on to qualify as a Chartered Accountant. Caroline worked as a management accountant for a start-up software business and as a tutor and lecturer in accountancy before taking a career break to raise her family. Caroline became a Trustee in 2016 and is Chair of Trustees. She is also a Trustee of the GMC Trust and a governor at Bournville Village Primary School. Whilst passionate about all Bournville Village Trust’s work, Caroline is a strong advocate of mixed tenure communities and multigenerational living, and is particularly interested in education, the environment, the link between good housing and health. She is the great granddaughter of George Cadbury.
Caroline Cadbury, BSc (Hons), MA, Chair of Trustees
Claudia (BA Hons) is a rental property manager in a London-based conservation area. She has previously worked as a charity manager and marketing manager across a variety of sectors and industries including education and entertainment. Claudia has been an ambassador for parents at primary and secondary school level as well as helped with primary school charity fund-raising. She is a great, great granddaughter of George Cadbury and eldest daughter of Roger Cadbury, a former BVT Trustee and Chair. Claudia has a particular interest in housing, community, sustainability, the environment and education.
Claudia Coulson, BA (Hons)
Kate has a wide-ranging professional background starting in the trade union movement where she eventually became a National Officer for the public services union, Unison. She then moved into working in local neighbourhood development and regeneration, working for some years as a Neighbourhood Manager in Lozells in Birmingham. From there, Kate’s career evolved into social housing management, and in her last role prior to retirement, she was the Director of Housing and Customer Services at The Pioneer Group in Castle Vale. Kate is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Housing. She is active in her own local neighbourhood of Balsall Heath, where she is a member of a group of local collaborative agencies. She is also a member of the Balsall Heath local history society. Kate has a particular interest in the role communities play in sustaining thriving neighbourhoods. She has a firm belief that strong community contributes to better places, and she is committed to tenant involvement in effective social housing management. Kate is an independent co-optee on the Board of Trustees.
Kate Foley, BA (Hons), MA, MSc
William is a Chartered Management Accountant with over 20 years’ of experience in the FMCG sector, having spent 21 years with Kerry Foods, before joining Noble Foods in May 2022. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer for Noble Group, focusing on the development of its teams, growing the business and supporting the transformation to a truly purpose-led business. William is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a trustee of the M&H Cadbury Trust. He has particular interest in supporting young people from diverse backgrounds and working towards a sustainable future, and enjoys working with Bournville Village Trust to further these aims.
William Cadbury, MA (OXON), CGMA

Estate Management and Scheme Committee

The Estate Management and Scheme Committee is responsible for meeting the requirements of the Bournville Village Trust Scheme of Management, established under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967. The Committee has oversight of our estate and stewardship services, delivered as part of the Bournville Village Trust Scheme of Management. This includes ensuring compliance with the Bournville Estate Design Guide and making sure Bournville charge-payers receive value for money and resident-focused services.

Andrew was an NHS GP in Birmingham for around 38 years and was on the local medical committee for many years. He chaired several committees related to this work. He is the vice-Chair of Birmingham Crisis Centre, Chair of the Lapal Canal Trust, has been on the management committee of the Stonehouse Gang for nearly 40 years, and is a Trustee of Saving Lives International. Locally, Andrew is vice-Chair of Bournville Village Council and a Trustee of the Friends of Bournville Park.
Dr Andrew Hardie
Bill is the Bournville Village Council representative on the committee.
Bill Rice
Caroline is a qualified accountant and former lecturer. After obtaining a degree in engineering, she went on to qualify as a Chartered Accountant. Caroline worked as a management accountant for a start-up software business and as a tutor and lecturer in accountancy before taking a career break to raise her family. Caroline became a Trustee in 2016 and is Chair of Trustees. She is also a Trustee of the GMC Trust and a governor at Bournville Village Primary School. Whilst passionate about all Bournville Village Trust’s work, Caroline is a strong advocate of mixed tenure communities and multigenerational living, and is particularly interested in education, the environment, the link between good housing and health. She is the great granddaughter of George Cadbury.
Caroline Cadbury, BSc (Hons), MA, Chair of Trustees
Derek has been involved in third sector organisations for over 30 years and has worked extensively in the social and economic sector, establishing and supporting a number of enterprises. These have included founding several black-led housing associations, Chair of Arts Centre, Trustee for a local endowment trust fund, advisory board member for the UK Jamaican Diaspora, Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Scarman Trust, a national social justice charity, community advisor to the Independent Police Complaints Commission and Commissioner’s Review Group. He was also a member of the Birmingham Commonwealth Diaspora Committee which hosted an International Diaspora Conference in Birmingham. Derek is also a member of the Midlands Residential Property Tribunal. With a keen interest in enterprise development projects which supports local economies and engage people from all walks of life, Derek also has experience in networking with local and central government and a passion for community engagement and social justice programmes which gives voices to local people.
Derek Douglas
Natalie is a lifelong resident of Shenley and has experienced first-hand the benefits of growing up there. She feels strongly that the green open spaces, gardens, allotments and neighbourhood design of the Shenley Estate has contributed positively to an active and social childhood. Natalie's personal experience is a strong motivating factor in wanting to support the work and growth of Bournville Village Trust. Natalie works for a Trade Union and has campaigned on behalf of workers for better working rights and practices. She believes that at the heart of successful projects is the committed individuals who help inform and guide existing practices so that necessary changes can be made. Natalie hopes to be that bridge between Shenley residents and the Estate Management and Scheme Committee so that the Shenley neighbourhood continues to be a safe, enjoyable and practical place to live. Natalie is particularly interested in future-informed neighbourhood design and maintenance, mixed social housing estates and new approaches to environmental sustainability in housing.
Natalie Saxon
Richard is the Weoley Hill Village Council representative on the committee.
Richard Trengrouse

Lawley Management Committee

The Lawley Management Committee oversee Estates and Stewardship services and activities in Lawley, Telford, in line with relevant organisation policies. It is focused on making sure Lawley charge-payers receive value for money and resident-focused services. You can read more about this committee on Lawley’s dedicated website.

Lightmoor Management Committee

The Lightmoor Village Management Committee oversee Estates and Stewardship services and activities at in Lightmoor Village, Telford, in line with relevant organisation policies. It is focused on making sure Lightmoor charge-payers receive value for money and resident-focused services. You can read more about this committee on Lightmoor Village’s dedicated website.

Structure

There are other organisations that form the wider BVT group including:

  • Bournville Works Housing Society (BWHS) is a registered provider and its board is coterminous with BVT’s Board. BWHS also has shareholders.  You can download the BWHS Shareholding Membership Policy and application form at the bottom of this page.
  • Bournville Almshouse Trust (BAT) is a linked charity with the BVT Board as its trustees.
  • Bournville Village Developments (BVD) is a company with the Executive team as its directors.
  • Bournville Village Enterprises (BVE) is a company with the Executive team as its directors.
BWHS shareholding policy

Application form to become a BWHS shareholder

You can see Bournville Village Trust’s organisational structure below.

Organisational structure – September 2026

Published on: Wednesday July 3, 2024