Our Members
Members ensure that the vision and values of the Trust are upheld. They are tasked with assessing if the Trustees are performing well by ensuring that the purpose of the Trust is being met, and its charitable objects are being fulfilled.
A Member may not be an employee of the Trust.
Member - Mr Clifford Hampton BA FCA
Cliff had a distinguished career in the City of London as a partner in Spicer & Pegler, Chartered Accountants, Chaired two Lloyd’s Underwriting Agencies and was Chairman of two Investment Banking businesses.
He has had a long involvement with the Education sector at The Godolphin & Latymer School, where he held several roles on the Governing Body over 23 years, including five years as Chairman of Governors and four years as Chairman of the school’s Bursary Fund.
Currently, he is Chairman of Opportunity International UK, a micro-finance charity which supports over 14,000 schools mainly in Africa and India. He is a former Chairman and Director of the Global Board of the Charity.
Cliff is a keen fisherman and plays golf and croquet. He is a supporter of The Philharmonia Orchestra and Garsington Opera.
Member - Christopher Smyth
TBA
Member - Lord Young of Cookham
George Young was a Member of Parliament from 1974 to 2015, serving in the Governments of Margaret Thatcher, John Major, David Cameron and Theresa May. His posts included Secretary of State for Transport, Government Chief Whip and Leader of the House of Commons. He was made a Companion of Honour in 2012, and created a Life Peer in 2015.
His family have lived in Cookham for 250 years, and his children attended Holy Trinity Primary School, Cookham and Furze Platt Comprehensive School in Maidenhead. He has been a School Governor in Lambeth and Ealing, and his wife, Aurelia, was Chair of Governors at Cookham Nursery.