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Structure and Governance

 

The Gunnersbury Museum and Park Development Trust is a Company Limited by Guarantee No 9152522 and a Registered Charity No 1168709. In 2023, the Trust acquired the Gunnersbury Community Interest Company (CIC), a non-profit created to serve the community, with any surplus from commercial trading reinvested to support its social mission.

Our Volunteer Board Members

 

Both Gunnersbury’s Trustee Board and CIC Board are comprised of committed volunteers united by a shared passion for preserving and promoting Gunnersbury Park and Museum as a vital community resource. Board members freely give their time to oversee the strategic direction and financial health of the Trust and its trading subsidiary, maintaining accountability and transparency.

Gunnersbury has so much to offer, from our Grade II* listed heritage park to our history museum, our celebrations of life in West London, sports and recreational facilities. The diversity of this offering is mirrored by a broad range of backgrounds and experience across our two boards. This includes knowledge and understanding of the local area and its diverse communities, of the heritage and cultural sector, public parks and green spaces. Our trustees have experience in fundraising, communications, community engagement, accountancy, project management/strategic planning and HR, while the volunteer NEDs on our trading subsidiary’s board have commercial, entrepreneurial expertise and familiarity with the leisure, hospitality and events industries.

We are always happy to hear from enthusiastic, motivated members of the local community interested in helping develop and shape one of the area’s most important and popular amenities.

Gunnersbury Trust

Chair - Professor James Knowles

Professor James Knowles has recently been appointed as Vice-
Chancellor of Solent University, Southampton


Sacha Rathore

Sacha Rathore works as Public Health Officer for Hounslow Council.

 

Howard Simmons

Howard Simmons has worked in the private, public and voluntary sectors in roles from grass roots community work to strategic management and at Board level.


Rebecca Ball

Rebecca Ball is currently Museum Development Officer for Central and East London, based at the London Museum. She has previously held project management and partnership roles within National Programmes both at the Natural History Museum and Tate.


Hiren Dhimar

Hiren Dhimar is the Programme Director for the Shared Rural Network programme at Building Digital UK. He was previously on the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee.

 

Cllr Kim Nagpal

Cllr Kim Nagpal is the councillor for the ward of Northfield in Ealing council.


Kevin Mahoney

Kevin Mahoney is a chartered Surveyor with over 30 years experience of commercial development and asset management across Europe.


lan Hutchinson

lan Hutchinson is a senior director with extensive strategic and operational experience in all aspects of media

Joanna McKelvey

Joanna McKelvey is Head of Procurement & Contract Management for the Royal
Botanic Gardens.

Cllr Salman Shaheen

Cllr Salman Shaheen is a Labour councillor and Cabinet Member for Parking, Parks & Leisure on Hounslow Council

Gunnersbury CIC

The CIC Board is made up of seven directors of which five are also Trustees of The Gunnersbury Museum and Park Development Trust

Sacha Rathore

Rebecca Ball

Kevin Mahoney

Joanna McKelvey

lan Hutchinson

Martin Lofnes

Martin Lofnes is an experienced director having been Chief Financial Officer in
food and garden products companies for many years.

Louise Turner

Louise Turner is a marketing and management consultant with over 20 years of international corporate experience in the arts, culture, and heritage sector. Louise has previously worked at Tate and has also been involved with the Natural History Museum, V&A, Museum of London, Royal Academy and Ham House.

Current opportunities – 2025-6 Recruitment Round

Specific opportunities in line with the board’s periodic succession planning include the following:

  1. Capital fund raising
  2. Charity law and regulation
  3. Environmental sustainability
  4. Museum operations including collections, conservation and curatorial practice
  5. Events and hospitality industry

Demonstration of these specific knowledge areas would generally be by means of experience at a senior level either in executive or previous governance roles.
Candidates should also demonstrate a knowledge of and affinity with Gunnersbury as a community asset and should share a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.

To register your interest in volunteering on our trustee board please follow the link: Gunnersbury Museum and Park Development Trust via Peridot Partners.