Governance

Sarum College is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up by a Memorandum of Association on 25 March 2015.

The College’s wholly owned subsidiary, Sarum College Services Limited, provides hospitality at Sarum College under licence from the College.

The Sarum College Board of Trustees are ultimately responsible for the management and administration of the College. Their responsibilities include

• Sarum’s policy, finances, budget and management;
• envisioning Sarum’s future;
• planning Sarum’s strategic direction;
• giving guidance and direction to the College Leadership Team.

Trustees are asked to complete a declaration of Interests form. View it here

The Principal, working with the College Leadership Team, is responsible for Sarum’s day-to-day management.

There are four Sarum College Board of Trustee subcommittees:

• • Finance & General Purposes Committee
  • Board of Studies
  • Chairs’ Executive Committee
  • Nominations Committee

The Trustee Body

Foundation Trustees

The Bishop of Salisbury

The Rt Revd Stephen Lake

The Bishop of Bath & Wells

In April 2022 Downing Street announced that the Rt Revd Michael Beasley was to become the 80th Bishop of Bath and Wells. Bishop Michael will formally take up his role in the autumn when he will be installed in a service at Wells Cathedral on Saturday, 12 November at 15:00.

Nominative Trustees

The Rt Revd Dr Alastair Redfern              Chair of Trustees

The Very Revd Simon Jarratt
Mr Timothy Mynott
Sir Marcus O’Lone
Mrs Emma Osborne
Prof Jane Shaw

The Revd Canon Edward Probert

Biographies

The Rt Revd Dr Alastair Redfern is Chair of the Clewer Initiative (the Church of England response to modern slavery), a founder and trustee of the Global Sustainability Network, a trustee of the Amar foundation. He is Chair of the Advisory Panel of the Independent Anti Slavery Commissioner and a member of the Advisory Panel of the AHRC Policy and Evidence Centre. He also serves as Assistant Bishop in the Dioceses of Salisbury and Bath and Wells.

The Very Revd Simon Jarratt studied natural sciences at Cambridge university, specialising in the history and philosophy of science. After graduating he worked for four years as a computer programmer for British Rail in Crewe. It was there that he felt a deeper sense of the reality of God’s presence in prayer and where he was baptised and confirmed as an adult.

In 1988 he joined the Anglican Benedictine community of Elmore Abbey, Speen, Newbury. As a junior monk he studied theology and religious studies at Leeds University whilst living with the Community of the Resurrection at Mirfield. He made his life profession at Elmore in 1994 and worked as Librarian and amongst other duties for a time was in charge of the incense making department. He was elected Conventual Prior of the community in 2005 and in 2010 oversaw the move to St Benedict’s Priory, Salisbury, which is located in the former Principal’s house of Sarum College. He was elected a Trustee of Sarum College in 2018.

Mr Tim Mynott has been a Trustee of Sarum College since July 2019, assisting with finance management. Having attended Eastboune College, Tim took articles as a trainee chartered accountant in the City, qualifying in 1980. Post qualification experience was gained with KPMG in Johannesburg and London before moving to West Sussex as finance director of a systems software house. Additional experience in large companies followed, with a move to Salisbury in 1993 as finance director of the Hendy Group, a substantial vehicle dealership operation. In 2002 Tim set up his own company acting as part-time Finance Director for small and medium companies, specializing in business plans and acquiring/selling companies for clients, and was recently Head of Finance for The Trussell Trust. Tim is also a trustee of NFS Mediation, a charity based in Southampton, as well as Hon. Treasurer for several other not-for-profit organisations. Two of Tim’s three children were choristers, and he has been a steward at Salisbury Cathedral since 2001. When not with his family, or working, Tim is an active sportsman – cricket, tennis and golf – being fortunate to represent England Over 60s during their successful cricket tour to Australia in 2016.

Sir Marcus O’Lone is a retired Chartered Surveyor having spent most of his career managing large landed Estates initially for the Marquess of Salisbury on the Hatfield and Cranborne Estates, then for the Crown Estate at Windsor Great Park and finally for over twenty years for Her Majesty the Queen looking after the Sandringham Estate. He has had a wide experience of residential, commercial and rural property including being responsible for hospitality businesses and retail activities. As a trustee he is helping the Director of Finance & Facilities with the repair and maintenance of Sarum College.

Mrs Emma Osborne has worked in finance for over 30 years, mainly in investment management, including latterly as Chief Investment Officer for the Chubb Corporation’s international assets, and has also had experience in risk management for Credit Suisse’s banking operations.

She is currently a member of the Church of England’s Pensions Board and on its Investment Committee and was previously a Church Commissioner. She is a Lay Canon of Salisbury Cathedral and a member of the Cathedral’s Finance Advisory Group. She is on the board of VisionFund International, a US-domiciled Christian microfinance charity, and chairman of its Audit and Risk Committee. She has a BA/MA from Oxford University in Mathematics and Philosophy.

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In accordance with best practice guidance for charities to publish Board of Trustee minutes to promote transparency, in 2022, Sarum College Trustees agreed to publish the minutes from the Open Business part of their meetings once they have been approved.

Follow the links below to view the Minutes currently available.

Sarum College Board of Trustees 23 March 2022 minutes

Sarum College Board of Trustees 23 June 2022 minutes