Capacity CEO, Chris Catterall joins Local Trust Board
Our CEO, Chris Catterall is one of four new trustees who have been appointed to place-based investment charity Local Trust’s Board. These appointments now bring a wealth of experience and knowledge from a range of disciplines including local government, property development and national policy.
Joining Chris on the Board of trustees are:
- Matt Bell, Corporate Affairs Director at global property business Grosvenor
- Patrick Melia, Chief Executive of Sunderland City Council
- Charlotte Pickles, Director of think tank, Reform
David Warner, Chair of Local Trust said: “This is a crucially important time for Local Trust. Over the past few years, the charity has taken rich learning from the communities it supports across the country to drive change to champion community-led investment and drive even further change.“
“Now, with the end our strategy in sight, we are really pleased to be joined by four individuals from across the country with completely different experience and perspectives. Their knowledge and skills will be invaluable in helping us, not only meet our aims, but ensure that community power is firmly on the national agenda now and beyond 2026, so all neighbourhoods have the opportunity to flourish.”
Chris added: “I am thrilled to be joining the Local Trust Board. This is a very important time to work as closely as we can with our local communities and make sure we listen to the challenges they are facing.“
Through place-based investment we have the chance to make some real and impactful change and I look forward to working with Local Trust to achieve this.”
The appointments come at a strategically important time for the charity, as it seeks to maximise the impact of its work and secure a legacy beyond 2026, when its pioneering community-led investment programme Big Local, is set to complete.
Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and delivered by Local Trust, Big Local is a resident-led funding programme providing people in 150 areas in England, that have historically missed out on funding, with £1.15m each to spend across 10 –15 years to create lasting change in their neighbourhoods.
The four new Trustees will be formally appointed at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting in November 2021