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British Safety Council
British Safety Council is a registered charity (number 1097271) based in London, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Peter Mcgettrick since 2018. Latest income £12m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 11 trustees
- Income £12m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Peter McgettrickChair · since 2018
- David Alex RobinsonTrustee · since 2025
- David CollinsTrustee · since 2018
- Helen Holmes-FoggTrustee · since 2025
- Jonathan Edward GawthropTrustee · since 2022
- Kathryn ErmanTrustee · since 2022
- Richard DanielsTrustee · since 2026
- Rupert ThompsonTrustee · since 2022
- Sachit RajanTrustee · since 2026
- Sarah AdamsonTrustee · since 2026
- Sean SadlerTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Austria, Bangladesh, Barbados and more
- Website
- www.britsafe.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- British Safety Council
- Registered
- 2003
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£12m£11m
- 2024£11m£11m
- 2023£10m£10m
Earlier years
- 2022£8.8m£8.9m
- 2021£8.2m£6.3m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 1. THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PEOPLE AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS, INJURY, AND DISEASE;2. THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE AND PROPERTY FROM, AND THE PREVENTION AND SOLUTION OF, CRIMINAL ACTS;3. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT; 4. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BY A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES, AND B) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION, BY ANY MEANS INCLUDING EDUCATING PEOPLE (WHICH FOR THESE PURPOSES SHALL INCLUDE FIRMS, COMPANIES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS RESIDENT IN AND/OR CARRYING ON BUSINESS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE) AND DISSEMINATING USEFUL KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION ABOUT MEASURES, METHODS, PRECAUTIONS AND BEST PRACTICE FOR ENSURING SUCH ENDS.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Peter Mcgettrick Chair since 2018
- David Alex Robinson since 2025
- David Collins since 2018
- Helen Holmes-Fogg since 2025
- Jonathan Edward Gawthrop since 2022
- Kathryn Erman since 2022
- Richard Daniels since 2026
- Rupert Thompson since 2022
- Sachit Rajan since 2026
- Sarah Adamson since 2026
- Sean Sadler since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Peter Mcgettrick Chair since 2018
- David Collins since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Peter Mcgettrick Chair since 2018
- David Alex Robinson since 2025
- David Collins since 2018
- Helen Holmes-Fogg since 2025
- Kathryn Erman since 2022
- Richard Daniels since 2026
- Rupert Thompson since 2022
- Sachit Rajan since 2026
- Sarah Adamson since 2026
Portfolio (2)
- Jonathan Edward Gawthrop since 2022
- Sean Sadler since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
15.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 14.9 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1097271
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/12/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/03/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/10/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/11/2008NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 08/12/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/04/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08/11/2011 as amended on 30 Jan 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 04618713 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02087411231 · customer.service@britsafe.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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