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Person
Tom Besford
Tom Besford is a trustee of The Federation of Groundwork Trusts (since 2026), Ellenroad Trust Limited (since 2022) and 3 other charities and a director of 2 companies. Source: Charity Commission and Companies House records.
Trustee at The Federation of Groundwork Trusts · Director at The Federation of Groundwork Trusts
- 7 current roles
- 6 previous roles
- Served alongside 113 people
Official record Charity Commission and Companies House · updated 18th October 2026
Roles
13 roles across 12 organisations (7 current, 6 previous)Rows marked “Likely the same person” come from a record that is a likely relationship: there is sufficient evidence to suggest it concerns the same individual, but it is not established as confirmed. The appointment itself still comes from its official source.
Current roles (7)
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The Federation of Groundwork TrustsTrustee · 2026-present
Official record · Charity Commission
- Source
- Charity Commission
- Organisation
- The Federation of Groundwork Trusts
- Role
- Trustee
- Appointed
- 2026-05-07
- Record reference
- Charity 291558
Current -
The Federation of Groundwork TrustsDirector · 2026-present
Official record · Companies House
- Source
- Companies House
- Organisation
- The Federation of Groundwork Trusts
- Role
- Director
- Appointed
- 2026-05-07
- Record reference
- Company 01900511
Current -
Ellenroad Trust LimitedTrustee · 2022-present
Official record · Charity Commission
- Source
- Charity Commission
- Organisation
- Ellenroad Trust Limited
- Role
- Trustee
- Appointed
- 2022-10-05
- Record reference
- Charity 700197
Likely the same personCurrent -
Moorend Development TrustTrustee · 2022-present
Official record · Charity Commission
- Source
- Charity Commission
- Organisation
- Moorend Development Trust
- Role
- Trustee
- Appointed
- 2022-07-04
- Record reference
- Charity 1115997
Likely the same personCurrent -
Groundwork Greater ManchesterTrustee · 2020-present
Official record · Charity Commission
- Source
- Charity Commission
- Organisation
- Groundwork Greater Manchester
- Role
- Trustee
- Appointed
- 2020-08-18
- Record reference
- Charity 1124508
Current -
Groundwork Greater ManchesterDirector · 2020-present
Official record · Companies House
- Source
- Companies House
- Organisation
- Groundwork Greater Manchester
- Role
- Director
- Appointed
- 2020-08-18
- Record reference
- Company 06543150
Current -
Littleborough Nursing Association FundTrustee · 2019-present
Official record · Charity Commission
- Source
- Charity Commission
- Organisation
- Littleborough Nursing Association Fund
- Role
- Trustee
- Appointed
- 2019-11-26
- Record reference
- Charity 222482
Likely the same personCurrent
Previous roles (6)
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Moorend Development Trust LimitedDirector · from 2022
Official record · Companies House
- Source
- Companies House
- Organisation
- Moorend Development Trust Limited
- Role
- Director
- Appointed
- 2022-07-04
- Record reference
- Company 04698585
Previous -
West Pennine Arts Centre LTDDirector · from 2020
Official record · Companies House
- Source
- Companies House
- Organisation
- West Pennine Arts Centre LTD
- Role
- Director
- Appointed
- 2020-12-02
- Record reference
- Company 13058230
Previous -
Groundwork Oldham & RochdaleDirector · 2019-2021
Official record · Companies House
- Source
- Companies House
- Organisation
- Groundwork Oldham & Rochdale
- Role
- Director
- Appointed
- 2019-05-24
- Ended
- 2021-11-15
- Record reference
- Company 01762088
Previous -
Bury Metropolitan Arts AssociationDirector · 2018-2021
Official record · Companies House
- Source
- Companies House
- Organisation
- Bury Metropolitan Arts Association
- Role
- Director
- Appointed
- 2018-04-30
- Ended
- 2021-05-12
- Record reference
- Company 02370868
Previous -
Sound RootsDirector · 2015-2022
Official record · Companies House
- Source
- Companies House
- Organisation
- Sound Roots
- Role
- Director
- Appointed
- 2015-12-24
- Ended
- 2022-04-22
- Record reference
- Company 09929705
Previous
- Sound RootsSecretary · 2015-2024Previous
Charity trustee roles come from the current Charity Commission register, which lists serving trustees only. Company roles, current and past, come from Companies House.
People Tom has served alongside
113 people across 6 organisationsBased on overlapping official board records. Calculated from official records It does not mean they know each other. Only formal co-service is listed: people are never joined on a matching name alone.
The Federation of Groundwork Trusts 26 people · 1994-present
- Randip ThompsonServing together now · since 2026
- Alison Anne FellowsServing together now · since 2026
- Gail Morrison ChapmanServing together now · since 2026
- Philip John BibbyServing together now · since 2026
- Sian Terri BroadhurstServing together now · since 2026
- Andrew James ThompsonServing together now · since 2026
- Anne Marie SimpsonServing together now · since 2026
- Antony David NelsonServing together now · since 2026
- Jack Oliver WhiteServing together now · since 2026
- Karen Jane BalmerServing together now · since 2026
- Nigel Frederick ReaderServing together now · since 2026
- Oona Grant MuirheadServing together now · since 2026
- Paul John VilesServing together now · since 2026
- Paul RootsServing together now · since 2026
- Professor John Brewster HuntServing together now · since 2026
- Sarah Jayne ClarkeServing together now · since 2026
- Faiza Amin2026
- Katrina Elizabeth Cunliffe2026
- David Hunter Sparks1997-2026 dates incomplete
- Sally Elizabeth Wilkinson1997-2026 dates incomplete
- Moragh Bradshaw1997-2026 dates incomplete
- Right Hon Lord Merlyn-Rees of Morley1997-2026 dates incomplete
- Peter Gerald Hall1996-2026 dates incomplete
- Timothy Joseph Gilligan1995-2026 dates incomplete
- Anthony John Fairclough1995-2026 dates incomplete
- Sir Gerald Nigel Mobbs1994-2026 dates incomplete
Groundwork Greater Manchester 23 people · 2020-present
- Jennifer WalkerServing together now · since 2026
- Iain KinnearServing together now · since 2025
- Joy Antonia WoodsServing together now · since 2024
- Erica Rosanne EastServing together now · since 2023
- Jack CollierServing together now · since 2023
- Janet ThomasServing together now · since 2023
- Stephanie Joanne EverettServing together now · since 2022
- Stewart Henry MccombeServing together now · since 2022
- Joanne Elizabeth YatesServing together now · since 2021
- Tessa Muriel WileyServing together now · since 2021
- Gary CunninghamServing together now · since 2020
- Katrina CunliffeServing together now · since 2020
- Maureen Angela Whilby2021-2023
- Antony Edward Berry2020-2022
- Ian Whittaker2020-2023
- John Richard Bland2020-2023
- Keith Barnes2020
- Lisa Joanne Kean2020-2022
- Michael Craig Ormerod2020
- Peter Charles Styche2020-2022
- Reynolds, Neil, Councillor2020-2023
- Sykes, Howard, Councillor2020-2023
- Taylor, Sophie, Councillor2020-2021
Littleborough Nursing Association Fund 7 people · 2019-present
- Beverly AllisonServing together now · since 2019 Likely the same person
- Christine ArmisteadServing together now · since 2019 Likely the same person
- Jackie CarmichaelServing together now · since 2019 Likely the same person
- Janet Ann EmsleyServing together now · since 2019 Likely the same person
- John LeachServing together now · since 2019 Likely the same person
- Marilyn AldredServing together now · since 2019 Likely the same person
- Nicholas John Stanley AndrewsServing together now · since 2019 Likely the same person
Moorend Development Trust 6 people · 2022-present
- Brett KershawServing together now · since 2022 Likely the same person
- David William HardingServing together now · since 2022 Likely the same person
- Irene Elizabeth DavidsonServing together now · since 2022 Likely the same person
- John HartleyServing together now · since 2022 Likely the same person
- John LeachServing together now · since 2022 Likely the same person
- Nick AndrewsServing together now · since 2022 Likely the same person
Bury Metropolitan Arts Association 31 people · 1992-2021
- Pamela Ann Johnson2020-2021
- Frances Anne Healey2020-2021
- Jonathan Staples2020-2021
- Jane Laura Black2020-2021
- Lynsay Karen Robinson2019-2021
- Ian Mayer2019-2021
- Helen Louise Clayton2018-2021
- Vanda Hagan2018-2019
- Tracey Jane Marno2018-2021
- David Brian Nuttall2018-2019
- Esther Ferry-Kennington2018
- John Peter Costello2018-2019
- Karen Elizabeth Dyson2018-2020
- Kelvin Peter Barlow2018
- Martin Lee Gizzie2018-2019
- Shefali Talukdar Henry2018-2019
- Susan Auty2018
- Victoria Louise Robinson2018-2021
- Victoria Louise Robinson2018-2021
- Alan Geoffrey Barton2013-2021 dates incomplete
- Gordon Sharkey2002-2021 dates incomplete
- James Smethurst1996-2021 dates incomplete
- Ross Hutchinson Gavin1996-2021 dates incomplete
- Peter Cheetham1996-2021 dates incomplete
- David Mcmurrugh1994-2021 dates incomplete
- Rachel Coney1994-2021 dates incomplete
- Martin Isherwood1993-2021 dates incomplete
- Richard Hugh Haswell1993-2021 dates incomplete
- Paul Wilson1992-2021 dates incomplete
- Alan Childs1992-2021 dates incomplete
- Brian Rigby1992-2021 dates incomplete
- John Hart1992-2021 dates incomplete
Sound Roots 22 people · 2015-2024
- David Robert Agnew2024
- Molly Charlotte Rutter2024
- Hanna Mia Terika Toomis2023-2024
- Jennie Margaret Higgins2023-2024
- Alexandria Carr2022-2024
- Joanna Frost2022-2024
- Katherine Rose Bennett2022-2024
- Louisa Jane Davies-Foley2022-2024
- Angharad SiâN Jenkins2020-2022
- Freyja Rebecca Handy2020-2024
- Gavin Sharp2020-2024
- Thomas Eric Shallaker2020-2024
- Joanne Elizabeth Kay2019-2024
- Kellie While2019-2024
- Mark Gerard Mcgreevy2018-2021
- Estelle Elizabeth Rowe2018-2021
- Kathryn Derran Tickell2018
- Keith Harris2018-2024
- Melanie Scheys2018-2019
- Philip Richardson2018-2020
- Richard Hugh Haswell2018-2024
- Teresa O'Brien2015-2022
People marked “Likely the same person” are reached through a record that is a likely relationship to Tom: there is sufficient evidence to suggest it concerns the same individual, but it is not established as confirmed.
Sources
- Charity Commission
- Register of Charities: current trustees and appointment dates.
- Companies House
- Officer appointments and resignations.
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Identity
- Records are treated as the same person only where our identity-matching rules support it. Confirmed relationships are supported by the approved identity-matching evidence and rules. Likely relationships are supported by sufficient evidence to suggest the records concern the same individual, but are not established as confirmed; they are shown with the label “Likely the same person”. How people are matched
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