Hampton Fund announce the appointment of Richard Barron as their new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Monday, 30 October 2023
Thewlis Graham Associates were delighted to support Hampton Fund with this appointment. We wish Richard Barron well in the new role.
Hampton Fund give local communities the chance to create a brighter future and the opportunity to thrive. Since 1811, they have given grants, advice, and support to local communities and continue to build a happy, healthy, and hopeful community. In 2021/22 Hampton Fund awarded 81 grants to Community Organisations to the value of £1,552,050, tackling disadvantage and giving help and opportunities to people living in our area of benefit. In addition, Hampton Fund awarded over 1,900 grants totalling £1,079,430 to local families, young people moving into their first home, single people, key workers, and retired people.
With wide investment powers, an increased area of benefit and a substantial remit for allocating grant aid, the Charity remains true to its roots, “forever in Trust" for the benefit of the people of Hampton and beyond.
Hampton Fund is delighted to announce the appointment of our new CEO, Richard Barron.
Richard has significant experience of senior management in the charity sector and will join us from children’s charity Buttle UK, where he is Director of Fundraising and Marketing. He will take up his role at Hampton Fund on the 4th December, marking the start of a new chapter for the charity.
Richard says: “I am thrilled to be joining Hampton Fund. There is such an important role for local funders in helping to tackle need and build stronger communities and so I am excited to start working with staff and trustees to develop and deliver our individual and community grants programme. As a local resident I will relish the opportunity to give something back to a community that has been so good to me and my family.”
Martin Seymour Hampton Fund Chair of Trustees says: “We are delighted to welcome Richard to lead the Hampton Fund team after a long and robust recruitment process. He brings considerable experience of grant giving, working with trustees and building positive relationships. We all look forward to working with him to provide ever greater benefit to the area.”
Richard will lead the growth and strategic development of Hampton Fund and there will be opportunities for our partners to meet with him throughout 2024.
