Agenda item

To elect a Deputy Chairman pursuant to Standing Order No. 30.

The Committee proceeded to elect a Deputy Chairman in accordance with Standing Order No. 30. A list of Members eligible to stand was read, and Simon Duckworth and Alderman Alison Gowman declared their willingness to serve, if elected.

A ballot having been taken, votes were cast as follows:-

Alderman Alison Gowman      8 votes

Simon Duckworth                   5 votes

RESOLVED - That Alderman Alison Gowman be duly elected as Deputy Chairman for the ensuing year.

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That at the Members of the City Bridge Trust Committee express their sincere thanks to:

                                                DEPUTY WILLIAM HARRY DOVE

That at the conclusion of his three year term of office as their Chairman, the Members of this Committee wish to extend to Deputy William Harry Dove, Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire and Justice of the Peace their sincere gratitude for the caring and the warm hearted manner in which he has presided over the business of The City Bridge Trust Committee for the past 3 years.

Over that period, Deputy Dove has led the Committee through the implementation of The City Bridge Trust’s Quinquennial Review, the appointment of a new Chief Grants Officer and the continued challenges and pressures on public expenditure, and the impacts for the charitable sector. Under his strong Chairmanship, he has steered the Trust into adopting a new grants programme which supports The City Bridge Trust in its role as London’s largest grant-making trust, in a time when capital, resources, and guidance for London’s charitable sector is immeasurable.

Deputy Dove’s achievements are many and varied and he has discharged his Chairmanship with enthusiasm and vigour. He has considered over 1,300 applications and awarded over £53.2m in grants over the past three years.

Deputy Dove has demonstrated, over the years, a sincere commitment to representing The City Bridge Trust Committee in all manner of public events and activities, with wit and kindness. During his Chairmanship, the Trust has gone from strength to strength, and it has also seen the significant development of the Trust’s social investment strategy, and work towards establishing London as a global centre for social investment. Deputy Dove’s wisdom, in overseeing the Committee and administering the Trust’s criteria with transparency and objectivity, has ensured that organisations, large and small, from across London, and the diverse Londoners they serve, have all been supported by the Trust.

We warmly thank Deputy Dove for his exceptional leadership of the Committee and the continuing success of the Trust. It is the hope of his colleagues that he will continue to serve on the Committee and the City of London Corporation for many years to come and that he will enjoy happy recollections of his service as Chairman and will be proud of the significant contribution that he personally has made to the achievements of the Trust.