Our Board of Trustees

Co-Chairs of the Board of Trustees - Tim Taylor & Jemma Mindham

Tim and Jemma, as Co-Chairs, provide leadership to the Board of Trustees and line manage the Chief Executive.

   

They are joined by Caroline Williams, Nadine Tapp, Liam Davison, and Laura Phillips as fellow Trustees.

Our volunteer team of around 80 people provide support both on programme delivery, and also back office functions such as governance, marketing, fundraising and events. Around 16% of our volunteers are people with disabilities, most of whom support our weekly Wednesday Club, but are also central to our internal and external training teams.

We employ a small, but high quality, team of mainly part-time staff to provide co-ordination of our front line and back office services from offices at Ground Floor, 12 Bank Street in Norwich City Centre. 

Chief Executive Officer - James Kearns

James joined the BUILD Charity in November 2004, having been associated with it as an independent consultant for around two years previously. James leads on marketing and fundraising, development of strategy and operations, volunteer recruitment and training, staff recruitment and management and managing external relationships. He also leads on programme development.

Administration Officer - Alison Steward

Alison joined the team in May 2023 and she leads on managing the charity's database of beneficiaries, volunteers and supporters, and volunteer referencing. She also manages the activities booking systems making sure that beneficiaries and volunteers get the right information at the right time to maximise their involvement in our delivery programmes.

Finance Officer - May Taylor

May joined the team in February 2019 and takes the lead on managing financial transactions coming in and going out of the organisation through fees, invoices and expense claims. She is responsible for keeping financial records and providing information to the Chief Executive and Board of Trustees to enable them to ensure responsible financial management at all times.

Programme Co-ordinator (Wednesday Club) - Rebecca Price

Rebecca joined the team in May 2024. Her role leads on the development and management of the Wednesday Club, BUILD Charity's first project launched in 1967, and still running every Wednesday evening in Norwich as a member-led social club. 

Lead Volunteers

Among our 80 unpaid volunteers we work closely with a team of Lead Volunteers who take primary responsibility for specific areas of the programme. They are our "go to" people when it comes to developing different programme strands and supporting the delivery of the programme.

• Tim Taylor (Ten Pin Tuesdays)
• Eric Harris (Eat Out Programmes)
• Jenny Wilson (Monday Movies)
• Chris Willett, Karen Willett (Grow and Go)
• Philip Barclay (Fitness for Fun including Weekend Walkabout)
• Carol Goodbody (Marketing, fundraising and events)
• Maria Bircham (Skills for Life)
• Annie Hill (Crafts)
• Vacancy (GetAways)