Trustees

John Glester (Chairman) is an urban regeneration and planning consultant. He was formerly Chief Executive of the Central Manchester Development Corporation. John is also Chairman of Newheartlands the Merseyside Housing Market Renewal Initiative, The NHS Local Investment Trust for Manchester Salford and Trafford, Castlefield Heritage Trust, Manchester, Salford Trafford World Heritage Site and CITE, a body delivering public art across the North West.

Jane Trevithick (Vice Chairman) is a commercial property lawyer, specialising in funding and development mechanisms for regeneration projects.

Paul Butler (Company Secretary) was one of the founding Trustees of Ancoats BPT. He is a director of Paul Butler Associates, a town planning and development consultancy which provides specialist town planning, regeneration and master planning advice for the public and private sectors. Recent projects have included successful bids to the Heritage Lottery Fund for Townscape Heritage Initiative projects; a masterplan for a Pathfinder Housing Market Renewal Fund authority; and major city centre housing schemes in Manchester and Salford.

Richard Harvey (Honorary Treasurer) is a Chartered Public Finance Accountant and management consultant with 15 years expertise in IT in health, local government and central government, specialising in evaluating financial systems and in working with staff at all levels to select and implement financial systems.

Geoff Maybank is a building surveyor in private practice in North Manchester. He has a diploma in conservation and specialises in the survey and repair of historic structures. Geoff is a founder Trustee of the Cygnet Building Preservation Trust, which tackles projects of national importance.

Bernard Scappaticci's family has lived and worked in the Ancoats area since emigrating from Italy in the late 1800s. A resident of the area in his youth, Bernard continues to run the family ice cream business from premises in Blossom Street.

Richard Cass: Architect and Landscape Architect; director of Cass Associates in Liverpool

Derek Cochrane: Waterways consultant, recently retired Executive Director of British Waterways (former Head of Regeneration in the North West)

Tom Finch: Property Developer from a project management background, based in Huddersfield. Former Heritage Lottery Fund monitor for major regeneration and Townscape Heritage Initiative projects

Russell Hatt: Structural Engineer, based in Frodsham, Cheshire