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THE PILGRIM TRUST
Three hundred and seventeenth meeting of the Trustees
held on Tuesday 18 January 2011 at
The Pilgrim Trust, Clutha House, 10 Storeys Gate, London SW1P 3AY
PRESENT:
Lady Jay (Chairman)
Mr Paul Richards
Mr John Podmore
Mr James Fergusson
Sir Mark Jones
Dame Ruth Runciman
Professor Colin Blakemore
Lady Sarah Riddell
In attendance:
Georgina Nayler (Director)
Jenny Oppenheimer
Samantha Gross
Apologies
Mr Tim Knox
Mr David Verey
The Right Hon Sir Alan Moses
(Items are not necessarily minuted in the order in which they were discussed.)
Appointment
Resignation
New role
MINUTES OF
LAST MEETING
The Chairman welcomed Lady Sarah Riddell to the Pilgrim Trust’s Board
of Trustees. A memorandum appointing Lady Riddell was signed by the
Chairman and Mr Paul Richards.
The Chairman reported that Dame Ruth Runciman would be retiring from
the Board of Trustees after the meeting. On behalf of the Trust, the
Chairman thanked her contribution and guidance over her years of service.
The Chairman congratulated Sir Mark Jones on his appointment as Master
of St Cross College, University of Oxford.
Minutes of the last meeting were approved by Trustees and signed as a true
record.
MATTERS
ARISING
St Giles Trust
The Director updated Trustees on the most recent grant made to the St Giles
Trust. St Giles Trust had been made aware that the grant was a significant
one and that the Pilgrim Trust would expect regular reports and close
involvement with the work St Giles is undertaking. In response, St Giles
suggested various options to involve Trustees in the work of St Giles and
specifically around the Peer Advice projects. The Director suggested that
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Trustees review the suggestions outlined in the meeting papers and get back
to her if they want to be involved with any of the options suggested. The
Chairman raised a note of caution saying that she would not want to
encourage the ‘Trustee Swap’ or ‘Joint Trustee’ suggestion.
Leading on from the discussion about Trustee involvement in projects, the
Chairman said that she wished to draw Trustees’ attention to the possibility
of accusations of conflicts of interest, if they were offered generous
hospitality by potential grantees. She suggested that Trustees should let the
office know and declare the hospitality at Trustees’ meetings.
National
Cataloguing
Scheme
Trustees’ attention was drawn to the list of grants made in the 2010 round of
the National Cataloguing Scheme.
Association of
Independent
Museums
Trustees noted the grants awarded in the last round of the AIM/Pilgrim
Trust Conservation Scheme.
DIRECTOR’S
REPORT
Dinner
Drugs Strategy
The Pilgrim Trust’s staff would join Trustees for dinner at Westminster
School.
Dr Samantha Gross updated Trustees on the Coalition Government’s Drugs
Strategy that had been published in early December. She said that the
policy did not advocate a solely abstinence-based approach (as had
previously been feared) and was more balanced. It also made reference to
families and carers. However, the document was limited on detail, so did
not a clear picture of what the next four years would bring.
At their last meeting Trustees had delayed reviewing their priorities in terms
of projects to support those who misuse drugs or alcohol until the
publication of the Government’s Drugs Strategy. There had been concern
about the lack of applications to support families and carers, the Trustees’
current priority, and those that did apply did not appear to be using evidence
based interventions. Since the Drugs Strategy did not contain sufficient
detail to inform Trustees about future policy, it was agreed that Dr Gross
would review the guidelines in consultation with Professor Colin
Blakemore.
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Green Paper on
Criminal Justice
The Director reported that the Green Paper ‘Breaking the Cycle, Effective
Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders’ had been
published in December and was open for consultation until March. Antonia
Bance, the Corston Independent Funders Coalition’s (CIFC) Advocate,
would be replying on behalf of the CIFC with a response focused on women
offenders. A more general response from independent funders was being
co-ordinated by the Monument Trust and Jenny Oppenheimer was
representing the Pilgrim Trust at those discussions.
FINANCE
Portfolio
Valuations
Paul Richards said that the value of the portfolio had increased from £56
million in 2009 to over £61 million by the end of December 2010.
Funds available
for distribution
and budget for
grant giving 2011
Paul Richards advised Trustees that the budget for spending was £2.3
million (4.25% averaged over 8 quarters). £732,000 had been committed in
grants in 2010 for 2011 and with the administration costs this left a budget
of £1.3million to spend in 2011. £330,125 was available for spending at the
meeting.
Investments
Mr Richards said that Cambridge Associates had been advised to reorganise
the Pilgrim Trust’s investments and that this was in the process of being
done. He said this should reduce investment management fees from
£600,000 to closer to £300,000.
Sir Mark Jones commented that it would be interesting to know how the
Trust’s investments performed in comparison to other similar endowment
funds. Mr Richards said that Cambridge Associates would be asked to
produce a report for Trustees.
Reserved items
Pilgrim Trust staff left the room while these items were discussed
Addictions
Adviser’s Post
Trustees agreed to continue to jointly fund the post for another three years in
conjunction with the JP Getty Jnr Charitable Trust. A formal paper would
be put to Trustees in April when financial details would be available.
Staff Salaries
The Chairman advised the Director that she would report on the outcome of
these discussions outside the meeting.
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JOINT
WORKING
Joint Cathedral
Repair Fund
Trustees agreed the proposal that the Pilgrim Trust should contribute
£100,000 towards the Joint Cathedral Fabric Repair Fund. The Fund, which
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is being run by the Church Buildings Council, is open to Church of England
cathedrals and grant-aids major repairs to historic cathedral fabric, in
particular repairs to stonework and roofs. Funds would be disbursed in
Autumn 2011. Trustees requested that the Director should sit on the grants
panel.
National
Manuscript
Conservation
Trust
Trustees agreed the proposal that the Pilgrim Trust should allocate £120,000
(over 3 years) to be used to support projects recommended by the National
Manuscripts Conservation Trust (NMCT). The NMCT gives grants to
support the conservation of important manuscripts. With support from The
National Archives, the Trust also advises applicants on issues relating to
preservation and conservation best practice.
SPECIAL
GRANTS
Bingham Centre
for the Rule of
Law
SMALL
GRANTS
OFFERED
UNDER
DELEGATED
AUTHORITY
The Pilgrim Trust agreed a special grant of £25,000 to the Bingham Centre
for the Rule of Law in memory of the late Lord Bingham who had been a
Trustee of the Pilgrim Trust from 1991 until 2006.
Trustees noted the two small grants made between meetings to the Newland
Furnace Trust and Bovingdon Parish Council.
APPLICATIONS REJECTED
The following grants were rejected
Projects in prisons
POW Nottingham
Thames Valley Partnership
ARTS FOR RECOVERY IN THE COMMUNITY
Bristol Mind
Family Action in our Region
Read - The Reading Agency
Drug and alcohol abuse
Kickstart Community Programmes Ltd
Mentor Foundation UK
GASPED
One Voice 4 Travellers Limited
The Children’s Society
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Preservation and scholarship
Living Archive
The Master and Scholars of Balliol College
Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Trust
Friends of Somerset County Museum
The Georgian Group
Historic Royal Palaces
Theatre Royal Newcastle Trust
Camden Canals and Narrowboat Association
York Minster Fund
APPLICATIONS RECEIVING A SMALL GRANT
The following grants were recommended
Sum
Grant
ID
£3,458
9446
The Roebuck Collection – conserving, displaying
and developing the potential of an art bequest.
Trustees wished to limit their support to the
conservation survey and suggested that the Museum
be encouraged to make contact with local galleries
who would advise them on the collection. They did
not wish to fund the commissioning of an auction
house to undertake a valuation.
£3,000
9440
Preservation
The Brixworth Archaeological Trust
The Craven Museum
Research publication: additional illustrations
GRANTS OVER £5,000
The following grants were recommended
Cataloguing & Conservation – Libraries & Archives
Armagh Public Library
Collection Management and Public Access
Project, Phase 2. Improving collection
management and increasing public access to £12,379
both the Armagh Public Library and the
Armagh Observatory collections.
9439
Preservation – Religious Buildings
Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust
Re-displaying the Mappa Mundi, the oldest
complete map of the world, for the twentyfirst century.
£20,000
9431
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Methlick Parish Church
Creggan Church of Ireland Parish
Tomintoul, Glenlivet and Inveraron
Church of Scotland
Methlick Church Organ Restoration
£10,000
9434
Creggan Church Restoration Project,
ensuring the future preservation of the
building for worship and tourism purposes.
Pictish Symbol Stones Inveravon Church:
Conservation & Relocation
£10,000
9433
£7,000
9432
Preservation – Secular
The Mausolea and Monuments Trust
Compton Verney House Trust
Comunn Eachdraidh Eige
River Lea Tidal Mill Trust
The Belmont Trust
Falkland Stewardship Trust
Hope Springs Eternal - the preservation
of the Hope Mausoleum at The
Deepdene, Dorking, Surrey
Compton Verney Chapel. Restoring and
re-opening to the public a Grade I-listed
'Capability' Brown chapel, primarily as a
venue for musical performance.
Renovation of Tigh Iain Dhonnachaidh,
Eigg, the Museum of Crofting Life
House Mill: Surveys and investigations
of the water wheels so that they can be
restored as both a visitor attraction and
to generate electricity.
Phase 2.2 Belmont House, Unst,
Shetland. Restoration - the final phase
Revitalising Falkland Estate’s Memorial
Chapel.
£20,000
9429
£20,000
9426
£15,000
9428
£15,000
9427
£15,000
9430
£7,500
9425
£30,000
9437
£20,000
9438
£35,000
9435
£15,000
9436
Preservation – Core Costs & Training
Beyond the Canvas: Training the next
generation of conservators (preserving
The Cambridge Foundation
wood panel paints - a world of art
embodied in wood)
The STSTC's Fyvie Steading Buildings
and Education and Training Curriculum
Scottish Traditional Skills Training
Development Project. The Pilgrim
Centre
Trust’s funding to be directed towards
the surveys and reports on the buildings
themselves.
Preservation – Research & Dissemination
Making Public Art in Wales Accessible
The Public Catalogue Foundation
– project to digitise photos of the 10,000
publicly-owned oil paintings in Wales
Derbyshire Pevsner - revised edition of
Pevsner Books Trust
the Buildings of England volume for
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Derbyshire. Trustees commented that
they hoped that a proportion of the
funding secured might be found from
local sources.
Social Welfare - Prisons or Alternatives to Custody
British Institute of International and
The Bingham Centre for the Rule of
Comparative Law
Law
Social Welfare – Drug and Alcohol Misuse
Alcohol Support Project, supporting
Footsteps support service for
people affected by a loved one’s alcohol
families & friends of drug users
misuse.
Family Support Project, providing
accessible , appropriate support to those
Parent Support Link limited.
affected by someone else's drug/alcohol
use
Building the capacity of family support
Scottish Families Affected by Drugs
in Scotland.
DASL Family and Carers: enhancing
Drug and Alcohol Service for
services to drug and alcohol users by
London Limited
family and carer involvement.
Clutha House,
10 Storeys Gate
SW1P 3AY
19 April 2011
………………………………….. Chairman
£25,000
9441
£30,000
9443
£30,000
9444
£30,000
9445
£24,000
9442