Our Trustees

Our board of trustees is responsible for the charity’s strategic governance and comprises 10 people who live or work in Richmond.

They oversee all aspects of the charity including our almshouses, community and welfare grants and are also responsible for the charity’s historical endowed assets made up of our property and investments.

Trustee positions are voluntary, but travel expenses can be reimbursed. The board meets once every two months in Richmond. There are also regular meetings of the sub-committees: Finance Committee, Property Committee, Welfare Committee, Risk Management Committee and the Safeguarding Group.

Trustee positions are held for a maximum of three terms of four years each. When vacancies arise, they are usually openly advertised locally. For further information, please contact Juliet Ames-Lewis on 020 8948 4188.

Jeff Picton

Richmond Charities Trustee - Jeff Picton

After studying Law at university, Jeff qualified as a Chartered Accountant and was a partner at PwC from 1991 to 2019 where he worked with many clients, mostly in the banking and capital markets sector. He spent 3 years in New York as well as time seconded to the Bank of England. As well as being an audit partner he led many other client engagements including investigations, due diligence and regulatory reporting reviews. He is a Non-Executive Director on the board of Mansfield Building Society and has recently served on the board of a start-up bank; he is a member of and Treasurer for the Richmond borough Safer Neighbourhood Board which acts as a key link between the local community and the police.

Jeff has lived in the East Sheen and Richmond area for nearly 40 years. He enjoys golf, walking and travel. He joined The Richmond Charities as a Trustee in November 2024 and is a member of the Finance Committee.