Declaration of interests

In accordance with the NHF Code of Governance 2020, we publish our conflicts of interest register for all board members and committee members annually. For additional transparency we have also included our Executive team on the register. The public register is available below.

In addition, we require board and committee members to declare any conflicts of interest at the start of each meeting, and to submit a new declaration if their potential or actual conflicts change.

Board Member – Declaration of Interests

John Holmes – Group Board Chair

• • Trustee, Live Theatre Newcastle including associated trading companies
  • North East Museums Development Trust (Formerly Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Development Trust)
  • Director, Cliffe House Management, Corbridge

Avril Gibson – Group Board Deputy Chair and Chair of the Customer Services Committee

• • No declarations

Alison Alden, Group Board Member and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee

• • CFOO, Northumberland CofE Academy Trust
  • Director and Chair of Risk Committee at Health Shield Friendly Society
  • Co-opted member of Audit and Risk committee, Durham University

Richard Cave, Group Board Member and Chair of Commercial Board

• Chair, Kingston Board (Bernicia’s commercial subsidiary)

Steve Crosland – Group Board member and member of the Remuneration, Resources and Appointments Committee

• Non executive director, County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
• Non executive director, Synchronicity Care Ltd
• Trustee and non executive director, Active Northumberland
• Director, Crosland Consulting Ltd

Alan Dunn, Group Board Member and Chair of Investment Committee

• No declarations

Gurpreet Jagpal – Group Board member and member of Bernicia Commercial Board

• Director, Durham Group Estates Limited
• Director, Belmont Phase 6 Management Company Limited

Lesley Moody –  Group Board Member and Chair of Bernicia Foundation

• Managing Director AES Digital Solutions Ltd
• Vice Chair of the Board, North East Chamber of Commerce
• Director, Dartford Student Living Limited
• Director, Rudchester Estates Limited
• Director, The Pentagon 2 Management Services Limited
• Director, Dartford Management Limited
• Director, Dartford Retail Limited

Gillian Smith, Group Board Member and chair of Remuneration, Resources and Appointment Committee

• CEO of Northern Learning Trust (NLT) – a registered charity and company limited by guarantee. NLT are funded by Bernicia to deliver education, training and support services to tenants.

Tim Weightman, Group Board member and member of the Audit and Risk Committee

• No declarations

Independent Committee Members

Barbara Anderson, Bernicia Foundation Trustee

• No declarations

Sonia Anderson, Customer Services Committee Member

• Bernicia Tenant

Teri Bayliss, Bernicia Foundation Trustee

• Board Member, Conscious Counselling Services

Adam Hall, Customer Services Committee Member

• Bernicia Tenant

Mark Massey, Investment Committee Member

• Board Member, Sherburn House

Leon Mayfield, Audit and Risk Committee Member

• No declarations

Vicky Miller, Customer Services Committee Member

• No declarations

Executive Team

John Johnston – Chief Executive Officer

• Board member, Kingston Board (Bernicia’s commercial subsidiary)
• Chair of Northumberland branch of the North East Chamber of Commerce
• Chair of North of Tyne branch of the North East Chamber of Commerce
• Board Member, North East Chamber of Commerce
• Council Member, North East Chamber of Commerce
• Chair – Ashington Town Board
• Vice Chair – North East Housing Partnership

Andrea Malcolm – Deputy Chief Executive

• Board Member and Audit Committee Member, Prosper Procurement

Jenny Allinson, Executive Director, Communities

• Trustee, Board of Durham Aged Miners Housing Association

Janette Longstaff – Executive Director, Finance

• No declarations

Michael Farr – Executive Director, Assets and Growth

• No declarations