Patron – Lord James Percy
Honorary President – Sir John Scott B.t. MFH
Chairman – The Earl of Aylesford
Trustees
| Mr Ken Butler | Mr David Clark | Mr Walter Cole | ||
| Lady Scott | Mr Matthew Nesbitt | Dr Mike Swan | Mr Brian Mitchell | |
Rev Dr Gordon Gatward is our honorary chaplain and has long supported the Gamekeepers' Welfare Trust both in prior positions and as Trustee until 2026.
Mr Philip Holt ACA FCIE is Treasurer of the Gamekeepers’ Welfare Trust, assisted by his staff at Harrison Holt. His firm maintains all the GWT accounting records, deals with the finances and prepares the annual charitable financial statements and reporting. This is a service that he provides for a number of charities, trusts and estates.
Harrison Holt Chartered Accountants, High Park Farm, Kirkbymoorside, YORK, YO62 7HS. Telephone: 01751 430100 e-mail: philipholt@harrisonholt.co.uk
Helen M J Benson is the Chief Executive and manages the day to day work of the Trust in running the helpline, overall management of activities including support, applications, fundraising and publicity.
Raymond Holt joined the team in 2026 as Operations Manager after 20 years as a dedicated Trustee and has a key role in all operation activities and grant applications as well as a unique insight into the role of the Trustees.
Ruth Kerr is our fantastic Communications Manager who works tirelessly to keep everyone informed and up to date.
Ruth says:
‘I’m a keeper’s daughter, originally from Dumfries & Galloway, and also lived on estates in Northumberland and the Scottish Borders with my family. I first became involved with GWT as a volunteer back in 2009 and now work several hours a week for them from my home in Hampshire. Most of my work is managing Facebook and Instagram , and I also support one or two other areas of work across the year as needed.
Gillian is our Housing, Benefits and Money Matters Advisor providing information for social media, website. Support and advice is also provided on a one to one confidential basis on anything which affects an individual or family on money, benefits, or housing problems or queries.
Volunteers
We have a number of dedicated volunteers who support gamekeepers and their families and contribute to fundraising and publicity ideas.