The Oxford Trust

Trustee opportunity: Chair of Finance & Investment Sub-Committee, Board of Trustees Are you interested in joining the Board of an iconic Oxfordshire charity that has helped shape and support science innovation and education locally over the past 40 years?   The Oxford Trust is seeking a dedicated and passionate trustee to join the Board and chair the Finance and Investment Sub-Committee. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact by supporting the Trust’s mission to encourage the pursuit of science. We are looking for someone with specific skills and expertise in financial management and ideally charity finance experience.   The Finance and Investment Committee (FISC), a sub-committee of the Board, plays a crucial role in ensuring robust financial governance for the Charity. It oversees financial systems and ensures robust reporting and controls are in place, that they are working effectively, that risks are properly identified, managed, mitigated and reported. FISC is currently chaired by a long-serving member of the Board and we are looking for a new board member to continue this important work.   We invite applications from individuals who have significant experience of strategic financial leadership, particularly in the charity sector, and can bring exceptional skills and expertise to the Board. The successful candidate will support the CEO and Senior Leadership Team to manage the financial operations of the Charity including significant capital projects. For more information on the role and how to apply, download the Board Pack and Role Profile for the Chair of the Finance and Investment Sub Committee at https://lnkd.in/dwGU3ht. Application deadline: 30th November 2024

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As #oxford starts to empty for the holidays…driving into the centre is soooo easy,..it’s time to say thank you to all The Oxford Trust’s trustees, clients, supporters, network connections for the help and encouragement during the last 12 months. It’s been eventful! Selling Macclesfield House, designing and getting planning approval for the new Aspen Building at Wood Centre For Innovation and completing the lease on Blue Boar Court ..the new future home of Oxford Centre for Innovation. Just name three things! Thanks especially to Nicki Campling Francesca MacLennan (Long) and Georgina Matthews and all the staff. A merry Christmas everyone…see you in 2025. The Trust’s 40th Anniversary year will be even more eventful…literally!

As #oxford starts to empty for the holidays…driving into the centre is soooo easy,..it’s time to say thank you to all The Oxford Trust’s trustees, clients, supporters, network connections for the help and encouragement during the last 12 months. It’s been eventful! Selling Macclesfield House, designing and getting planning approval for the new Aspen Building at Wood Centre For Innovation and completing the lease on Blue Boar Court ..the new future home of Oxford Centre for Innovation. Just name three things! Thanks especially to Nicki Campling Francesca MacLennan (Long) and Georgina Matthews and all the staff. A merry Christmas everyone…see you in 2025. The Trust’s 40th Anniversary year will be even more eventful…literally!

A very enjoyable #christmas lunch with 25 staff from The Oxford Trust and Advanced Oxford at Aziz Restaurant in Old Quarry, Headington today…made extra special by our guest leading Magic Circle member Jon Allen who wowed and amazed the audience of mainly scientists with both close up magic and a show. Well worth checking out Jon via https://lnkd.in/eHGsmxhR if you want to uplift your next event!

Hot on the heels of The Oxford Trust's announcement of the 'new' Oxford Centre for Innovation being developed at Blue Boar Court is the bigger news that its scheme for the Aspen Building at Wood Centre For Innovation have been approved by Oxford City Council. Exciting times at the Trust .. but then they always are!

🧬🔬 🙌 Last night our plans for the new #Aspen Building, to be built at our Wood Centre For Innovation, were resolved to be approved by Oxford City Council’s planning committee to provide #science and #tech companies with additional #startup and grow-on #laboratory and #office space! 🏢 Designed in response to the increased demand for mid-sized grow-on laboratory space in Oxford, particularly within the globally significant #HeadingtonScienceCluster, the circa 17,000 sq ft (1,600 sq m) building will deliver a mix of flexible CL II level laboratory and office space spread over two floors, to service growing #lifescience and #deeptech companies. 🎒In addition, the building will include a new STEM resources and preparation room, which will enable us to support the increase in demand for our Science Oxford outreach delivery to #schools and engage local communities with #STEM. Stephen Burgess, CEO: “We are thrilled that our planning application has been given the green light. The Aspen Building will create exceptional spaces for exceptional science. “The new facility represents a significant investment for the Trust and underlines our continued commitment to the Headington Science Cluster. It will mean we will be able to support further #scientific #research, create local #jobs, and contribute to #Oxfordshire’s impressive #innovation ecosystem. It will also allow us to expand the impact of our Science Oxford education programme to inspire even more young people about STEM.” 🙏 Our huge thanks to the team ADP Architecture Carter Jonas BSG Ecology LANDSHAPE, Glanville Consultants Ltd, Gleeds, Sylva Trees and CPW. Nicki Campling Georgina Matthews ➡️ Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/dNGmMp9k ➡️ Find out more about our Aspen Building: https://lnkd.in/dyCmcR7r #Oxford #laboratories #science #biotech

We are always looking to help early stage companies get a start where we can. So our refurbishment of Blue Boar Court is being carried out by Kale Interiors Ltd under Stuart Kale. Looking forward to seeing the changes as we get ready to welcome clients in Q1 2025.

One chapter starts to finish .. and another one begins! As The Oxford Trust begins preparing for the closure of the current Oxford Centre for Innovation (Macclesfield House) it is great to announce we have a new location! The wonderful historic city centre building called Blue Boar Court on Alfred Street. After a period of refitting the fourth iteration of 'OCFI' will begin receiving companies moving from v3 in March 2025.