Trustees and Meetings
Meetings
The trustees of the Austin Bailey Foundation normally meet in April, September and December. If you are interested in seeking support from the Foundation, please refer to Applying for a Grant section.
If you would like to discuss your request prior to submission, please contact the appropriate trustees in Contact Us section. Please submit your Grant Application a month before the scheduled meeting but in the case of International requests, applications should be submitted ten weeks before.
The trustees take a strong personal interest in the projects which the Austin Bailey Foundation supports. Feedback from the projects and news of their achievements are welcomed and encouraged.
Trustees
Clive Bailey - Chairman
Chairman and son of the founder. Clive has been a trustee since 1984 and chairman since the founder's death in 1990.
He is a chartered accountant by profession but has worked in business for the last 45 years, initially in the family's carpet distribution business based in Swansea, Plymouth and Bristol and until recently as managing director of Bailey Tantalus Ltd, a trading company based in Dubai. He is involved currently in residential and industrial property projects in the UK. He lives overseas much of the time and is the trustee responsible for the Foundation's International grants. He has visited our International Flagship project in India, Sri Lanka, Palestine, Zambia and Malawi.
Sandra Morton -
Vice Chairperson
Sandra has been a Trustee since 1997 and responsible for the local charity applications to the Trust.
She was born in Nebraska but has lived in Swansea since 1970. She, her husband and four children have attended All Saints Church, Oystermouth, St. Mary's in the City Centre and St. James, Uplands. Though originally trained as a secondary school teacher, most of her career was spent as a teacher of literacy, language and numeracy to adults. Latterly, she worked for the Basic Skills Agency and then the Welsh Assembly Government to oversee delivery of the Basic Skills Strategy for Wales
Local Charity
Sandra Morton
Per information above
Sian Popper
Sian was appointed as a trustee in April 2016. She works for local charity applications to the Foundation. She worked over 25 years in Early Years Education in areas of deprivation in Central London, mostly at Copleston Children's Centre.
She returned to Swansea in 2009 to care for her elderly father. Although a Quaker, she attends St. James' church in Uplands, Swansea and is involved in a number of church activities. She volunteers as a street pastor during the night time economy.
Sally Goldstone
Sally Goldstone became a trustee in 2020 having just completeed her term in office as High Sherrif of West Glamorgan, following in the footsteps of our founder Keith Bailey. Being High Sheriff gave Sally a great insight into the enormous contribution that charities play in today’s society. Sally has been a solicitor in Swansea for more than 30 years and is well known in the community. Her experience in both her professional and civic life mean she is well placed to understand the needs of the third sector. She was delighted when she was invited to be become a trustee so that she can continue to support local charities, as she did when she was High Sheriff.
Eleanor Norton
Eleanor was appointed to the board of trustees in 2020. She has worked in the voluntary sector in Swansea for over 20 years and was born and brought up in the area.
She is currently Director of Discovery, the Student Volunteering Services in Swansea University. Eleanor has worked and volunteered in a wide range of organisations including supporting vulnerable families, youth homelessness, community regeneration. She has also been an Equalities and Rights trainer and consultant to voluntary and public sector organisations across the UK.
Dr Ashraf Mikael
Originally from Egypt, Ash is a Physician and has practised in Swansea for the last 18 years. He is married with two boys. He is a co-trustee of a local Orthodox Christian charity providing spiritual, pastoral and social care to local refugees/ asylum seekers. He sits on a steering committee of another local charity providing social and psychological care to patients with chronic kidney disease in South Wales. He became a Trustee in 2020.
Swansea Churches
Rev Steven Bunting MBE
Rev Steven Bunting MBE is the current Vicar of St Thomas Church in Swansea. After spending his early working life in consumer finance with HSBC and Citigroup he left to begin training for ordained ministry in 2009. After ordination he served a curacy in All Saints Church, Oystermouth before starting his present role in March 2014. During the last 7 years he has coordinated the transformation of St Thomas Church into a community hub and refocused the church to serve the City and County of Swansea. The church is home to Baby Basics, Swansea Food Bank, Night Shelter, Mentoring Schemes, School Holiday Hunger Programmes as well as youth and childrens work. Steve is currently the Chaplain to the Boys Brigade in Wales, The Merchant Navy in Swansea as well as being an associate chaplain to Swansea University. He is passionate about churches fulfilling the command to love their neighbour and is excited about partnering with churches who want to transform there mission to serving those in the commmunities in which they have been placed. In January 2022, Steve was made an MBE in the New Years Honours.
International Charity
Clive Bailey
Chairman and son of the founder. Clive has been a trustee since 1984 and chairman since the founder's death in 1990.
He is a chartered accountant by profession but has worked in business for the last 45 years, initially in the family's carpet distribution business based in Swansea, Plymouth and Bristol and until recently as managing director of Bailey Tantalus Ltd, a trading company based in Dubai. He is involved currently in residential and industrial property projects in the UK. He lives overseas much of the time and is the trustee responsible for the Foundation's Overseas grants. He has visited our Overseas Flagship project in India, Sri Lanka, Palestine, Zambia and Malawi.
Adam Leach
Adam became a trustee in January 2019 to support international projects. Adam has keen interests in practical action for refugees, displaced people and vulnerable communities in poorer and middle income countries as well as in the UK.
He has over thirty years of global experience in development and humanitarian aid programme implementation, strategic leadership and management of international NGOs including Oxfam, ActionAid, VSO, YMCA/Y Care International. Adam is now an independent consultant with wide experience in cross-sector collaboration between the international not-for-profit sector, government and the private sector. He has lived and worked in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe and now lives in Oxfordshire.