A Warm Welcome by the College Council

Firstly, the Clifton College is a charity. The College is governed by the Council and comprises three schools known as the Upper School, the Preparatory School, and Butcombe, the Pre-Preparatory School.

The Members of Council are elected (at the Annual General Meeting of the College) on the basis of nominations received based on the Council’s specifications concerning eligibility, personal competence, specialist skills and local availability and also on the advice of the Head of College. One third of the members of the Council and the Treasurer must retire each year but may stand for re-election. New Council members are introduced to the workings of the College and its schools, including Council Policy and Procedures, at an induction and training workshop specially organised for them by the Head and Bursar.

Council delegates the day to day running of the College to the College Executive Committee (CEC), consisting of the Head of College, who is also Head Master of the Upper School, the Head of the Preparatory School and the Head of Butcombe and the Bursar. However, Council also appoints committees, including an audit and finance committee, from its members with particular responsibilities for assisting the CEC with the management of College affairs.

Council Members

Dr John Cottrell, MA PhD FCA

President of the College

OC. Balliol College, Oxford. Chartered Accountant. Previously: Treasurer of Council (1994-2003) and previously on Council as a member 1991-2007. Appointed President December 2012

Mr Tim Ross

Chairman of Council

Tim read law at Oxford University and qualified as a solicitor, working in the City of London and as a company legal adviser, before attending London Business School and moving into general management. A past chairman or director of a number of public companies, he is currently Chairman of Hargreaves Services plc and Senior Non-Executive Director of May Gurney Integrated Services plc, in addition to board positions with a number of private or venture capital-backed companies. Previously a Governor of the University of Bristol, he is currently President of the Dolphin Society, a Trustee of the Quartet Community Foundation and a member of the Society of Merchant Venturers.

Mr Phillip Howell-Richardson

Vice-Chairman of Council
Chairman of Nominations Committee

Committee: Audit, Finance and General Purposes

BA. OC. Mediator and Consultant in ADR with SJ Berwin LLP. Qualified Solicitor in 1975. Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators, member of the Executive Advisory Board of CPR, New York; mediator with the ICC, Paris; member of the Court of Appeal mediation advisory committee and its mediation scheme. Hon. Chairman of ADR Net. Appointed Governor and co-opted to Council in June 2001.

Mrs Alison Streatfeild-James

Vice-Chairman of Council

Committees: Education; Audit, Finance and General Purposes

MA Jurisprudence 1985. St Catherine’s College, Oxford. Called to the bar 1987. Barrister and Mediator at 4 Pump Court, London, practicing in Civil and Commercial law. Parent with four children at Clifton College. Has served as Trustee and Director of Campaign to protect Rural England, on Bath Preservation Society, and local Parish Council. Governor of Clifton College from 2006, Council Member from 2007.

Dr C K (Sam) Beale

Chairman of CCSL

Committees: Preparatory GPC – Chair

PhD, MBA, FRAeS. Chartered Engineer and Senior Executive Rolls Royce Group plc. Previously a parent.

Mr Hugh Harper

Committees: Clifton College Development Trust

OC (WiH), Sixth Form Scholar and Praepostor; BA (Hons) Chemistry & Choral Scholar; Worcester College, Oxford (1986-1990); Adviser to Rt Hon. John Patten (1988-1992); Vice President, Citibank, NA (1990-1998); Partner, Financial Services, McKinsey & Co. Inc (1999-), Freeman of City of London; Trustee, Royal Institution of Great Britain, (2011 -) Member of Council (2011 -). Trustee, Clifton College Development Trust (2011 - ). Appointed Governor in 2009. Member of Council from 2011.

Lyn Harradine, BA, RGN (Guys Hospital), DipHV, Cert Ed FE.

Experienced teacher, musician and health visitor. Appointed Governor 2006. Appointed Council member 2012.

Mrs Carol Lear

Chairman of Education Committee

BA (Hons). University of London (Classics). Recently retired Headmistress of Redland High School. Formerly Teacher of Classics at Cheltenham Ladies' College and Red Maids' School. Inspector of GSA Schools until 2002. Member of several local Societies. Appointed Governor and co-opted to Council November 2003.

Mr David Maggs

Committees: Preparatory GPC – Chair

OC. Management consultant with MONITOR. Praepostor and Captain of unbeaten XV in 1991. Exeter University.

Mrs Dinah Moore

Committees: Chairman of the Nominations Committees

BA (Hons) Bristol University in Philosophy (with English Literature). Solicitor. Treasurer Hereford Cathedral 2000/2001 and Lay Member of Chapter. Member of the Council of Bristol University and trustee and member of the Council of Water Aid. Manages small arable farm. Appointed Governor and co-opted to Council November 2003.

Brigadier Richard Morris

Richard Morris, BA Exeter University. Professional soldier for over 30 years. Commissioned from RMA Sandhurst into the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards he has a wide ranging military career with tours of duty in Germany, England, Northern Ireland, the US and Canada including command of his Regiment and subsequently a Brigade. He is now retired from the Army and is Treasurer (Chief Executive) to the Merchant Venturers. A member of the SMV Education Committee and involved in the creation of Merchants' Academy, Withywood and Colston Girl's School Academy. A Governor of both schools and also Gay Elms Primary School and Colston's. Married to Tricia, a qualified solicitor, he has two sons and a daughter. Appointed a Governor in 2011. Appointed member of Council 2011.

Mr Richard Morgan

MA. Educ. Sherborne College, Caius College Cambridge. York University. Formerly Headmaster of Cheltenham College 1978-90. Warden of Radley College 1991-2000. JP. Glos 1978-90. Member of Adv. Council, Understanding British Industry 1977-79. Appointed Governor and Council Member 2000.

Mr Chris Pople

Chairman of Audit, Finance and General Purposes Committee

Committees: Audit, Finance and General Purposes Committee, Nominations Committee, OC Representative

ACA, ATII. Chris is an OC and parent of four OC's. Chairman of a private investment office which deals primarily with overseas financial markets. Previously a member of the Board of Governors of Bristol Zoo and a Council member at The Redmaids’ School, he is a member of the Society of Merchant Venturers. Chris was appointed a Governor in 2007 and co-opted to Council as OC Representative in March 2007.

Mr Christopher W Smith

Treasurer

Committees: Audit, Finance and General Purposes Committee

FCA. OC. Partner in firm advising growing businesses, in many cases acting as part-time Director. Member of Bishops Council, Diocese of Bristol. Vice-Chairman of Diocesan Finance Committee. Member of Bristol Cathedral Finance Advisory Committee. Two sons attended Clifton. Appointed Governor and co-opted to Council June 2003. Appointed Treasurer, November 2003.