Meet our trustees
Our Trustees are a passionate and highly experienced group of individuals who meet formally four times a year to ensure that nothing but the best decisions are made for 3Pillars and its staff, volunteers, and participants.
They have many years of experience in relevant sectors, from education, sport and the Armed Forces, to law and risk management.
Below you will find a short biography of our Trustees, without whom our work would not be possible.
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Our Trustees
William Mackinlay
Trustee (Chair)
William joined the team as the Chair of the Trustees after attending a number of 3 Pillars’ events and meeting one of the 3 Pillars’ participants who visited his offices for two weeks of work experience. William is the CEO of a commercial barristers’ chambers and previously worked in financial services and corporate PR. Prior to that he served in the British Army. His last role as an Army Officer was Equerry to Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall (now The King and The Queen Consort).
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Louis Annan
Trustee
Louis joined 3Pillars as a Trustee in 2020. Specialising in youth development and mentoring through sport, Louis currently runs his own community sports organisation called 'Let's Get Active (LGA)' which uses sport to engage with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, providing support, and sport-based mentoring. He also works with an array of elite athletes, helping them develop their personal brands and careers outside of sport. Louis is a PhD candidate, researching the impact of sports programs on young people and their scope to prevent youth street gang involvement. Louis is passionate about growing the 3Pillars project by contributing with his extensive knowledge on sports-based mentoring, youth development, and his array of lived experiences as a young man from Peckham, South London.
Kate Molan
Trustee
Kate joins the team from a legal background. She works for a large law firm in London, specialising in family law, and has a longstanding interest in the impact of early life and childhood trauma on future life chances. She also has previous experience as a charitable trustee.
Derrick Dale KC
Trustee
Derrick has practised commercial law at Fountain Court Chambers since 1990 and he has been a silk since 2010. Derrick first engaged with 3Pillars after making a charitable donation to the project in 2016. He was then invited to attend our delivery in prison at the time and he subsequently became a trustee in 2018. He believes that the strength of 3Pillars’ model lies in its ability to provide focused sports programmes, mentoring and real-life opportunities both in prison and outside. Whilst there are no quick fixes, Derrick believes 3Pillars provides a much needed platform for individuals who want to change their attitudes and alter their life chances. The model has shown it can have a transformative effect in a sector which needs all the input it can get. As a trustee, he seeks to engage at ground level and to provide input into legal, commercial and governance matters. Derrick is also a Bencher of the Middle Temple and is the Joint Chair of the Middle Temple LGBTQ+ Forum.
Robert Page
Trustee
Rob joins 3Pillars as a trustee with a particular focus on strategy, operations, and challenge. Rob currently works as a Principal Consultant for PA Consulting. Rob has previously been with the Ministry of Defence focussing on strategy and leadership training. He also has extensive experience as a Non-Executive Director of a Multi-Academy Schools Trust.
Thomas Smallbone
Trustee
Tom is a former professional rugby player having played for London Irish for 6 - 7 years and London Scottish and was part of the England U20 world cup team in 2013. Since retiring from rugby Tom has established a career in the property industry and has an MBA in construction and real estate. He now works as a Head of Residential Development for a property development firm based in London. Tom has been involved with the 3 Pillars project since he retired from professional rugby in 2018 including assisting with fundraising efforts, helping with community coaching and attending several 3 Pillars’ events. He is passionate about the positive and transformative impact of sport and the work that 3 Pillars carries out.
Helen Whitehouse OBE
Trustee
Helen is Chief Operating Officer at the Natural History Museum having previously worked at Department for Culture, Media and Sport and before that spending most of her career in the justice system having started working life in the probation service. She received for her work an OBE in 2020. Helen was introduced to 3 Pillars through a volunteering day and is passionate about its mission, having always had a strong belief in the impact of meaningful and positive intervention, engagement and rehabilitation. She was a school governor in Stockwell for 13 years and is currently also a trustee at Southwark Playhouse and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Tania Nadarajah
Trustee
Tania joins 3Pillars as a trustee after being involved with fundraising efforts since 2018. She was first introduced to the charity through her position as Women’s Chair at Battersea Ironsides. Having witnessed the positive impact sport, and rugby in particular, had on those around her, she was keen to get involved. Tania is a natural problem solver having worked in consulting, investment banking and the start up space - she now works in Risk at one of the “big four”. She is looking forward to contributing to 3Pillars through advocacy, planning and fundraising.
Phil Newman
Trustee
Phil joins 3Pillars as a Trustee and brings with him over 30 years’ experience in Sports programming, development and strategy design, gained whilst working in senior leadership roles at several Local Authorities and Higher Education institutions.
Phil is also the founder and CEO of Includable Consultancy, which is a market leader in the provision of Leadership, Culture Change, Sports strategy and EDI programmes, workshops and interventions.
Governance
Our work with young people is extremely important and it is essential that we are a charity that is trustworthy for them and for everyone involved. Our trustees refer to the Charity Governance Code for best practice and ensure we are keeping our practices up to date. This includes our safeguarding policy which you can view here.
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We have achieved the Charity Excellence Quality Mark, highlighting our exceptional management and recognising the outstanding efforts of our staff and volunteers. The accolade underscores the our commitment to excellence across all fronts. From promoting good governance and effective strategy to adept leadership, efficient operations, resource management, income maximization, and strong communication, we excel in every aspect. We also perform impressively in crucial crisis health check indicators, ensuring maximum impact, short-term resilience, long-term sustainability, effective funding allocation, legal compliance, and safety protocols. This recognition underscores our holistic dedication to our mission and the outstanding contributions of our team.
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