Who we are
Our Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees of Emmaus Oxford is chaired by William Alden. William has an MA in Classics from Oxford University and an MBA from Cranfield School of Management. He started his career as an officer in the 13th/18th Royal Hussars, serving in Northern Ireland and Cyprus. He joined the Alden Group in 1980 and became Managing Director in 1992, the sixth generation of the Alden family to lead the printing firm which was started in 1832.
The other trustees, seen here celebrating the imminent signing of the contracts which were to begin the building process, are:
- David Cole (vice-chair)
- Kenneth Iredale (treasurer and company secretary)
- Jean Williams
- Moira Darlington
- Mark Shirley
- Peter Saugman
- Julian Hubbard
- Dianne Bayfield
Our Staff
Emmaus Oxford now has a number of employees. Wyon Stansfeld is the Director and Margaret Brown the Administrator. They both joined the organisation in late 2006.
Wyon has worked for a number of charities. For seven years he directed Communicare Counselling Service in Uxbridge and has been Service Manager for Oxfordshire Family Mediation as well as a Project Manager within Refugee Resource in Oxford, where he managed a team providing therapeutic help for Refugees and Asylum Seekers and raised substantial funds for this cause. Previously a psychotherapist and social worker, Wyon has extensive experience of working with the more disadvantaged and vulnerable members of society.
Margaret's organisational and administrative experience has principally been in the charity and voluntary sector. She was responsible for the day to day finances of a Development Education Centre and fairtrade shop in Reading for some years, whilst continuing as a voluntary representative and local key contact for Traidcraft. In Oxford she has developed and managed a church bookshop and porter’s lodge, and was a member of a small group that set up Oxford's thriving fairtrade shop, fairtrade@stmichaels, where she was a founder director and treasurer.
Steve James is the Community Leader. He took up his appointment in October 2008. Much of his time prior to February 2009 will be spent on a training programme which includes residential periods in Communities in this country and France.
Our furniture store, the Secondhand Superstore, is run by Store Manager Carl Salisbury, assisted by drivers and other staff and volunteers.
Statutory information
Emmaus Oxford is an independent charity, no 1066618, and part of the Emmaus UK Federation.
It is also a company limited by guarantee number 03422350 registered in England and Wales.
Legally, we need to tell you its registered address is 1st Floor, Streatfield House, Alvescot Road, Carterton, Oxfordshire OX18 3XZ; but please don't write to us there, use our office address as given on the homepage: 169 Oxford Road, Oxford OX4 2ES.
Our building site
To see photos of our building under construction during 2008, please look at the building site page where you will find a photo gallery.