What We Do
Community is at the heart of what we do at The Granville.
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Our mission is to bring people together and empower our community. We want to continue the legacy of The Granville as a true asset to South Kilburn.
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South Kilburn Trust
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The Trust's Vision
For South Kilburn to be recognised for its strong, supportive, diverse, inclusive and welcoming communities; an area of opportunity where we are all empowered to achieve our full potential and improve our quality of life.
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Established in 2009, the South Kilburn Trust took on the management of The Granville in 2017 to safeguard this much-loved community building. SKT recognises the long-lasting link between The Granville and the people of South Kilburn and is dedicated to ensuring The Granville is a thriving hub of local community.
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Our History
Our Trustees
South Kilburn Trust has a dedicated, diverse and experienced board of Trustees who volunteer their time to govern the organisation. Our Trustees bring a range of different expertise from local council to business to ensure the Trust can deliver on its mission.
Mary Arnold
Vice-Chair
Mary is a local resident and has played a key role in the development of South Kilburn. A former local councillor, Mary is chair of governors at Kilburn Park School and founding member of the Kilburn Neighbourhood Forum.
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Mary is passionate about the lives of local people, particularly young people. She is currently a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
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Robert Johnson
Robert has been local councillor for Barnhill, Brent since 2018. He has over 30 years' experience working in the housing and regeneration field and has been involved in all the major regeneration projects in Brent, including South Kilburn. He is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Housing.
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Ellie Southwood MBE
Ellie is Director of Social Impact at Fight for Sight. She is Board Chair at Habinteg and Non-Executive Director at Paradigm Housing Group.
Ellie was formerly Cabinet Member, Housing & Welfare Reform (previously Cabinet Member, Environmental Services) for the London Borough of Brent.
Peter Brown
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Chair
Peter has expertise in social housing, regeneration and public policy and has also worked for local authorities and government organisations providing policy advice on regeneration, social housing and diversity & inclusion.
Peter is a former local resident and still has strong connections to the area.
Alexander Nilere
Alexander was born in South London but raised in Nigeria and East Finchley. He has lived in South Kilburn since the mid-1990s.
He ran a music studio from the now-demolished Argo Business Complex in Kilburn Park and was governor of the Granville Plus Nursery for two years.
Cllr Shama Tatler
Shama is the London Borough of Brent’s representative on the Board. She is Deputy Leader, Cabinet Member for Finance, Resources & Reform and Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Planning & Growth.
Anand Roy
Treasurer
Anand has lived in Brent all his life and went to school locally at Queens Park Community School. He loves where he lives and has many friends from school who live in South Kilburn. Anand is passionate about local causes, and giving back to the community that has helped him become what he is today. He is also a Local Authority Governor for Malorees Infant and Junior School.
Anand is a Chartered Accountant, gaining accreditation whilst working at KPMG for 6 years in Insurance Audit and Consulting. Anand currently works for Tate and Lyle, managing a team focussing on long term financial strategy.
Anand is excited to deliver meaningful results to stakeholders through his financial and strategic planning knowledge, alongside his connections to the local area.
Hynde Hamdani Chabanel
Hynde has been a local resident in Queens Park for the past decade. She has French heritage and is a mother of two. Holding a master's degree in business and tax law from Sorbonne University in Paris, she started her career in London in 2008 as a tax and investment advisor, and she has now paused to focus on raising her two young boys.
Hynde is deeply passionate about community engagement and philanthropic causes. She has been involved in local initiatives and also led fundraising initiatives for organizations like UNICEF, MACS, and Save the Children, successfully mobilizing diverse groups of people toward common goals.
Hynde looks forward to leveraging her local connections and dedication to community building to strengthen ties between the trust and neighbouring communities.
Michelle Addo
Ali Awes
Ali is a local resident and represents the community on the Board. He is an experienced Community Wellbeing officer with a demonstrated history of working in non-profit organizations.
He has worked as a Community Connector for Certitude, London's leading adult social care provider for people living with learning disabilities, autism, mental health support needs and their families and carers, since 2014.
Michelle has been a local resident and attended schools in Brent and Westminster.
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Michelle is a qualified Solicitor. She completed her legal training contract at a London Local Authority and is currently working in-house specialising in commercial & construction law. Michelle has experience working in legal and policy roles in the Civil Service.
Michelle’s voluntary experience includes working with Citizens Advice, Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity and UN Women UK.
Michelle is also a graduate of the Black on Board (BoB) programme delivered by Olmec, an award winning, Black and Minoritised Communities led, Race Equality organisation. Michelle also has a background in music.
