Our Donors, Partners, Sponsors and Funders

We are extremely grateful to all our donors, partners, sponsors and funders over the life of the Trust, without whom we could not have made the impact we have in support of future engineers and engineering. 

The lists below are as comprehensive as our records enable, but please advise of any omissions or corrections, or any further requests to remain anonymous.  

PARTNERS, SPONSORS and FUNDERS

Since its inception, the Trust has benefitted from gifts and endowments from the following corporations and organisations:

Aliis cum Humanitae, Amec, AstraZeneca, AWE, BP International, Babcock, BICC, British Australia Bicentennial Trust, British Energy, British Gas, BSI, Carron Energy, Caterpillar, CEGB, City Bridge Foundation, Costain, Deloitte and Touche, Dulverton Trust, Eastern Group, EDF Energy,  Engineering Council UK, Engineering and Technology Board, Institution of Incorporated Engineers (now IET), Lucy Hoesch Ernst Scholarship Fund, Fidelity, GEC, Go-Ahead Group, Hammonds, HSBC Holdings, IAC, IMarEST, Industrial Acoustics, International Water Association, John Laing, Keir Group, Lloyds Register, Lucas, National Grid, National Power, NEI, Nuclear Decommissioning Agency, Nuclear Industry Association, Radio Data Networks, Rochester Bridge Trust, Rolls-Royce plc, Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal Society of Chemistry, Rutland Partners, RWE nPower, Scottish Power, Shell Exploration, Society of Environmental Engineers, Tech4All, Thames Water, Thorn EMI, UKAEA, VT Group, Worshipful Company of Water Conservators, Weir Group, World Nuclear Association.

plus 2 anonymous funders

THE FORESIGHT GROUP      

The Trust is a careful custodian of bequests, respecting donors’ wishes in curating and disbursing the funds, many of which are sustainable in perpetuity as a lasting legacy to the donor. The Trust has received major legacies from the estates of:

David Leete, Lady Rooke, Past Master Sir Denis Rooke, Peter Anthony Cullimore, Peter Gray, John Walter Evans, John Hanford, Douglas Norman Simpson, Past Master Sir Peter Gadsden, Keith Best, Past Master Sir William Barlow.  

Members or Friends who have kindly informed us of their decision to leave a legacy gift to the Trust in their wills are also members of the Foresight Group.

DONORS

Our long-term sustainable growth is dependent on the continuing support of the enlightened members of the Worshipful Company of Engineers, past and present, who have chosen to give something back to inspire future generations of engineers. Every contribution makes a difference, and we are truly grateful for all. The Powertrains represent the top 10% of our donors plus early Past Masters; Fuel Cells our next 30%; Catalysts the next 40% and Sparks are our early-stage donors.

Derek ADAMS, John BANYARD, John Vernon BARTLETT, David BAWTREE, Anthony BEST, Peter BLAIR-FISH, Barry BROOKS, David CALDERWOOD, Audrey CANNING, John CHANDLER, Gerald CLEREHUGH, Bjorn CONWAY, Raymond COUSINS, Frederick CRAWFORD, Trevor CROCKER, David DAVIES, Norman DAWSON, Robert Brian DUNN, Richard Charles DYSON, Tony EDWARDS, Christopher ELSTON, William FRANCIS, Richard GROOME, John GROVE, Peter HAMMERSLEY, Robert HAWLEY, Philip HAWTIN, Clive HICKMAN, James Gerald HOLDCROFT, Mike HOWSE, Michael INKSON, Andrew JACKSON, David JOHNSON, Raymond JOYCE, George Anthony LEE, Andrew McNAUGHTON, Andrew James McNAUGHTON, Francis McWILLIAMS, Gordon MASTERTON, David MITCHELL, Roderick MUTTRAM, Colin NEWSOME, Patrick O’REILLY, John OWEN, Henri PAGEOT, Isobel POLLOCK-HULF, Chris PRICE, Don PRITCHARD, Julian Francis Osborn RANGER, John ROBERTS, John ROBINSON, Anthony ROCHE, Richard ROOLEY, David SCAHILL, Graham SKINNER, James Cadzow SMITH, Lawrence TURNER, Leonard J WEAVER, Edward WILLMOTT

plus 4 anonymous donors

Note: Masters in the Company’s formative years made very large donations as the Company was building its Treasures and establishing the Charitable Trust. The Trust has benefited both directly from their financial generosity and indirectly on occasions such as the Awards Dinner where the Treasures are on display.

Lucius Chidi AKALANNE, Joseph ANWYLL, Brian BACK, Gina BARNEY, Thomas BARTON, Grahame BARWELL, Anthony BAYLY, Philip Anthony BENNETT, William BONFIELD, Colin BROWN, Peter BULLEN, Nigel John BURTON, Dolores BYRNE, Keith CLARKE, John Gowen COLLYEAR, David COOPER, John Edward CRAIK, Gardner CRAWLEY, James Emile De WAELE, Denis Ridgwell DICKINSON, Karl DODSWORTH, Chaido DOULALA-RIGBY, Richard ELSY, Denis FILER, Cecil Charles John FRENCH, Matthew GARSIDE, Anthony GINSBERG, Alan GRANT, Keith William Arthur GUY, Kenneth George HAMBLETON, Peter Edward HARRIS, Giles HARTILL, Philip HEWER, Roger HEWITT, Nicholas HILL, Simon HOWISON, Steven Martin HUDSON, Roger Bryan HYDE, David Denver JAMES, Geoffrey KIRK, David KNIGHT, Stefan KUKULA, Neil LATHAM, Jan LEWIS, Peter Denis LINES, Pamela LIVERSIDGE, Timothy LOHMANN, John McCULLOUGH, Michael John McLOUGHLIN, Ivan MacTAGGART, Paul MAYO, Andrew MEACHAM, Paul Richard MERRICK, Keith MILLARD, Christopher Meredyth MITCHELL, Peter MORGAN, Edmund MORGAN-WARREN, Michael MULLER, Kevin NIX, Ian NUSSEY, Brian NUTTELL, Douglas Edward OAKERVEE, David PRICE, Owen PRICE, Phil RAMSELL, David RICHARDS, Ted ROBERTS, John RUSSELL, David SHILLITO, Elizabeth TANNER, Jeffrey TEMPLE, Paul THOMAS, Norman TRAIN, Richard Morris TRIM, Andrew VICKERS, Malcolm VINCENT, Clive WALKER, Andrew WARD, Patrick WATERHOUSE, Michael John WEST, Keith Stuart WILLIAMS, Paul WOOD, Philip WRIGHT, Christopher Terrel WYATT, Steven John YIANNI

plus 1 anonymous donor

Peter Anthony Thomas ARRIGONI, Christopher William BARKER, Paul BARNES, Michael BEAR, Chris BENNION, Graham BESSANT, Alastair Roxburgh BROWN, Andrew Michael CARR, Angus Thompson CARROLL, Sydney CHIN-YOU, Keith CIMA, Windsor COLES, James Philip COMPORT, Arthur William James (Jim) COOK, David Arthur COOKE, Kenneth George CORFIELD, (Edward) John CULLEN, Nicholas Jonathan CULLEN, Justin DAVIES-TRIGG, James DICKATY, Paul Edward DOHERTY, Geoffrey John DOUTHWAITE, Will DRURY, Joseph DUNN, Chris EARNSHAW, Peter EAST, Andrew Kevin EBDON, William EDGAR, Peter ELLIOT, Christian Boyd EMMETT, John FERRIE, Suzanne FLYNN, Richard FOLKSON, Ivan Richard FOMIN, Keith FOSTER, Stephen John FUTTER, Robert GAITSKELL, John GARSIDE, Barry GASPER, Bryan Donald GIBSON, Russell GILBERT, Dougal J GOODMAN, Peter Pequignot GRACEY, Kenneth GRAY, Hugh Duncan GRIFFITHS, Peter HARTLEY, Gary HAWLEY, Catherine HINTON, Trevor HIRST, Nigel HOBSON, David HOLMES, Alan HOWELL, Colin HOWELL, David HUGHES, Mark HUNT, Donald Charles Alfred IVES, Simon JOHNS, Simon JONES, Steven JONES, Tony KEELING, John LOWE, Duncan MacPHEE, Giulio MALINVERNO, Anthony Dawson MARSH, Timothy George MARSH, Matthew MARSON, Bronek MASOJADA, Paul MAYCOCK, Thomas MAYER, David MBA, Nicholas Robert MEAD, Randolph MERCER, Lee MILLAR, Jessal MURARJI, Michael NAPIER, Richard NEVARD, Thomas Henry NICHOLSON, Mark O’BRIEN, Alec OSBORN, Graham OWENS, Richard PARKE, David Richard PAYNE, Graham Michael PEACE, David James PEACOCK, Michael PURSHOUSE, Arthur Brian READ, David Gwilym Morris ROBERTS, Anthony ROULSTONE, Philip RUFFLES, Anthony Geoffrey SHEARD, Victoria SHIRVILL, Michael SIMMS, Christopher SIMPSON, Adrian SIMS, Ross SMITH, David SWANN, Robert TAYLOR, Stephen THOMAS, Andrew THOMPSON, Jean VENABLES, Hugh Godfrey VINSON, Simon WALDRAM, Andrew WALKER, Matthew WATERHOUSE, Simon WATTS, Anthony WHITEHEAD, Anthony George WILLENBRUCH, Julie WOOD, Graham WREN, William Hilton WRIGHT, Jonathan WYATT

plus 3 anonymous donors

Philip ASHWORTH, John Robert BECK, Jean BILLINGSLEY, Calvin BLACKER, Emma BOULD, David BRYSON, Christopher Alexander CAMERON, David CARDWELL, Peter CHAPMAN, John COLDWELL, Stephanie COLE, John COLLINS, John COPLIN, Martin COX, Nicholas Jonathan CULLEN, Paolo CUOMO, Siân DAVIES, Ann DOWLING, Richard DRABBLE, Vishak DUDHEE, Robert EADIE, Christopher David EVANS, John Lewis EVANS, Daniel FAYOLLE, Constantinos FRANCESKIDES, Kathiravelu (Anton) GANGAKUMARAN, Tony GILLESPIE, Neil GLOVER, Colin GOODWIN, Steve HARRIDGE, Simon HART, David HIRST, David HOWARD, Bryan HUMPHREY, David JAMES, Ian JOESBURY, Martin KNIGHTS, John LOUGHHEAD, Rodney McCLELLAND, Roger McKINLAY, George Robert MARSH, Douglas MARRIOTT, Gary Edward MOORE, Frank Anderson ONIANS, Anthony PARKER, Brian PHILLIPSON, Malcolm Henry POPE, Helen RAMSAY, Robert RITCHIE, Michael Aylwin SELFE, Malcolm Christopher SHIRLEY, Dominic Gavin SPELLER, David TYLER, Pater James WALSH, Terence WESTON, Keith WILLIAMS, Julian YOUNG

plus 1 anonymous donor

The Trust is also grateful to those members who give of their time in raising funds, supporting the Awards programme or as Trustees. These contributions in kind are essential in creating impact from our philanthropic donations.