What we look after
Meet the team
Board of Trustees
Stortford Fields Community Management Trust has been registered with Companies House. It was awarded Charity Status in September 2025 under Charity Number 1214771.
The Trust will be run by a balanced multi-stakeholder board of 10 dedicated Trustees who will be fully accountable and transparent providing a strong mix of skills, attributes and experience. All Trustees will operate in the best interests of the Trust and will not offer advice to residents.
The Board will continue to build with recruitment of Residents, Voluntary/Community, Conservation, and Housing Association Trustees. The number of resident representatives grows over time per 350 homes occupied – with over 1,100 homes currently occupied, there are three resident positions filled. Ensuring the Board is not full at the outset means residents in later phases can join. As BSNC (The Consortium) complete their building work, they will depart from the Trust board. The two co-optee positions will be held by people who bring a specialist skill set to support the Board activities, e.g. Finance, HR.
Executive Team
Mark and Claire have been appointed to set up the Trust. Both have many years’ experience working with communities - setting up community trusts, community development and resident communications. They are on a short-term contract and their role will reduce as the Trust Board develops.
Mark Patchett
info@stortfordfieldscmt.org.uk
Claire Winterflood
claire@stortfordfieldscmt.org.uk
The Board so far..
Cllr Sarah Copley (Bishops Stortford North ward)
Sarah is a local solicitor and mum. She was born in Stortford and grew up in Sawbridgeworth. After working and living in London she is now pleased to be living with her family in Stortford.
East Herts District Council x 1 position
Developer Trustee
Samantha Williams
Samantha is Technical Director at Taylor Wimpey, one of the four developers at Stortford Fields. Sam is a member of the Chartered Institute of Building.
Development Consortium x 2 positions
Developer Trustee
Isaac Kibirige
Isaac is Operations Director for Vistry, another of the four developers at Stortford Fields. He is a Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
Development Consortium x 2 positions
Developer Trustee
Yuan Chen
Resident Trustee: Yuan brings her skills in the financial services industry to our Board as an Auditor and Chartered Accountant. Yuan has also been involved with community engagement programmes on urban planning and is a former member of the Youth Board of the London Legacy Development Corporation for the Olympic Park.
Developer Trustee
Simon Gallagher
Resident Trustee :
Simon brings a combination of corporate board and voluntary sector experience to the SFCMT Board. He has been involved with the community at Stortford Fields from its beginning, having been one of the first residents to move in. Simon also set up the Stortford Fields Residents Facebook page with over 1500 members.
Developer Trustee
Mark Johnson
Resident Trustee : Mark has worked in and around the public sector for his whole career and is a Chartered Public Finance Accountant. He currently works for an accountancy body leading their global research on public sector finance issues. He is also Chair of Governors at St Michael's Church of England Primary School in Bishops Stortford.
Developer Trustee
x 1 position to be filled.
Housing Association
Developer Trustee
x 1 position to be filled.
Conservation
Developer Trustee
x 2 positions to be filled.
Co-optees
Meet our Community Development Worker - Elaine Shanahan
Elaine stepped into the role of Stortford Fields Community Development Worker in July 2024, having first supported the area as a volunteer at the inaugural community event. Since then, she has brought an impressive range of activities to life for residents of all ages. Her events have included Easter Egg Hunts, Halloween Trails, a Networking Evening, Walking Groups, Keep Fit Classes, Christmas Parties, a Santa Fun Run, Teddy Bears’ Picnics, Stortford in Bloom, a Pre Loved Sale, and a weekly Baby Group. She has also built strong partnerships with Elm View Care Home and The Avanti Trust Schools. Community means a great deal to Elaine. After moving from West London without knowing anyone locally, she understands the importance of connection. “Since joining the Trust, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting so many wonderful residents from all walks of life. It brings me real joy to see neighbours becoming friends and our community bonds growing.” Elaine warmly welcomes ideas from residents about future events and activities they would like to see in Stortford Fields. Contact Elaine - Elaine@Stortfordfieldscmt.org.uk
Developer Trustee
Stortford Fields Estate Management Company
Following a change in its Articles in September 2023, SFCMT is now able to appoint Directors to the Board of Stortford Fields Estate Management Company (SFEMC) . The current Board of SFEMC Directors, comprises Directors from BSNC (The Consortium) and Mark Patchett from the Trust.
Greenbelt Group is the Estate Manager nominated by SFEMC to collect the Consortium Management Charge from residents, administer contracts for services to common parts of Stortford Fields and instruct and supervise contractors to provide building and maintenance services.
For all Estate Management related matters, residents should contact Greenbelt’s Customer Services Department:
Call: 0800 028 1749
Email: customercare@greenbelt.co.uk
Homeowners at Stortford Fields were made aware of their management company arrangements when they bought their homes. This is noted on their Transfer Purchase document also know as a TP1. ‘In-parcel’ estate managers at Stortford Fields include Gateway and RMG.
Join Us in Making a Difference
Have you got a keen interest in ensuring Stortford Fields is a great place to live with a great community?
If you’d like to apply for a Board position as a resident representative or perhaps you’re someone with particular experience in the conservation, charity/voluntary or have a specialist skill set e.g finance? Drop us an email – info@stortfordfieldscmt.org.uk