Michael has been involved in finance and governance for many years, most recently as a senior executive at Harbert Management, an alternative investment firm. Previously he spent 20 years globetrotting with Citigroup and is Past Master of the Worshipful Company of World Traders, a City of London livery company. Michael is vice-chair at Aspire Academy Trust, a large Cornish multi-academy trust, where he chairs the Finance, Audit and Remuneration Committees, including more than 5 years as an appointed member of the Department of Education’s South-west Advisory Board (HTB) and serves as a trustee at several other Cornish charities. Originally from the “other” southwest (Los Angeles), Michael has a passion for wild birds and Cornwall’s marine/coastal life.
From her arrival in Mousehole in 1963, Margaret always loved visiting the Hospital with her children. She became involved with fundraising as a volunteer before officially joining the council in the 1970’s. She was then elected chair from 1990 until her retirement in 2022 but is still actively involved.
Christine semi-retired to Cornwall in 2006 having worked in administration for Balfour Beatty for a number of years, and became a trustee for Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital shortly afterwards. She’s always been interested in birds and enjoys being part of a team with their welfare at heart. She has also served on the Mousehole carnival committee as secretary and is a volunteer gardener for the National Trust.
Sally Crabtree was once a world class gymnast and is now a song-writing poet and children’s author. She is also the creative director of Artconnexion UK CIC – an organisation that devises and delivers award winning creative literacy projects internationally. Sally has always had a passion for song birds and is delighted to be working on a current Birds on the Branchline initiative which aims to celebrate and preserve the heritage of songbirds and their habitats along Cornwall’s Branchlines.
Kate worked in the television and film industry before moving down to Cornwall and opening an art gallery in Penzance. Gulls are a particular passion of hers and she helped out at the hospital during the busy season in 2022. She organised an art auction to raise much needed funds for the hospital in 2023 and finally agreed to join the trustees in 2024
Company & Minute Secretary
Nigel graduated in Business and Information Technology in 1993. An early career was spent in technical, analytical and commercial roles in the technology sector before joining Hogg Robinson plc in 1997. Recruited to bridge the gap between commercial, clients and technology Nigel progressed through many different leadership and board level roles, working and living in Europe, Asia, New Zealand and North America. By 2018 Nigel was the Chief Operating Officer of a Financial Technology company under the Hogg Robinson Group and was Chief Information Officer overall. Hogg Robinson was sold in 2018 and Nigel joined American Express GBT where he worked on the integration of the travel business until the completion of that process in 2024.
He has recently relocated to Mousehole.
Fynn is a veterinary surgeon and Clinical Director of Rosevean Veterinary Practice in Penzance. After graduating from the University of Bristol in 2011, he has worked in small animal practice across the UK, including in Kent and Surrey, as well as spending time travelling internationally.
Originally from Herefordshire, he moved to Cornwall in 2021 with his wife, who grew up near Marazion. Since settling in the area, he has worked closely with Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital and other local wildlife organisations, bringing his clinical insights and passion for animal welfare to the work of the board.
We work with a dedicated and knowledgeable Council of Trustees, all of whom are devoted to securing the long-term future of Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital Cornwall as a charity and centre of excellence in the care of wild birds.
Here’s what we want to achieve within the next five years.
To build our reputation as an organisation where our care is led by veterinary trained and advised people
To monitor our treatment programmes and interventions with the objective to improve our capability, reach and impact in terms of the number of birds treated and survival rates by species
To establish a volunteer team to support the delivery of all aspects of our operation, ensuring funding is directed towards delivery of our core purpose of bird care
To ensure that our day to day operations are financially secure, we plan to diversify and improve our fundraising capabilities, focused on memberships and specific fundraising campaigns. Our initial campaign will be in support of the refurbishment of the hospital site
To promote study and research into the disease of wild birds and methods of prevention control or cure and into the treatment of injured birds and to publish the results of all such study and research.
