What is the South Kilburn Neighbourhood Trust?
SKNT is not part of the Council or a Government organisation.The South Kilburn Neighbourhood Trust (SKNT) is a charitable company with a regeneration focus that will operate for the benefit of South Kilburn and its residents. It is overseen by a board of trustees who come from the public, private, community and voluntary sectors – ensuring that the Trust has a good balance and support from experienced professionals. It has two full time employees.

What will it do?
SKNT will build on previous regeneration programmes in South Kilburn and will work with others to support the continued physical development and to bring further funds into the area. It will also strive to enhance the lives of residents in the area by, for example, promoting employment, better health, youth services, education and community safety.

How will it do it?
SKNT will carry out its business in a variety of ways. For example it may commission services directly or support others doing this work.
The aims of SKNT are wide so the methods it will seek to deliver these will vary from case to case. Nevertheless SKNT will proactively work with agencies such as the Council, local Registered Providers, the Police and the NHS services locally as well as private, community and voluntary organisations.

Is SKNT the same as the New Deal for Communities or South Kilburn Partnership?
No. The NDC/SKP delivered a 10–year government regeneration programme between 2001 and 2011 and this came to an end in March this year. SKNT is a charity and a company limited by guarantee that will work in the area. However many of the objectives it hopes to achieve are similar because of the ongoing needs of the area

Will SKNT provide funding to local organisations?
SKNT will not run or fund projects in the same way that the NDC/SKP has previously. Instead it will look to work in collaboration with a wide range of organisations that bring benefit to South Kilburn.

What is meant by SKNT being a ‘legacy body’?
This is a government term. SKNT is the ‘legacy body’ of the South Kilburn NDC as it is the body that will continue to lead on regeneration issues in South Kilburn. It does not mean that it will do exactly the same things or work in the same way though.

Who is the Chair and who are the Trustees?
The current Chair is Jackie Sadek. She is an independent chair who is experienced in all aspects of physical, economic and social regeneration in neighbourhoods. Jackie knows South Kilburn well as she also chairs the South Kilburn Partnership. The trustees are people with skills, experience and understanding of working in the private, public and voluntary sectors. The current trustees are Conor Gunn, Linnet Kamala, Dr Tamara Joffe, Phil Howe, Peter Brown and Councillor George Crane.

Why does the SKP still exist and what is its role?
SKNT have decided to continue with the South Kilburn Partnership and themed groups that comprise professionals from service providers, representatives from local organisations and residents. This is because SKNT believes it is very important to work with everyone who has a role to play in making South Kilburn an area of opportunity. Both the SKP and its themed groups will have a close relationship with SKNT. As SKNT is a company, the South Kilburn Partnership will be where agencies such as the BHP, Brent Council, JobCentre Plus, the local NHS and the Police will come together.