As with all charitable trusts the governing body consists of trustees, who are appointed by the successors to the founding trustees, the bishops of Durham and Newcastle.  Currently there are 13 of them, and they are:

Mrs Elizabeth Conran
Mr Christopher Downs BArch
    RIBA
The Ven Peter Elliott MA
Mrs Ivy Ferguson
Sir Josslyn Gore-Booth Bt
The Revd Terry Hurst BA
Mr Jeremy Kendall DiplArch RIBA

Mrs Elizabeth Norris
Mr Roger Norris
    (Joint Acting Chairman)
The Revd Canon John Ruscoe
Mr Peter Ryder BA MPhil FSA
Mr Philip Scrope
Mrs Gillian Walker
    (Joint Acting Chairman)

There are also two part time staff: