Anne Nisbet DL is Trustee and Chair of The Nisbet Trust, an independent charitable trust founded in 2011 that supports charities and causes in Greater Bristol around supporting disadvantaged children and young people, tackling racism, preventing homelessness, and supporting arts and performance venues.
Anne is also a Director of Key West Holdings, a family-owned business that holds the Nisbet family’s interests in Nisbets Plc, Jongor Hire, and commercial property. She has been a Director of Nisbets Plc since 1991 and originally founded the company’s charitable arm, Nisbets in the Community (NIC) in 2012.
Passionate about charitable causes in Greater Bristol, Anne is involved in a number of local organisations through the Trust, including Above and Beyond and Chaired their Golden Gift Appeal 2012–2016. Between 2010 and 2013, Anne was a Director of Venturers Trust, a multi-academy trust that manages schools in Greater Bristol. She has been on the Management Committee of The Cote Charity since 2007, which manages care homes for the elderly in Bristol.
In 2020, Anne was appointed Deputy Lord-Lieutenant for the County and City of Bristol.
Anne Nisbet’s Background
The Nisbet Trust
Chair and Trustee
2011 - Present
Bristol, UK
The Nisbet Trust is an independent charitable trust funded by a property-based endowment portfolio. The Trust makes grants to charities and not-for-profit social enterprises in Greater Bristol that work in social welfare, education and the arts.
Key West Holdings is a family-owned business that holds the Nisbet family’s interests in Nisbets Plc, Jongor Hire, and commercial property. The company’s property investments are managed to develop sustainable revenue and generate funds for charitable causes, which are distributed through The Nisbet Trust.
Nisbets Plc is a global, multi-channel catering equipment provider. The company develops, retails and distributes commercial kitchen equipment and catering supplies to hotels, restaurants, cafes and schools in over 100 countries around the world. Headquartered in Bristol, it is the largest distributor of catering equipment in the UK.
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Philanthropy
The Cote Charity
Member of the Management Committee
2007 - Present
The Cote Charity manages and operates multiple care communities for the elderly in Greater Bristol.
Anne Nisbet: Family businesses are at the heart of our communities – philanthropy should start there
Bristol, UK
Anne Nisbet discusses philanthropy, the need to support businesses in the community and the importance of supporting local charities. Anne says "Family businesses have strong, deep and rich ties to their local community. As families start thinking about philanthropy, they should consider supporting their local community causes and charities before looking elsewhere.".
Viewpoint: Family businesses are at the heart of our communities – philanthropy should start there, says Andrew and Anne Nisbet
Jul 2018
London, UK
Anne and Andrew Nisbet write on the importance of family businesses to our communities and say "As family business owners, we’re strong advocates of family-run enterprises. Family businesses think, invest and innovate for the long term and are not swayed by short-term profits.".
