Anne Nisbet DL

Chair and Trustee

The Nisbet Trust

Bristol, UK

Joe Nisbet

Jongor Hire

Seiji Nishimura

Pictet Asset Management (USA) Corp.

Anne Nisbet’s Biography

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 primarily funded by the business activity of Key West Holdings, whose business comprises the management of holdings in trading subsidiaries and commercial property. The Trust makes grants to registered or exempt charities and not-for-profit social enterprises in Greater Bristol that work in social welfare, education and the arts.

Key West Holdings

Director

2014 - Present

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.

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Philanthropy

The Cote Charity

Member of the Management Committee

2007 - Present

The Cote Charity manages and operates a care community and dementia unit for the elderly in Greater Bristol.

Media

Key West Holdings

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.".

Family Capital

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.".

Public Service

The Lieutenancy for the County and City of Bristol

Deputy Lord-Lieutenant

2020 - Present

Bristol, UK

The Bristol Lieutenancy is one of 55 Lieutenancies in England and Wales, serving a population of 428,100 people.