The Trustees of BBC Children in Need are legally responsible for the charity. They make the final decisions on grant applications and take legal responsibility for grant-making.

Rosie Millard is a journalist and broadcaster, primarily on arts and culture. She writes for many publications including The Spectator, The Sunday Times and Radio Times and can be heard regularly on BBC Radio. She was Chair of Hull UK City of Culture 2017, for which she was awarded an OBE. Rosie has been a columnist, profile writer, critic and feature writer and was the BBC’s Arts Correspondent for a decade where she became a familiar face reporting on arts, culture and showbiz from across the world on radio and television. She is Chair of Firstsite Gallery in Colchester and Deputy Chair of Opera North. Rosie has also served as a primary school governor in Hull and was a leader of two Brownie packs near her home in central London. She has written books both fiction and non-fiction, is an ardent marathon runner, and mother of four.

Matt Baker is a TV and Radio Presenter. Seven and a half years on Blue Peter established Matt as one of the best loved and most versatile presenters in the show’s history, winning him 2 BAFTAs for Best Children’s Presenter and a Royal Television Society award. Matt is a key face across the BBC as the co-host of The One Show and ongoing presenter of BBC One’s top rating and award winning Sunday night Countryfile series. He was part of the BBC’s presentation team for the London 2012 Olympics and a key commentator for the Artistic Gymnastics events. Matt also presented Secret Britain for BBC One and was a finalist in Strictly Come Dancing in 2010. Matt also took part in the 2011 Strictly Live Tour where he won a record breaking number of shows.

Matt was born in Durham and grew up in the Dales on his family’s sheep farm. His love of the countryside and animals made him the natural choice for fronting such shows as Animal Rescue Squad for Channel 5, One Man and His Dog for BBC Two, Summer Countryfile Diaries, Crufts, Animal Rescue and a BBC NE natural history service. He is also the current President of the National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs. He has helped raise millions of pounds for BBC Children in Need, participating in the Rickshaw Challenges on The One Show.