The Reform Research Trust is a think tank which publishes its own research and also publishes papers from external authors. It was founded by Nick Herbert (later a Conservative MP) and Andrew Haldenby. The trust is a private limited company with charitable status. The name "The Reform Research Trust" was first registered with companies house on 4 March 2004 and as a charity on 13 May 2004. The trust is funded by large donations from businesses and smaller donations from individuals. Reform has been given a C grade for funding transparency by Who Funds You?. Reform research trust publishes reports on a variety of different issues, adopting what it considers to be an evidence-based approach to public policy. It has published reports on health and education reform, Britain's regional economic performance, the economic position of young people, and on the tax and welfare system. People Previous deputy directors include Liz Truss, and Nick Seddon, appointed as a Senior Policy Advisor for Health and Social Care to Number 10 Downing Street. Advisory board Rt Hon Baroness Morgan of Cotes, former Secretary of State Björn Savén, Chairman, IK Investment Partners Ltd. Dame Clare Moriarty, Former Permanent Secretary, Department for Exiting the European Union Dame Meg Hillier, Member of Parliament for Hackney South and Shoreditch Deborah Cadman, Chief Executive, West Midlands Combined Authority Robert Nisbet, Former Senior Political Correspondent, Sky News Katie Perrior, Former Director of Communications, No. 10 Downing St. Rt Hon Caroline Flint, former Labour MP and Minister Sir Peter Gershon, former senior civil servant Trustees James Palmer, Chair Catherine Davies, Managing Partner, Monticle Dr Lara Stoimenova, Managing Partner, Sigma Economics Jeremy Sillem, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Spencer House Partners Speakers at the trusts events have included: Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP and Rt Hon Sadiq Khan MP (Labour); Rt Hon Theresa May MP and Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP (Conservative); Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP and Norman Lamb MP (Liberal Democrat). Name of trust The Trust was originally named "The Reform Research Trust" however it sometimes refers to itself as the abbreviated "Reform" such as the website www.reform.uk which has led to some disputes regarding the name. In November 2020 the trust voiced its opposition to the electoral committee when the Brexit Party, a British political party, intended to change its name to Reform UK. The charity feared that its non-partisan status would be brought into disrepute by the