Trustees of the Market Harborough and The Bowdens Charity are referred to as “Feoffees”, this being the original term referred to within the available historical documentation. The Charity is administered by eighteen Feoffees, comprising fifteen co-opted Feoffees appointed for a five year term, and three Feoffees nominated by Harborough District Council and appointed for a four year term. Feoffees appointed to the Market Harborough and The Bowdens Charity automatically become Trustees of the Town Lands (Great Bowden) Charity.

Feoffees convene a full meeting of the Charity at approximately two monthly intervals, and once a year meet to appoint a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman. The current Chairman is Mr O. de Rousset-Hall, the current Vice-Chairman is Mr R. Burdon. A full list of Feoffees is available upon request.

The Charity’s business is also administered through three separate committees, these being

Administration and Finance Committee
Relief-in-Need/Appeals Committee
Estates Committee

Each committee meets every two months, and reports directly to the full meeting of the Charity.

The day-to-day administration of Charity business is undertaken by the Charity’s Steward, Mr J. Jacobs. The Charity is administered from the Charity Office, at 149 St Mary's Road, Market Harborough.