Our History

The Trust was founded in 1994 by Lt Col. The Revd. Guy Armstrong OBE who had a long association with HMP Parkhurst on the Isle of Wight as a prison chaplain.

The Trust was named after Governor V, David Hardman of Parkhurst Prison who died just before the Trust was founded. He was much respected and admired by both staff and prisoners.

Guy Armstrong died in 2002, and during his life served as an army officer and later as an Anglican priest. When speaking of his working life, Guy said on a number of occasions that founding the Hardman Trust was the best thing he had ever done.

Lt Col. The Revd. Guy Armstrong OBE
Lt. Col. The Revd.
Guy Armstrong OBE