Experience

Power to Change Trust

• Programmes Manager

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  The Power to Change is an independent charitable trust endowed with £150 million from the Big Lottery Fund. An independent charitable trust set up in 2015 to support, develop and grow community business across England, over the next decade, we will use £150 million provided by the Big Lottery Fund to deliver grants and practical support to encourage new community businesses to start and enable existing ones to grow and becoming more self-sustaining. We will also provide a voice… The Power to Change is an independent charitable trust endowed with £150 million from the Big Lottery Fund. An independent charitable trust set up in 2015 to support, develop and grow community business across England, over the next decade, we will use £150 million provided by the Big Lottery Fund to deliver grants and practical support to encourage new community businesses to start and enable existing ones to grow and becoming more self-sustaining. We will also provide a voice for community business and raise awareness of the valuable social, economic and environmental benefits that community businesses deliver. Show more Show less



Community Shares Unit

• Technical Advisor

  • Oct 2012 - Aug 2015

  The Community Shares Unit (CSU) is supported by the Department of Communities and Local Government. The Unit is delivered in partnership by Locality and Co-operatives UK. The Community Shares Unit works with partners to support investors, intermediaries and other organisations involved in community enterprise and social investment.Having worked extensively with asset based enterprises using community shares to raise finance, this role builds on previous roles in finance, social… The Community Shares Unit (CSU) is supported by the Department of Communities and Local Government. The Unit is delivered in partnership by Locality and Co-operatives UK. The Community Shares Unit works with partners to support investors, intermediaries and other organisations involved in community enterprise and social investment.Having worked extensively with asset based enterprises using community shares to raise finance, this role builds on previous roles in finance, social enterprise and with not-for-profits and social investment, including helping to design innovative financing solutions through to advising and supporting not-for-private-profit organisations.I have worked extensively with enterprises in the social economy. I've helped establish new enterprises, developed existing businesses and – especially – engaged with organisations using new and innovative ideas to develop collaborative approaches to solving problems. This includes:Social Investment Helping communities develop proposals for raising significant social investment Engaging with investors seeking to understand more about social investment market Working with intermediaries and practitioners involved in the market Researching the financial position of undertakings and helping analyse markets to identify historic trends and issuesI have extensive experience in the provision of guidance and feedback to prospective, new start and on-going community initiatives considering social investment, in order to promote best practice and provide detailed technical analysis and critique of potential offers and structures, as well as business plans and organisational structures. I'm always interested in speaking to new & innovative community enterprises, learning new stuff and am especially interested in community organisations looking at innovative ways of raising social investment. Show more Show less



Co-operatives UK

• Advice Team

  • Aug 2007 - Aug 2015

  I regularly provide support to organisations in analysing technical, financial and legal documentation in order to provide guidance and advice, including Interpreting legislation and financial regulations for raising social investment in the context of the projects published guidance Developing understanding of new market sectors when clear precedents are only just emerging Understanding differing requirements to ensure the delivery of consistently high quality… I regularly provide support to organisations in analysing technical, financial and legal documentation in order to provide guidance and advice, including Interpreting legislation and financial regulations for raising social investment in the context of the projects published guidance Developing understanding of new market sectors when clear precedents are only just emerging Understanding differing requirements to ensure the delivery of consistently high quality advice Achieving a balance between promoting an enterprise and responsible market development Providing constructive feedback and analysis on financial, commercial and other relevant aspects of any I also advise end users, support providers, not-for-private-profit organisations and organisations operating in the wider social economy.I studied at the University of Law and, prior to joining Co-operatives UK, worked on projects for undertakings as diverse as Corporate Financiers and Private Equity Firms to help design innovative financing solutions, through to advising and supporting not-for-private-profit organisations.I'm always interested in speaking to new & innovative community enterprises, learning new stuff and am especially interested in community organisations looking at innovative ways of raising social investment. Show more Show less