Experience

High Streets Task Force

• United Kingdom
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Facilitator and Mentor

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  Looking forward to working with colleagues and town teams as the High Streets Task Force prepares to start work as Covid-19 restrictions ease.. Looking forward to working with colleagues and town teams as the High Streets Task Force prepares to start work as Covid-19 restrictions ease..



WELBECK RETAIL MANAGEMENT LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs

• Managing Director

  • 2004 - Present

  In 2004 I established Welbeck Retail Management, a multi-stranded consultancy that has allowed me to assist businesses in a number of areas: • Support for new and developing retail businesses • Town centre and place management • Practical support and research based advice for town centre revitalization • Advice for BIDs and town centre managers on the local impact of business rates • Business and process management and analysis • Town centre surveys and profile analysis • Retail and town centre related research Key projects: • Have undertaken a large number of projects working with the administrators and financing corporations to act as a field consultant managing distressed retail businesses through significant change. This has been throughout the UK, also across Germany, France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, and Italy. • Some of the business rates study data have been utilised by such as the Grimsey Report, the BSI and HM Treasury business rates reviews and by the Commons Public Accounts Committee. • Have successfully worked with business groups in various towns and cities, including Southampton and Scunthorpe for example, where local development schemes threatened their businesses.. • Have been accredited by the National Skills Academy for Retail, The Institute for Enterprise and Entrepreneurs, Business Link and others as mentor, coach or consultant to new start ups, developing SMEs and mature businesses needing an independent viewpoint. • Have served as a non-executive director in various organisations and eager to find new opportunities in that field, especially in retailing but not exclusively. • Experienced in developing solutions for complex businesses. • Have been successful in working with businesses in reviewing supply chains, making business rates appeals and in location planning. Show less



Various

• Town Centre Management and other experience in advisory and

  • 1984 - Present

  From my first involvement in Croydon Town Centre management and marketing group in 1984 I have been involved with a variety of schemes and bodies. Have operated in the following towns and cities for extended periods: • Croydon, including nine years as an adviser on the Croydon Tramlink project • Barnsley • Southampton, St. Mary's • Southampton, Northam Road • Southampton, Bedford Place • Horsham • Gainsborough • Fareham, related to the proposed South Hants Rapid Transit System • Billingham, specifically researching for key retailers • Scunthorpe, working with traders in the town centre Show less