Our trustees

Emma is originally from New Zealand and moved to London in 2016. She has spent almost 10 years as a lawyer, specialising in corporate M&A, commercial law, and tech and advertising law. She is passionate about helping support others, and is also a Board Director for Girls in Tech.

Adam qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG having joined as a school leaver. After spending almost 10 years as an auditor of listed companies, he now works in-house, specialising in accounting and reporting.

Jim is Consultant Nurse in Learning Disabilities for West London NHS Trust, and previously worked at Great Ormond Street and St George’s hospitals. He is also Associate Professor of Intellectual Disabilities at Kingston University and St George’s, University of London.

Ragu (ACMA, CGMA) is Head of Finance for a leading UK international food retail group. He has over 15 years’ experience as a charity trustee supporting special needs communities, and is founder of England’s largest badminton club and President of the World Tamil Chess Federation.

Martin is a private equity executive with extensive senior management experience. Martin has previously worked with Goldman Sachs in London and qualified as a chartered accountant from KPMG in Australia.

Ian’s career has been primarily in financial services, with additional experience in marketing, operational roles, as well as senior risk and compliance positions. Voluntary experience includes school governor roles, local environmental groups and mentoring.

David has retired after 40 years supporting clients to deliver their new property aspirations, including major projects at Parliament. For seven years he was the chairman of a company which developed 25 new schools.

Jeff has worked at a senior level in financial services in product, marketing and supplier management. He has also been a community fundraiser for two national charities as a volunteer.

Lindy has over 30 years of leadership experience in health and social care, including delivering services for people with learning disabilities and people with mental health issues. Most recently, she has served as a health commissioner, focusing on community-based alternatives to hospital care for people at risk.

Theresa has over 40 years of experience as a strategic leader in delivering public services for children and families. She is driven by a commitment to high-quality and inclusive services that enable children and families to flourish and access the support they need. She has volunteered as a school governor, a mentor and in advisory roles.

Michael is a qualified barrister and a solicitor and has many years of experience working in both private practice and in-house in the financial services industry. He has chaired a large housing association and is a school governor at the primary school he attended. He currently chairs our Operations and Safeguarding committee.

Denise who is a solicitor, began her legal career as a commercial solicitor in private practice. She then specialised in financial services law and worked in a number of banks including National Australia Bank, Santander and OneSavings Bank.
She is now retired.