Catherine became Chief Executive after having joined the charity as a Trustee at the start of 2017. She has a wealth of experience garnered over 25 years in the third sector. Catherine was awarded a CBE in 2016 for her services to suicide prevention.

Sam is the longest serving member of the Leadership Team. She is also responsible for the charity’s service delivery, including vital health and social care support and community services, our retail portfolio and Services Welfare activities supporting young personnel in the Armed Forces.

Chris is an experienced finance professional who has worked as a finance director in the agriculture sector, publishing & new media and healthcare in England and continental Europe. His board level responsibilities have also included IT, procurement, estates & facilities and strategy.

Fiona oversees the charity’s fundraising activities including its legacy programme, works to develop integrated relationships with strategic partners and helps spread news of the good work of the charity and its volunteers. 

Fiona has held executive positions in both the private and not for profit sectors before moving into the charity sector. She has led complex project implementations ranging from telephony and technology projects to new operational policies. 

Catherine is a qualified solicitor who joined the charity sector after working in private practice for 15 years as a charity and commercial property lawyer. She works with the charity’s Board of Trustees, their committees and liaises with the charity’s regulators.

Stephen’s executive and non-executive career spans the charity as well as government sectors with past roles including Director of Regeneration, Transport and Planning in the Government Office for Merseyside, Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Fund and the Fundraising Regulator and Chair of Capacitybuilders.

Skilled at activating volunteers, Bayo, is founder and CEO of Do it Now Now, an organisation who’s expert volunteers support Black entrepreneurs in the UK and Africa. She is a member of the charity’s People & Remuneration Committee.

Justin has worked in leadership positions in the voluntary sector for most of his professional life including The Institute for Volunteering Research and CEO of Volunteering England. He is Course Director of the charity master’s programme at Bayes Business School.  Justin sits on the charity’s People & Remuneration Committee.

Frankie has a successful record of leading growth in SME’s and steering change in consumer and retail companies including Costa Coffee, Fiorucci and Moet Hennessy. He sits on the charity’s Investment & Finance Committee.

Charlotte is a specialist in communications and issues management having spent 25 years working first in agency and then 15 years for large corporations, running the global corporate affairs function and sitting on the Executive Committee of both BAE Systems and Diageo. Charlotte is a Supervisory Board member and Chair of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee at Intertrust and a Business Coach.

Margaret has volunteered as a trustee in the charitable sector since retiring as a commercial and competition lawyer at City law firm Travers Smith LLP, where she was a partner and head of department for over 20 years. She is a trustee of Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby and of Prior Park Schools and has just stepped down as Vice Chair of Sue Ryder after nine years as a trustee. She is also Vice Chair of the Fundraising Regulator.

Matt spent five years running the digital and marketing operations for Charity Digital (formerly known as Tech Trust). Now supporting Gartner in an advisory role, he brings a wealth of experience in digital implementation. He sits on the charity’s Audit and Risk Committee.

David has senior experience in the NHS as CEO of a hospital trust, Primary Care Trust and led a national programme working for the government. David currently leads a UK-wide organisation providing clinical services for NHS patients. He sits on the charity’s Audit & Risk Committee.

Josephine has 25 years of experience in fundraising, marketing and volunteering and is an award-winning Chartered Director and Fellow of the Institute of Fundraising. Josephine also has business interests in Tinnitus and on-line retail. She sits on our Investment and Finance Committee.

Richard is a seasoned director with a wealth of experience in the not for profit, charitable, commercial and volunteering sectors. Richard is part time CEO of the Honorary Treasurers Forum and held the post of Director of Enterprise at NCVO for 13 years following 18 years as a Director at BTCV. He chairs the Investment & Finance Committee and sits on the People & Remuneration Committee. He is also a trustee of the London Welsh Centre.