Member of the Enterprise Grants Taskforce for the School for Social Entrepreneurs, novice scuba diver, devoted dog owner, curious traveller and stubborn optimist.
Victoria joined S&CC in 2023, having previously worked as a Director in the philanthropy team at Coutts, and from an earlier career in the charity sector.
Her previous roles have all been about building grant and loan finance options for funders, charities and social enterprises, getting funding out to amazing locally-rooted organisations who are delivering positive social impact. She enjoys helping funders to give effectively and purposefully to the causes they care about.
With 15+ years’ experience as a Trustee of not-for-private-profit organisations, often with responsibility for income generation and strategic development. Pro bono advice to private clients, charities, social enterprises and Government departments around strategic funding and systemic change.
Anshu has held various roles in the impact investment sector over the past 9 years. She is currently a Business Advisor at Shell Foundation, where she directly supports a portfolio of pioneering ventures tackling global developmental challenges through enterprise-based solutions. She also works with financial intermediaries to unlock more capital into impact sectors.
An advocate for building closed and trusted relationships with customers, Tracy supports community-led organisations as a Trustee and Treasurer on the board of Development Trusts Association Scotland. In addition, Tracy has recently joined the Postcode Lottery Innovation Trust Panel which has a mission to support charities and social enterprises to deliver impactful, innovative and engaging initiatives across Great Britain, and will be joining the board of the Aberdeen Lads Club as it works through a rebranding and renaming project while it continues to provide a range of children and youth services in Tillydrone and beyond.
Tracy was part of the Social & Community Capital Covid Response Fund supporting over 30 organisations who were responding to and supporting our communities during Covid, which won a Third Sector Award in September 2021 as a result of those efforts. When not being a doting auntie and grantie to her nieces and nephews and their children, Tracy enjoys good food, looking after her 2 beautiful cats or travelling the world with her husband Mike.
Brendan brings over 15 years’ banking experience to his role as Loans Officer. Through understanding of the banks values and needs of the customer, in his previous role, he has supported struggling businesses and helped them overcome challenges enabling them to thrive. Brendan is excited and keen to bring these skills to support social enterprises. Brendan believes in giving back to the community, and is a Trustee of a local Manchester based charity as well as sitting on the investment committee for a Manchester based social lender GMCVO.
When he’s not doing daddy taxi duties, Brendan enjoys exploring new hiking trails with his partner or planning an off-grid getaway in the UK or overseas. Brendan co-hosts a weekly radio show and he strongly lives by this quote - “Music breaks down barriers and brings people from all walks of life together without prejudice.”
Andrew is Head of Customer Propositions & Delivery at NatWest. He has had a varied career in the bank including leadership positions in Business Banking, Corporate Banking and Structured Finance. Andrew has held a number of board positions across the charity and public sectors.
Ben is Head of Impact Investing at Australia’s largest foundation – Paul Ramsay Foundation. Alongside his role at PRF, he holds the position of Impact Investor in Residence and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Flinders University in Adelaide. Prior to joining PRF, Ben was Head of Social and Impact Investment at Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. Ben previously established UnLtd’s social investment department and first funds. Other notable activities in the space include co-authoring the CFA UK’s Impact and Investing Certificate, founding and chairing Australia’s Foundations Group for Impact Investing, co-Chairing the UK’s Social Impact Investors Group and lecturing on Social Finance at Cranfield University and University of Westminster.
John is the Co-Head of Corporate Banking for NatWest in London and the South East. Having been a senior governor in maintained schools for + 10 years, John is currently chair of trustees for the charity of a special schools MAT. He is a Chartered Banker Green & Sustainable Finance Professional.
Ash is currently the Head of Ventures & Change Oversight for Natwest Group. He has over 15 years of experience in the banking industry, holding positions in Payments, Retail Products, Risk and Change. He is currently the Chair of a Scottish charity Move On and is the Diversity & Inclusion lead for Risk.
Sara Turnbull is a Chartered Environmentalist with an MSc in Environmental Architecture with a focus on establishing and transforming a wide range of social enterprises in the community, environment and creative sectors. Sara is currently a board member of Transport for London, Director of WorkWild and ReStage and a trustee of the Cyfarthfa Foundation.
Gabriel is an investment director at Better Society Capital and manages the organisation’s approaches to structuring, restructuring, and special situations. He also supports work in social outcomes contracts and leads on specific impact management projects. Gabriel has a background as a corporate tax solicitor and is currently a trustee for Professors Without Borders and 22 North Foundation.
