Stephanie Peacock was appointed Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth on 11 September 2025, having been Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth from 9 July 2024. She was elected to serve as the Member of Parliament for Barnsley East in 2017 and has represented Barnsley South since 2024.

David Holdsworth was appointed as Chief Executive of the Charity Commission on 7 February 2024. His prior roles include Chief Executive Officer of the Animal and Plant Health Agency, Deputy CEO of the UK Intellectual Property Office, and Deputy CEO and Registrar of Charities for England and Wales at the Charity Commission.

Sneha was appointed as World Vision UK’s CFO in 2023, having previously worked for the YMCA and World Vision in finance leadership, change and advisory roles in the UK and Mongolia. An ICAEW Fellow, Sneha began her career at PwC and subsequently made the switch to the social benefit sector.

Alison joined CAF Bank as Chief Executive Officer in December 2019, and in 2021 took on the additional role of Chief Executive CAF Financial Solutions Limited. She is principally responsible for driving the Bank’s strategy and transformation of the products and services we deliver to UK charities.

Alan was previously CEO of the Chartered Insurance Institute, leading the premier professional body for insurance and financial planning. A chartered accountant with Ernst & Whinney, Alan is a Fellow of ICAEW, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and an Honorary Fellow of the Korean Institute of Architects.

Joanna is a Partner at Sayer Vincent, where she acts as statutory auditor and independent examiner for charities. She has been with Sayer Vincent for 25 years, working exclusively with charities and social purpose organisations and has been a member of the Charities SORP Committee since 2020.

Sharon is Chief Executive of Services For Education, a Birmingham based charity, with a mission to 'bring music and education to life.' Having originally trained with KPMG, Sharon then moved into FC roles in airports and aviation before a career change into the education sector.

Tony Lankester has worked in a number of senior roles in the not for profit sector both in the UK and his home country of South Africa. Prior to Riverside Studios, Tony was CEO of South Africa’s National Arts Festival for 12 years and is now Chief Executive of Edinburgh Fringe.

Dr Radojka Miljevic is a partner at Campbell Tickell. She has substantial experience across a range of governance, strategy and research projects and is used to working with the Boards and Executive teams of organisations. She serves as the Independent Chair of the Charity Governance Code Steering Group.

Robert Parkin is an innovative data-driven CRM specialist with a passion for transforming insight into impact. Robert leads the charge in delivering a data strategy that empowers fundraising teams and enhances operational efficiency across the organisation.

Jill has over 25 years’ experience working in the Not for Profit sector. She specialises in audit and advisory work (particularly governance reviews). She is an experienced tutor and runs training courses for charity finance professionals including Civil Society and CFG.

Grant started his career in finance technology nearly 20 years ago in sunny South Africa. He currently works as a Senior Solution Consultant for the Sage Intacct team, dedicated to the not-for-profit and healthcare sectors for customers across the UK and Ireland.

As a Chartered Accountant, and one of the first charity advisors to achieve the ICAEW’s Diploma in Charity Accounting, Sally draws on over 25 years’ experience of working in, and with, the not-for-profit sector. Since 2018, Sally has led the development and delivery of the ICAEW's Charity Essentials webinars.

Don has specialised in charities for the last thirty years. For much of that time he led the BDO charity team and acted for many of the largest and best known charities in the UK, covering healthcare, international, animal welfare, arts and Christian organisations.

Helen has over 20 years’ experience working with a wide variety of not for profit organisations across the country, specialising in corporation tax, including the creative industry scheme reliefs, and Gift Aid. Helen’s breadth of experience means she is fully aware of the challenges faced within the sector.

Nick is an Employment Taxes Principal and leads BDO’s Global Employer Services team in the North West. He has over 25 years’ experience of Employment Taxes, which he draws on to provide support and advice to a broad spectrum of clients on all employment tax related matters.

Fleur is a partner at Sayer Vincent and is responsible for the management of a portfolio of statutory audit clients. She is Sayer Vincent's technical partner and leads the firm’s internal technical specialist group keeping both staff and clients up to date on technical audit and financial reporting matters.

Keith specialises in helping organisations develop and implement technology and digital strategies, with a particular focus on innovations in customer-facing technology. With experience working as a consultant, supplier and charity customer, Keith has worked with hundreds of non-profits across the UK and Europe to help them improve engagement with supporters, members, volunteers and staff.

Zoe Amar is one of the charity sector’s leading digital experts. She founded digital agency and social enterprise Zoe Amar Digital in 2013, is Chair of The Charity Digital Code of Practice, and produces an annual barometer of how charities across the UK are using digital, The Charity Digital Skills Report.

Richard Lewis is a Director at Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP. Richard is a qualified accountant and licensed insolvency practitioner with some 30 years' experience of working with charities experiencing financial challenges.

Esther influences Technology policy to enable businesses, accountants and society to harness its benefits while limiting harm. Prior to joining ICAEW, she worked in technology internal and external audit roles, focussing on information and cyber security and operational resilience. She is also a qualified ICAEW Chartered Accountant, qualifying whilst at Deloitte.

Chris is an indirect tax specialist with client portfolio focusing on not for profit, land and property and international matters. He has 12 years’ experience in VAT and other indirect taxes, focusing primarily on advisory matters but with experience of compliance, risk and governance issues as well.

Fiona is an Audit Partner at BDO UK and the firm’s National Head of Charities. She is passionate about providing high quality external audit to many of the leading charities and social enterprises in the UK. Fiona is the Vice Chair of ICAEW’s Charity Committee.

Nick heads the RSM charities team at RSM. He advises on audit, assurance and financial reporting and is the Vice Chair of the ICAEW Charity Community’s Advisory Group. He is a trustee of a national charity, a school governor, and Chair of the RSM UK Foundation.

Cara specialises in the not-for-profit sector, working with a diverse range of not-for-profit organisations. She leads many of the firm’s largest and most complex charity audits and provides guidance on governance, controls and reporting. Cara leads the firm’s Not-for-Profit Practice Group and is a member of the ICAEW’s Charity Committee.

Dan is PwC UK’s Charities Leader and Government & Health Industries Audit Leader, based in London and leading audits for large, high profile charities. Dan is the Chair of the ICAEW Charity Committee, a member of the Charities SORP Committee and a member of the CIPFA Charities and Public Benefit Entities Forum.

Kristina is a Chartered Accountant who has worked in and for the Not-for-Profit sector for over 15 years. She trained at charity specialists Sayer Vincent and subsequently worked in senior finance roles at the Royal College of Nursing, Imperial College London and the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts before joining ICAEW in 2020.