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Business Transition Expertise
...support for your journey
Robin Hepburn
My name is Robin Hepburn and I am an experienced advisor on business transition issues, including growth and funding questions, business planning and crisis management, across most economic sectors. I work with SME businesses and charities, and I am currently Interim Chief Executive for Beat, the UK charity for eating disorders.
I have held business leadership roles with major organisations in the UK’s public
relations sector, and I also built my own consultancy, with 50+ clients with revenues from £2 million to £20 billion. I started my career in commercial banking with Barclays.
I have acted as a non-executive director as well as a Trustee/Board director for several UK charities. I was a professional board level advisor to public and private companies in the UK and overseas, and to high profile individuals and trade organisations.
Leadership Support
The loneliness of command is well documented. If you are running a business or charity, having a trusted advisor with whom you can sound out ideas and exchange views is invaluable. Below are some headings to help you decide whether we should have a conversation:
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Support for organisations in transition - Do you need a confidential, non-judgmental space in which to talk through ideas or share concerns. That is where I can provide support.
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Strategy and business planning - Strategy is often an over-used word in business. Are you clear on what you are trying to achieve and where your organisation is heading? Do you need help turning your thoughts into a business plan that funders will support?
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Funding - I bring ideas on funding growth, from working in business banking, alongside private equity, venture capital and helping fund-raise for charities.
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Facilitating growth sessions - Sometimes it is hard to find time and space to plan out your business development ambitions and that's where a good facilitator can make all the difference.
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Opportunities - My decades of experience in the marketing & communications sector can help you build your business profile as well as protect your corporate reputation.
SECTOR EXPERIENCE
I have advised organisations across a wide range of sectors, including:
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Financial Services, including banks, private equity and risk management
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Logistics and Transport
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Retail
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Trade organisations
CRISIS AND REPUTATION MANAGEMENT
How an organisation responds to a crisis may make the difference between survival and disaster. Having a level-headed, experienced professional alongside you will make all the difference. Here are some issues I have dealt with:
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Boardroom disputes
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Suspension/removal of senior directors/staff
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High Court litigation including sub judice matters
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Administration, redundancies and corporate restructuring
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Contravention of regulation
Charitable Trust Administration
For many smaller grant-giving charities, much of the time-consuming administration of the charity
falls on the shoulders of the trustees.
RGH Consulting offers help in three areas:
GOVERNANCE
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Ensuring timely updates to Charity Commission and Companies House
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Reviewing trustee skills to ensure a balanced board; trustee succession planning
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Assisting with the appointment process, onboarding and training of trustees
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Ensuring good management of trustee meetings; taking Minutes
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Creation of board policies and procedures
FINANCE
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Assisting with financial record keeping
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Production of management accounts for trustees
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Bank reconciliations
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Liaison with professional advisers, such as Investment Managers, Legal Advisers and Accountants
ADMINISTRATION
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Creation of efficient processes to attract and manage grant applications
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Liaison with applicants to monitor benefit of grants
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Create process to demonstrate that public benefit is being created
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Website construction (if applicable) and writing of content to encourage appropriate applications
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Act as first point of contact for external parties contacting the charity
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Manage communications to applicants and to other external audiences
Contact
Email or call to discuss how I might help you.
T: +44 (0) 7710 593668
LinkedIn: robin-g-hepburn