Barker Smith is a consultancy firm with significant experience across the Financial Service and Legal Service spectrums.We work side-by-side with our clients and are fully invested in their success “we treat your business as if it were our own”.Our broad array of specialised capabilities include:- Board Advisory- Start-up, Scale-up and Turnarounds- Credit/Business Risk Management- Corporate Governance, including Risk Committee Establishment/Chair- Regulator… Show more Barker Smith is a consultancy firm with significant experience across the Financial Service and Legal Service spectrums.We work side-by-side with our clients and are fully invested in their success “we treat your business as if it were our own”.Our broad array of specialised capabilities include:- Board Advisory- Start-up, Scale-up and Turnarounds- Credit/Business Risk Management- Corporate Governance, including Risk Committee Establishment/Chair- Regulator Engagement (FCA & SRA)- Business Strategy- Global Transformation Change- Change Management- Mentoring/Coaching- Mergers & Acquisitions- Technical Strategies & Architecture - Large Scale Data Migrations- Agile Methodologies- Cloud Architecture and Software as a Service (SaaS) Show less

Finexos was created with the dual goals of delivering financial inclusion and ending credit poverty. By equipping providers of credit with the tools to better detect risk, we can be part of the solution that unlocks credit for those who are underserved or completely excluded from the credit market, while simultaneously delivering better outcomes for lenders.

Manuka Money is a whole of market FCA regulated brokerage.Services include;- Residential Mortgages (1st time buyer, remortgage, moving home, 2nd home)- But-To-Let Mortgages (purchase, remortgage)- Equity Release- 2nd Charge Loans- Unsecured Loans- Life Insurance- Critical Illness Insurance- Income Protection Insurance

Virtual Personal Assistant outsourcing service providing administration and business support to Medical, Financial Services and Legal Professionals, allowing them to spend more time with their clients and growing their business. Services include: - Diary/calendar management - Email management- Appointment Booking - Invoicing/Credit Control - Social Media Management- Web Research - Data Entry - Planning events/meetings

Interim secondment as the CEO of Credit Kite and regulated personal insolvency practice.

Director, board member and member of the group risk committee. Reporting directly in to the Group CEO.

Interim secondment as the CEO of Quanta Law a regulated ABS law firm.Approved person with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).Key deliverables in 8 month period include;- Recruitment of executive and multi tier management team including; COLP, COFA, Operations, Supervising Solicitors.- Set up board and risk & compliance committees.- Lexcel (equivalent) audit and accreditation.- Implementation of new CRM and customer end to end journey.- Onboarding of… Show more Interim secondment as the CEO of Quanta Law a regulated ABS law firm.Approved person with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).Key deliverables in 8 month period include;- Recruitment of executive and multi tier management team including; COLP, COFA, Operations, Supervising Solicitors.- Set up board and risk & compliance committees.- Lexcel (equivalent) audit and accreditation.- Implementation of new CRM and customer end to end journey.- Onboarding of c8,000 new clients.- Practice funding of £2m.- Disbursement funding of £8m.- Future receivables of £32m. Show less

Director and shareholder. Member of the group board and group risk committee, executive management team. Reported directly in to the group CEOCF1 and an approved person with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).One Advice Group was the UK’s leading provider of personal insolvency and legal solutions in the UK through a combination of acquisations and organic growth. Subsidary firms within the group include Harrington Brooks, One Advice, Ask Finance and Open Door Legal Services.… Show more Director and shareholder. Member of the group board and group risk committee, executive management team. Reported directly in to the group CEOCF1 and an approved person with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).One Advice Group was the UK’s leading provider of personal insolvency and legal solutions in the UK through a combination of acquisations and organic growth. Subsidary firms within the group include Harrington Brooks, One Advice, Ask Finance and Open Door Legal Services. These firms were regulated by the FCA, SRA, IPA, MoJ and ICO.Responsible for the group B2C and B2B client acquisition and distribution strategy, marketing, introducers, all regulated advice, external relations, PR, commercial partners and in-house legal counsel.Additional responsibilities taken on during my tenure included; client welcome team, customer services, client retention, customer experience, business change and management information. Show less

Director and shareholder. Member of the board and risk committee. Reported directly in to the group CEO.COFA (Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration) and an approved person with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).OpenDoor was a subsidiary of One Advice Group that provided "free of charge" legal advice to all group insolvency customers as well as a range of financial claim services to the UK market. Led a business transformation programme delivering over… Show more Director and shareholder. Member of the board and risk committee. Reported directly in to the group CEO.COFA (Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration) and an approved person with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).OpenDoor was a subsidiary of One Advice Group that provided "free of charge" legal advice to all group insolvency customers as well as a range of financial claim services to the UK market. Led a business transformation programme delivering over 100% increase in EBIT in one year. Workstreams included; process re-engineering, new system integration, management restructure, business rebranding, acquisition strategy. Show less

Director and member of the board and risk committee. Reported directly in to the group Chairman; John Goodfellow (ex CEO of Skipton Building Society).I grew the business to become one of the largest claims management companies in the UK generating an annual turnover of £30m and profit of £10m. Responsibilities of the role included P&L, marketing, client contact, sales, operations, collections, compliance, governance, recruitment, training, systems and PR.Leadership for over 350… Show more Director and member of the board and risk committee. Reported directly in to the group Chairman; John Goodfellow (ex CEO of Skipton Building Society).I grew the business to become one of the largest claims management companies in the UK generating an annual turnover of £30m and profit of £10m. Responsibilities of the role included P&L, marketing, client contact, sales, operations, collections, compliance, governance, recruitment, training, systems and PR.Leadership for over 350 FTE over three sites in the North West and Yorkshire and ownership of the £15m annual marketing budget invested in channels such as digital, press, radio and TV. Ranked no 1 by Google for claim related natural search terms. Show less