Edward is a partner in the charity & not-for-profit team at Buzzacott, and heads up the company's specialist offering to the social business sector.
Edward manages a diverse portfolio of charities and membership organisations, who operate locally, nationally and internationally and across a range of activities encompassing international development, public service delivery and a wide variety of membership activities.
In addition to offering advice relating to financial statements and reporting, Edward and his team also offer: structures and governance advisory; business and financial planning; funder assurance and transaction due diligence; reviews of systems and processes; and training for trustees and staff.
Alongside his work duties, Edward is an avid speaker and writer, contributing regularly to Pioneers Post and other publications as well as presenting on a broad range of topics within Buzzacott’s own training and seminars and at sector events.
Edward is a member of the Finance and Resources Committee of Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP), a social enterprise working with NGO, public sector and corporate partners to bring innovative market based solutions to deliver healthy and reliable sanitation and water supplies. He has held a number of trustee roles including as treasurer of his local Age UK charity and of a furniture reuse programme.