Sam Willder

Emma is a proficient, efficient and resourceful finance professional with leadership and board level experience gained in the commercial and not-for-profit sectors. The finance dashboards and commentaries Emma produces help board members make informed decisions demonstrate technical and specialist knowledge whilst also being easy to understand for any trustee/board member who isn’t experienced in finance.

Emma is a proficient, efficient and resourceful finance professional with leadership and board level experience gained in the commercial and not-for-profit sectors. The finance dashboards and commentaries Emma produces help board members make informed decisions demonstrate technical and specialist knowledge whilst also being easy to understand for any trustee/board member who isn’t experienced in finance.

In 20 years operating at the most senior levels of the public and private sectors, I have never seen a more effective (or enjoyable!) session run to identify and prioritise risks than Emma did for my fellow trustees and I; she helped us to identify and focus on the key risks and as a consequence moved us on as a Board so much and so positively.

Emma was Deputy Principal and Finance director throughout the 5 years (2009-15) that I was Chair of Governors at the Co-operative College. She is quite exceptional as a finance leader, being among those rare people who are not only very competent at the technical tasks of finance policy and management but who also never lose sight of the purposes of the organisation. …

Easy to access, jargon free financial support, which has enabled us to be much more efficient and manage and plan our finances better.

Beyond Profit are extremely knowledgeable on accountancy in the charity sector. Their service is helpful, timely, accurate, and always the highest quality. The team at BP are a pleasure to work with – nothing is too much trouble. They know their clients and go the extra mile to meet their needs.

Very efficient and knowledgeable service. The CEO has a level of experience and expertise that is supported by a good team. This has had a significant impact on the charity and trustees enabling the development of a CIO and an improved governance framework.

We now have greater confidence in our financial information and the processes behind it, alongside experienced support that helps our Chief Executive and trustees understand our position, plan ahead and make informed decisions.

All the Staff are extremely helpful and often go above and beyond their remit.

Beyond Profit gives us dependable day-to-day support alongside practical systems that work for our charity, allowing our trustees to have confidence that the essential administration behind Barnes Cotton Districts is being taken care of.