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Testimonials

Penny Wilson – Charity Governance Consultant and former CEO of Getting on Board
“I've had the pleasure of working with Lynn on several projects and commissions over a number of years. She is a governance expert with a rare talent for clear and inclusive communication. Lynn approaches her work with the utmost integrity, superb organisational skills and good humour.”
Thomas Lawson – CEO, Turn2us 
 “Illuminate Governance has strengthened Turn2us’s governance significantly. After a robust discovery phase, including one to one meetings with trustees and exec members, and a comprehensive review of our governing documents, Lynn and her team made recommendations, which were debated, adjusted and then accepted in their entirety by the board. Appreciating what we were already doing well, and building on those strengths, Lynn recommended a change and streamlining to our committee structure in the group that very quickly demonstrated the benefit of the changes.
Lynn’s approach is informed by deep expertise, warmth and a deep focus on how we could achieve better impact – not governance for its own sake. I have not a moment’s hesitation in recommending Illuminate Governance.”

Carrie Stokes – Chair, Turn2us
“The Governance Review has been such a successful and enjoyable project and I can already see how the changes that have been (and are being) put in place will help us build on our already good governance practice. I’ve so valued Lynn, Beryl and David’s expertise and guidance as the project has progressed, as have all the board. The team made the complex easy to navigate and have given us the confidence to make significant changes.”
Cate Hemingway – Head of Sector Innovation Gloucestershire VCSE Alliance  
“As a direct result of working alongside Lynn on The Trustee Bank Project, she has revolutionised the face of trusteeship in Gloucestershire.

Lynn is a governance expert with specialist skills and knowledge that reach far beyond that remit. Lynn has the rare ability of making very complex information easy to understand and even making finance training fun! She effortlessly adapts her style to the audience and is easily able to build confidence in the most nervous.

I would wholeheartedly recommend working with Lynn and would grasp at the opportunity to do so again.”

Kate Woodhouse - Trustee of Mortlake Hall, now merged with Mortlake Community Association


Lynn guided us through the merger of two charities which, although small, involved disentangling a variety of difficulties. These included handling a permanent endowment, a historic link with the local Church of England parish and an archaic system of recruiting trustees. It was a lengthy process, but at each stage Lynn led us to the next. Everything finally came together and we are now one, viable and logical charity working for the benefit of our community. We might well have abandoned the project without Lynn’s clear advice and experience, we are so grateful for her guidance. 

Henry Spry-Leverton – Chair, The Morrab Library

 

 “We were so impressed with the quality and timeliness of the advice Lynn gave. Your preparedness to be flexible and work with people who wanted to be actively involved was also highly prized.

 

 It was enormously valuable to have you working with our other external advisers which was well coordinated and with no inconsistency of advice. All in all, a huge thank you for some outstanding work.”

Beryl Hobson – retired Managing Director, Professional Governance Services Ltd

“I have worked with Lynn for over 15 years and have been impressed by her professionalism and expertise in governance. She is highly experienced, innovative in problem-solving, and skilled at implementing effective solutions.”

In other news...

I'm proper chuffed to have written the guides for the charity sector on How to Recruit Trustees for your Charity: a Practical Guide and How to Become a Charity Trustee: a Practical Guide for the charity Getting on Board. It was also a privilege to work alongside Sophia Moreau and others in the team on How to Diversify your Board: a Practical Guide. Getting on Board closed its doors in Autumn 2024 but you can still download the guides.

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