Management team
David Royce, Chief Executive
BSc (Hons), CQSW, MBA
David Royce has a background in engineering, the probation service and prison service.
David Biddle, Deputy Chief Executive
BA (Hons), CQSW, MSc Public Service Management
David has a background in the probation service and has worked in training, offender services, matrimonial work, substance misuse and community development.
Ali Levy, Director of Organisational Development
CIPD, SHND, MSSP
Ali has an HR background in the private and public sectors, including the construction and dairy industries, finance, and the police, and is an experienced senior manager.
Christopher Hill, Director of Finance
ACA BA (Hons)
Chris is a qualified chartered accountant who has held senior financial posts in the automotive manufacturing and engineering industries.
Paul Townsley, Senior Operations Director, Northern and Midlands
Dip Ed BA Hons, MA DipSW, MSc
Paul has a background in the social care field and was most recently the Chief Executive of a London drug project.
Kevin Crowley, Director, London
LLM, Postgraduate Dip Drug Dependency, Postgraduate Dip Dual Diagnosis
Kevin has a background in the criminal justice system and in community service management.
Ray Jenkins, Director, Development
Dip Couns, MBA
Ray started by running his own business before changing course to work with offenders, young people and families in residential settings. Ray developed the first Arrest Referral Services in the UK.
Ian Merrill, Director, Northern & Midlands
BA (Hons)
Ian's background is in social care and health services, in particular working with substance misuse, homelessness and the criminal justice system. Prior to that he spent 10 years working in the pharmaceutical industry in the UK and US.
Mark Moody, Director, London
BSc (Hons)
Mark has been working in the social care field for 10 years with a particular focus on Tier 2 and 3 substance misuse treatment services and the criminal justice system.
Mike Pattinson, Director, Southern and Eastern
BA (Hons), MA Social Work, MBA
Mike has a background in the probation service and in residential services for offenders and substance misusers.
