Our Board of Directors

Richard Oirschot

Position

Non-Executive Director.

Responsibilities

  • Chair of the Finance and Performance committee

  • Member of the Nominations and Remuneration committee.

History with the Trust

1 March 2023 to 28 February 2026 (first term).

Professional background

Richard is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a former licenced insolvency practitioner and a former member of the Institute for Turnaround. He holds a B.Sc. in Economics with Accountancy from Loughborough University.

Richard previously established and managed the Barclays Ventures Turnaround Investment Fund, leading over 25 investments and being the fund's representative on 15 SME boards (predominantly in the UK). Since leaving Barclays he has undertaken various management and advisory roles, including serving as a non-executive member on the board of The Insolvency Service and Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. 

He currently holds a non-executive director role on the board of Puma Alpha VCT plc. He has over 20 years of experience in corporate recovery working for UK accountancy firms focused on the UK SME sector, including seven years as a director for PKF.