At Three Cs, senior managers and trustees match their passion with excellence in their fields. Experts by experience, our beneficiary trustees are as valued as our sector professionals and business experts. All together, our people drive us to survive and thrive and keep our business in harmony with our values.
Top Team
Margaret became the Interim CEO of Three Cs in March 2023, following eight years in the role of Head of HR and Workforce Development. Most of Margaret’s working life has been within the adult social care sector and before specialising in HR and Organisational Development she worked with people with learning and physical disabilities, people with dementia, carers and small organisations developing care and support services. She has been a Support Worker, Manager, Service Manager and Development Worker and brings her experience of working directly in services as well as her HR and organisational development experience to her current role.
Margaret is passionate about making sure services are focused on empowering people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health challenges to live full lives and have their voices heard and their choices met.
Margaret’s favourite things outside of work are art, films, music, walking being by the sea and spending time with friends.
Alison is the leader of services. She makes sure support is what people want, safe and good quality.
Alison Love has been the Director of Services since August 2021. Alison has worked in a number of different settings, working with people with learning disabilities and mental health challenges in both the Statutory and Voluntary sector.
Alison began her career as a support worker in a respite unit for Adults with learning disabilities in Brent in 1993.
She then moved onto working in Day Services with Ealing Council which included the management of a challenging needs service. In 2002, she left Day Services to pursue her passion of social inclusion for all and set up a supported employment project called Workwise at Bishop Creighton House in Hammersmith and Fulham.
Alison was promoted to Learning Disability Services manager in 2003 and joined the newly formed Senior Management Team at Bishop Creighton House in 2004 until leaving to join Three Cs as Head of Social Inclusion in 2009.
Bankole is the leader of the money. He does budgets, accounts, controls and big money decisions.
Bankole became the Finance Director at Three Cs in October 2022. A certified senior business leader with proven record of over 20+ years in leading day to day operation of finance departments and providing critical insight to help drive sound making decision at senior levels. An experienced finance and business professional with a masters in science in accounting and finance, masters in business administration and diploma in charity accounting. Bankole has held executive level responsibilities of varying senior roles to deliver synergies across large scale commercial/non-profit operations like Save the Children, Marie Stopes International, National Autistic Society.
In his free time, Bankole enjoys photography, writing and support his community organisation and church as a non-executive director and trustee.
Samantha is the leader of HR and Training. She makes sure staff are trained and managed to do a good job.
Mercy looks after Supported Living Services across Three Cs as the Registered Manager.
As a service manager at Three Cs, Mercy wears many hats. She is the Registered Manager for the Supported Living Services across Three Cs. Prior to that, she was the Registered Manager for Three Cs Residential Care Home where she improved the CQC rating for the home from ‘requires improvement’ to ‘Good’ rating. She has an RMA in social care. She is also a service manager responsible for Supported Living Services across different London Boroughs. In 2022, Mercy became part of the Leadership Team.
Mercy is a trained Learning Disability Nurse. Before joining Three Cs, she worked at Bromley Primary Care (NHS Trust) with patients with complex needs, behaviours of concern, and mental health challenges. Mercy has worked in different social care settings from 1991 to date.
Her passion outside of work includes nature walks, travelling, having a good laugh, and spending time with the girls.
Sharon looks after Day Services, Community Support, Supported Living Services in Redbridge and Social Inclusion.
Sharon became part of the Leadership Team in 2022. She is the Service Manager responsible for Day Services, Community Support, Supported Living Services in Redbridge and Social Inclusion.
Sharon trained in health and social care in from 1995 to 1997 at Lewisham College and in 1996 she also trained as a counsellor and joined Alchohol Concern, a LGBT alchohol charity in Brixton as a volunteer counsellor.
In 1997, Sharon joined Peter Bedford Housing as a manager of a high street social, and became an NVQ trainer and assessor supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health challenges to achieve qualifications in retail.
Sharon joined Three Cs in December 2012 working in a mental health day service in Southwark and then worked for a short time in the Community Support Services before becoming the manager of Lewisham Day Services in November 2015.
Gabrielle looks after Supported Living Services across Three Cs.
Trustees
Anusha is experienced in organisational design (strategy) and development (improvement).
Anusha is experienced at helping organisations across the public, private and charity sectors to grow, achieve cultural and behavioural shifts, improve their services and anticipate future trends. Anusha specialises in taking a human centred approach to achieving change and transformation.
Andriana specialises in evaluating social programmes to assess ‘what works’ in creating a positive social impact.
Andriana is a community-based social researcher and evaluator of complex programmes that strive to have a positive social impact and improve outcomes of individuals and communities in the UK. She is passionate about using research to provide actionable evidence-based recommendations to improve programs and services. She works across policy areas, while largely focusing on conducting research and evaluating programmes aiming to improve wellbeing, social care and safeguarding practices, as well as reduce violence. She currently works as a Research Manager at Kantar Public (a social policy consulting company).
Over the past 10 plus years, she has been a volunteer holding various positions ranging from directly supporting children and adults on the autism spectrum, learning and mental health difficulties, to shaping the strategic direction of organisations and projects on local and national mental health and wellbeing advisory boards.
Andrew is an expert on services. He is a key member of the Social Inclusion Task Force.
Andrew was born in London and went to school outside London. Andrew has been involved at Three Cs for a long time. He was a member of the Shadow Board before it became the Social Inclusion Task Force. He made a successful bid to the Board for a grant which led to the setting up of Out and Abouters, a group of people that select and plan trips out. Andrew also helped develop an easy-read form to help people choose the trips they want – and a re-designed map to help people find the office. When Andrew found out about becoming a Trustee he thought his experience could be of benefit. Since becoming a Trustee, he has helped change the complaints system. His ideas have also helped improve events like the Xmas party.
Caroline is a finance expert and is a strong advocate for independent living and opportunities for all.
She has a grown-up son with autism. Caroline is a qualified Chartered Accountant. Having trained with Ernst & Young in London, she moved to industry, mainly working in the pharmaceutical sector. She currently works full-time as Head of Finance for Northern Europe, as well as being a mum of three and supporting Three Cs.
Jim is an expert in acquisitions and mergers. He is also passionate about civil rights and social action.
After many years learning his trade in the corporate world, Jim now runs his own company delivering ‘Acquisition and Consulting Services’. He also has expertise in pensions having been a Pension Trustee and is a Governor of the Institute of Builders Merchants, Liveryman of Worshipful Company of Builders Merchants.
Jim is committed to a wide range of social issues including the environment, education, civil rights, social action and health & social services.
I have worked in Three Cs Employment Pool since 2011, firstly at Crossways then more recently at Head Office. I am interested in being a Trustee because I believe in Three Cs and the work they do.
I am looking forward to getting to know more about all of Three Cs services and the people we support.
I have lots of experience of Board meetings so I am really pleased that I was able to become a Trustee at Three Cs.
I want to help make good changes for people working with other Trustees. I am keen to make sure that we always remember people who do not use words to communicate. I think it is very important to keep the people we support in mind when we are all making decisions.
John is an expert on social housing and homelessness, the assessment of services, social policy and inclusion.
John joined the Three Cs Board in September 2012 and was Chair from 2014-17. John has 30 years’ experience in social housing and homelessness, which began working in housing advice, resettlement and homelessness for the London Borough of Camden. John then joined Shelter where he held a number of roles including Head of Legal Services and editor of ROOF magazine. Following Shelter, John worked as a Housing Inspector for the Audit Commission, which including inspecting Supporting People services for people with disabilities and mental health problems. John is currently an Adjudicator for the Housing Ombudsman Service and is a qualified mediator. He lives in East Greenwich and his interests include cycling, swimming and following the not-so-happy hammers (West Ham United Football Club).
Joanne is a legal and human rights expert with experience in government both in the UK and abroad.
Joanne is a legal and human rights expert with experience in government both in the UK and abroad.
Kindra is a communications leader passionate about achieving outcome-focused communications and changing behaviours.
She has a rich and diverse career gained in large, complex organisations, as well as SMEs, in the private and public sector and with organisations ranging from central and local government, a FTSE 100 and front line public service providers. She currently works in the NHS as a communications director.
Paul Craven is an expert on rights and disability. He works as a consultant and trainer.
Paul is an expert and trainer on rights and disability. He worked in the Further Education sector for over 20 years, pushing the boundaries in learning disability, mental health, and community education. Paul is now working as a consultant and trainer, specialising in mental health law, safeguarding, autism, and building healthy teams. Over the past few years, he has worked with organisations as diverse as the Maudsley Hospital, Lambeth College, and the Almeida Theatre, supporting managers and staff groups in their work with people with disabilities of all kinds.
Sarah is a trust fundraiser for a national charity supporting young people’s mental health
Sarah began working in the corporate sector in business research management before taking a break to take care for her family. She made a career move into fundraising in the higher education sector when she returned to work in 2015. Sarah has written funding proposals for grants of up to six-figures, including multi-year.
Sarah has experience of working in the third sector and bring to the Board an ambition to support people with learning disabilities, autism and/or mental health issues so that they can have control and choice in their lives.
Sarah’s hobbies are running and yoga, watching films, music, and eating good food!