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Our Team

Experience is everything.

Our team has been immersed in decades of gifts in Wills and In Memory giving, driven by a shared vision for the sector and unwavering commitment to its development for the good of the charities we work with.

  • Ashley Rowthorn

    Ashley Rowthorn

    CEO

    Ashley Rowthorn

    CEO

    Ashley leads the team at Legacy Futures.

  • Neil Kirk

    Neil Kirk

    COO

    Neil Kirk

    COO

    Neil is a qualified Legacy Officer and Chartered Accountant with 20 years of Finance and Charity experience.

  • Stephen Mooney

    Stephen Mooney

    Client Partnerships Director

    Stephen Mooney

    Client Partnerships Director

    Stephen works closely with Group-wide clients to maximise their legacy giving potential.

  • Claire Routley

    Claire Routley

    Head of Consultancy

    Claire Routley

    Head of Consultancy

    Dr Claire Routley has worked in fundraising for over fifteen years, specialising in legacy fundraising for the last decade. In 2011, she completed a PhD looking at why people choose to leave legacies to charity.

  • Anna Turner

    Anna Turner

    Head of Research and Insight

    Anna Turner

    Head of Research and Insight

    Anna leads research and insight activities and brings over 20 years’ experience in advertising and communications, having worked on leading brands, charities and government organisations for Ogilvy & Mather, one of the biggest global agency networks.

  • Doug Clow

    Doug Clow

    Head of Analysis

    Doug Clow

    Head of Analysis

    Doug joined the team in 2022 and brings more than 25 years of experience analysing data to provide insight that drives action.

  • Caroline Waters

    Caroline Waters

    Head of Programmes

    Caroline Waters

    Head of Programmes

    Caroline supports our clients on the various consortium research programmes and across our benchmarking and forecasting services.

  • Paul Browne

    Paul Browne

    Head of Legacy Administration

    Paul Browne

    Head of Legacy Administration

    Having gained his CiCLA, Paul is now enjoying the challenges of delivering legacy administration, best practice and educational seminars to charitable legacy teams across the UK.

  • Kath Horsley

    Kathryn Horsley

    Senior Consultant - Analysis

    Kathryn Horsley

    Senior Consultant - Analysis

    Kath specialises in combining analytical rigour with excellent communication skills to drive improved performance. She leads the Legacy Monitor, our flagship benchmarking programme and is a regular speaker at sector events and conferences.

  • Lena Vizy

    Lena Vizy

    Senior Consultant - Europe

    Lena Vizy

    Senior Consultant - Europe

    Lena is keen to support charities across the European continent to embrace legacy giving and find their unique voice to communicate with supporters about gifts in wills.

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    Arjen van Ketel

    Programme Director

    Arjen van Ketel

    Programme Director

    Arjen van Ketel is a pioneer in Dutch estate fundraising.

  • Kate Jenkinson

    Kate Jenkinson

    Senior Consultant - In Memory

    Kate Jenkinson

    Senior Consultant - In Memory

    Kate has been an in-memory consultant since 2017 and has been instrumental in shaping the work of the In-Memory Insight Research Programme.