The Audit and Risk Committee is part of the new Cathedral Measure 2021. It enables Chapter members to meet their responsibilities by providing independent oversight of the Cathedral’s systems of internal control, risk management and financial reporting, and through supervision of the quality, independence and effectiveness of both the internal and external auditors.
Rebecca is a writer, speaker and musician, and also works within the sustainable farming industry as the founder of two enterprises. A qualified teacher, she has been a headteacher and a trust CEO in East Anglia and has always undertaken voluntary roles as a charity trustee or school governor. She was most recently on the board for Suffolk Libraries, chairing the Governance and Risk committee, and she is the author of the book, The School Ready Governor. Rebecca is especially interested in system design, risk and strategy. She is a Quaker and has a close affinity with the Church of England.
Chris is a senior solicitor and qualified trust and estate practitioner at Ashtons Legal LLP. He was a founding trustee of the Suffolk Law Centre, and helps manage their elderly client legal clinics. He also holds a research masters in charity law and is a senior visiting fellow in law at the University of Suffolk, where he lectures in equity and trusts. Chris loves gospel music and formerly sang as lead tenor with the Ipswich Community Gospel Choir.
Jonathan moved to Suffolk from London in 1988 after graduating with a degree in Agricultural Economics from Exeter University and having trained as a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser. He quickly became involved in his local church at Haughley, serving on its PCC for ten years, six as Treasurer. He continues in his role as a bellringer. The accountancy firm he joined in 1988 became auditors to the diocese and, following a merger of firms, he became responsible for the Cathedral’s audit for two years. Gaining a further qualification as an Estate and Trust Practitioner, he has been running his own accountancy practice for the last fourteen years. From 2010 until 2021, he served on the Finance and Investment Committee of the Diocese. Jonathan also acts as a trustee of the Alfred Williams Charitable Trust, a Suffolk based grant making charity.
Jane moved to Suffolk in 2016. Prior to becoming a solicitor, she spent 25 years as an Environmental Project Manager, using her qualifications in environmental science. Her project involvement includes the Millennium Dome, Legoland Windsor, Lahore Ring Road and offshore wind developments. She was Lay Chair of Hove Deanery, before moving to Suffolk. An experienced board member, Jane is committed to encouraging the journey towards carbon net zero.
A public affairs, marketing and communications professional, James is Director of Public Affairs and International for the UK’s largest operator of Business Improvement Districts. From 2007 – 2017 James worked in the City of London as Swordbearer and Senior Programme Manager to the Rt. Hon The Lord Mayor. In this capacity he was responsible for protocol and the Lord Mayor’s ceremonial activity in the City. James graduated with an MA in International Relations and Modern History from the University of St Andrews and was Chair of its Alumni Club in London for a decade, during which time the Club raised over £200,000 to endow several scholarships to the University.
Neil served as Chapter Steward at Norwich Cathedral for ten years, with responsibility for the business side of cathedral life: finance, HR, buildings and estate, commercial activities, health and safety, fundraising, and Chapter Clerk. Prior to that he was Chief Executive of Truro Cathedral and Bursar at Salisbury Cathedral School. An Organ Scholar at University, Neil now combines his business skills with a love of the Anglican choral tradition, as Clerk to the Ouseley Church Music Trust.
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