Simon Erskine

Simon has been working with charities and not-for-profits his entire life since leaving school - initially voluntarily and then on a professional basis as an accountant in practice. During his career he has worked with Greenpeace UK, Liberty, CND, Global Justice Now, Refugee Action and many charities, co-operatives and other not-for-profits.

Following his retirement from a medium-sized firm of accountants (where he was the National Charities Technical Partner) Simon now has a freelance practice working with charities and not-for-profits. He provides pro bono support for a number of them.

Simon has supported environmental groups and causes for many years. He is particularly concerned about climate change and has had, for several years, solar PV panels and an electric car. In 2017 he started Divest Brent, a group campaigning for Brent Council to divest its Pension Fund from fossil fuel investments. He is a joint co-ordinator of Brent Friends of the Earth.