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Our people

We work together to put kindness at the heart of mental health support.

How we can help you

We support people across the whole mental health spectrum, with care shaped by lived experience and built around what works for each individual.

We deliver support across London, supporting adults, children and young people, families and communities. From early intervention to ongoing support, we work with people in ways that feel right for them.

Our services are designed to support people in all kinds of ways, because no two mental health journeys are the same.

What our teams do

We’re proud to have such a wide range of skilled and dedicated teams working across Allkind. They bring clinical expertise, community understanding and lived experience to help people access appropriate support.

Each team offers something different, playing a crucial role in shaping care that is effective.

Our frontline services are strengthened by the steady support of our central teams. With 63% of our services dedicated to clinical care, these teams ensure our organisation remains strong, efficient and focused.

Our central services include:

  • Finance
  • HR
  • Communications
  • Fundraising and partnerships
  • Business development
  • Service administration

Senior Management team

Meet the senior team who guide our strategy, lead our organisation and help ensure the support we offer is effective.

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Simon Thompson

CEO

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Ruvini Ranatunga

Chief Finance Officer

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Nada Calovska

Director of Services

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Charlotte Fletcher

Director of Communications & Engagement

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Harriet Kyekye

Director of People and Organisational Development

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Dr David Spalter

Clinical Director

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Ayla Mammadova

Clinical Director of Children and Young People Services

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Meet our Board of Trustees

Our Board of Trustees brings together a wide range of expertise, lived experience and leadership. They guide our strategic direction and uphold strong governance.

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Sue Williamson

Chair

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James Newman

Vice-Chair

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Jonathan Lawlor

Treasurer

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Rosie Farrer

Trustee

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Dr Gail Wingham

Trustee

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Tom Fitzgerald

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Robert Porter

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Tom Fitzgerald

Trustee

Tom joined the Board in 2017. He works as a clinician within secondary care in Brent and has a longstanding interest in healthcare for homeless and underserved populations. His frontline perspective helps inform how we design accessible, effective mental health support for people facing multiple barriers.

Sue Williamson

Chair

Sue has played a central role in guiding the organisation through major periods of change, including key mergers that helped shape one of the largest mental health charities in London. Throughout challenges such as Covid-19, she has provided steady leadership and strategic direction to both the Board and the Senior Management Team. She has provided confidence in and strong support for establishing the new AllKind organisation. Her work has strengthened collaboration with partners and helped consolidate our offer across Children and Young People’s Services and Adult Services.

Rosie Farrer

Vice-Chair

With 15 years’ experience supporting changemakers and innovators, Rosie has grown a charity from start-up to a team of 50 with over 50,000 volunteers. As a coach, trainer and consultant, she helps leaders and teams strengthen their purpose, develop healthy working cultures and deliver meaningful impact. Rosie has also worked with Nesta, designing innovative approaches to major social challenges.

Robert Porter

Trustee

Robert is an experienced legal professional specialising in charity law. His expertise spans corporate-commercial law, charity intellectual property, trustee responsibilities and regulatory compliance. Robert’s deep understanding of the Charities Acts ensures that Allkind operates with strong governance, legal integrity and accountability, supporting our long-term stability and ethical standards.

Jonathan Lawlor

Treasurer

Jonathan has served as Treasurer since 2017. He previously worked in the City as an investment analyst and Head of Equity Research, and later as a Senior Strategist at the Royal College of General Practitioners.

He tries to use his analytical background to help Allkind remain resilient, responsible and future focussed.

James Newman

Trustee

James Newman is a Trustee of Allkind and Chair of the Strategy & Growth Committee. During his career he has advised FTSE 100 and 250 businesses on strategic communications, including investor relations, media relations, internal communications, and public affairs. His experience includes government relations, policy work, and governance roles on listed company boards and as a Trustee of The Willow Foundation. James served as a Trustee of West Central London Mind for six years, where he chaired the Strategy & Growth Committee and played a key role in the merger with Kensington & Chelsea Mind to establish Allkind as a pan-London and national mental health service provider.

 

Gavin McCabe

Trustee

Gavin has an academic background in Biochemistry and Biophysics from Oxford University and brings invaluable lived experience as a former Mind service user. He has worked as a trainer, mentor and volunteer, combining clinical knowledge with personal insight to help shape services that feel grounded, compassionate and authentic.

Dr Gail Wingham

Trustee

Gail is a specialist clinical psychologist working in inpatient forensic services in London. She has extensive experience supporting adults, adolescents and children in both community and residential settings. Gail brings particular expertise in preventative therapeutic interventions for young people, strengthening our understanding of early support and clinical best practice.

Simon Thompson

CEO

Simon Thompson is a highly experienced health and social care leader with over 30 years of expertise spanning the NHS, charity, and private sectors. Beginning his career as a mental health nurse, he developed a strong clinical foundation before progressing into senior leadership roles, including Lead Clinician for Mental Health and executive positions within the NHS, where he worked for 25 years.

Simon has a proven track record in organisational transformation, having worked as a turnaround director across both charitable and private organisations. He has also served as a CEO in the charity sector, leading services through periods of change while maintaining a clear focus on quality, sustainability, and impact.

He is deeply passionate about fostering positive workplace cultures and is committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred services that genuinely reflect and support people with lived experience.

Ruvini Ranatunga

Chief Finance Officer

Ruvini joined in 2004 and brings over 20 years of experience in charity finance. As Chief Finance Officer, she leads the organisation’s finance and resource functions. She is responsible for financial strategy, governance, investment oversight, and regulatory compliance, ensuring the organisation’s long-term sustainability and effective use of resources.

She has extensive expertise in financial management within the voluntary sector, including funding optimisation, risk management, and working with complex income streams such as grants and public sector contracts. She works closely with the Board and senior colleagues to support strategic decision-making and strengthen financial resilience across the organisation.

In addition, Ruvini holds a number of voluntary leadership positions and is actively involved in community and charitable initiatives. She is passionate about using her financial expertise to support social impact and is committed to giving back through her community work.

Nada Calovska

Director of Services

Nada joined in 2016 with extensive experience in building partnerships across health, social care, education and youth services. She has driven the development of early intervention and preventative services that have had a significant impact on children, young people and families.

Nada’s work is shaped by her commitment to collaboration, cultural richness and social justice ensuring support is responsive, accessible and rooted in community needs.

Harriet Kyekye

Director of People and Organisational Development

Harriet joined us in 2018 and brings over 20 years of progressive HR experience, spanning both operational and strategic leadership. A Chartered Member of the CIPD, she has built deep expertise across People Strategy, Organisational Development, Reward, Learning and Development, and employee relations.

With a reputation for strategic insight, sound judgement and a calm, solutions‑driven approach, Harriet plays a key role in shaping an engaging, high‑performance culture. Her ability to influence at all levels, coupled with exceptional interpersonal skills, supports our organisation to thrive and ensures we continue to be a place where people feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work.

Dr David Spalter

Clinical Director

David is an HCPC registered Counselling Psychologist and psychotherapist and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He joined Allkind in 2015 and leads clinical oversight for our Talking Therapies division.

As an expert practitioner and clinical lead, David provides guidance, training and support across our teams, helping ensure our services remain safe, effective and grounded in strong clinical practice.

Charlotte Fletcher

Director of Communications & Engagement

Charlotte has over 25 years’ experience leading Communications and Business Development across local authorities and charities and through consultancy. With a strong background in partnerships, consultation and income generation, she brings a holistic understanding of how organisations grow and adapt.

Her work is rooted in the belief that communities must shape the services they receive. Charlotte ensures our messaging, partnerships and development work remain purposeful, thoughtful and aligned to our organisational ethos and communities’ needs.

David Evers

Deputy CEO & Chief Operating Officer

David is a highly experienced values-led collaborative leader and senior executive. A fully chartered Manager, having joined us in 2015, he has strong commercial judgement and deep operational credibility based on an extensive background and track record in operations, transformation, service delivery and programme management. This is across a range of portfolio of services encompassing early intervention, clinical, psycho-social, community prevention and SMI provision.

As Deputy CEO and COO, in addition to working closely with CEO and Board, he is responsible, and has oversight for, business development, income generation and diversification, investment, growth and sustainability, in addition to strategic partnerships and performance oversight.

Ayla Mammadova

Clinical Director of Children and Young People Services

Ayla is our Clinical Director for Children and Young People’s Services and has been in our organisation since January 2020, bringing extensive postgraduate training and broad clinical experience across community, inpatient, forensic, charitable, residential care (including care leavers), and educational settings.

Working with clients across the lifespan, she combines strategic leadership with hands-on expertise as a senior clinician, clinical supervisor, consultant, and educator. Ayla is deeply committed to reducing the stigma surrounding mental health and regularly contributes to this mission as a speaker at professional and community events. At Allkind, she oversees several teams in our Children and Young People’s Service providing guidance, supervision and leadership.

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Westminster schools we work in
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  • Burdett-Coutts & Townsend Christ Church
  • Bentinck CofE Primary
  • Churchill Gardens Primary
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  • Pimlico Primary
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  • Robinsfield Infant
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  • St. Augustine’s CofE High School
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  • St. Peter’s CE (Primary)
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Kensington and Chelsea schools we work in
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  • Avondale Park Primary School
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  • Chelsea Academy
  • Colville Primary School
  • Kensington Aldridge Academy
  • Kensington and Chelsea College
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  • St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College
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