Chris Luffingham
The thread across two decades of work: making organisations more effective in high-scrutiny, politically complex environments. Strategy that connects to outcomes. Communications that hold up under pressure. Governance that actually works.
Most recently Deputy Chief Executive and Acting Chief Executive at a major animal welfare organisation, leading it through a major leadership transition and strategic reset, while helping secure cross-party manifesto commitments and legislative progress on animal welfare.
Previously, National Campaigns Director at a major political party, significantly improving its visibility and impact. Before that, the architect of one of the most significant victories for an independent candidate in the UK, overturning the odds to win a major city’s first-ever mayoral election.
Chris brings substantive Board experience across mission-led organisations, including Chair roles and trustee responsibilities, with a focus on governance that drives delivery rather than process for its own sake. He has led and strengthened Board practice on strategy, finance, risk, performance oversight, executive accountability and stakeholder assurance, including supporting and appraising senior leaders and handling sensitive issues with discretion. He also brings practical experience in regulatory governance, including formal liaison with the Charity Commission and the Electoral Commission.
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The standard of the work is the proposition.
Honest assessment
We tell you what we see, not what is comfortable. If something is not working, we say so directly and explain what to do about it.
Senior delivery
The person you meet is the person who does the work. No handoffs, no account managers, no junior team behind the scenes.
Defined scope
Every engagement has clear deliverables, a fixed price and agreed boundaries. We do not bill by the hour, and we do not let scope drift.
Board-ready output
Everything we produce is written to the standard your Board, funders or regulators would expect. No jargon. No reports that sit on a shelf.
The right team
Most engagements are delivered directly by Chris. Where a brief calls for specialist expertise, we bring in senior practitioners we have worked with and whose judgement we trust.
Judgement built in the room, not the seminar.
- Deputy Chief Executive and Acting Chief Executive of a major animal welfare organisation, with a multi-million-pound budget and regulatory and political complexity
- Led crisis management and organisational continuity during a sustained leadership transition
- Campaign strategy that secured manifesto commitments from major political parties and delivered landmark legislative change
- Governance reviews and Board effectiveness work across the charity and membership body sector
- Multi-award-winning communications and public affairs campaigns
- Political campaign management delivering record-breaking electoral results
If the situation is live, the conversation should be too.
Initial discussions are without obligation. Describe the issue, the timing and the outcome you need.
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