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Steve Chu Eastside People Member Charity recruitment and interim management executive search and board search charity consultant

Steve Chu

I am an experienced charity merger specialist and interim CEO who has delivered a wide range of strategy and governance projects as a freelance practitioner.

In my first two years as a consultant I worked on nine projects with charities which were in the advanced stages of merger discussions, or immediately post-merger. My 2023 MSc dissertation on charity mergers was the subject of a series of Eastside People blogs.

I have also worked as an interim CEO, supporting charities facing leadership, finance and governance challenges.

Key Projects:

Charity turnaround role, local older people’s charity with a £1.5m turnover

The charity was losing £10,000 per month, close to its minimum reserves, and reliant on grants and contracts that were all expiring within 12 months. Complete turnaround to become a successful and sustainable organisation.

Creation of a back office Community Interest joint venture, five local charities who became joint owners

Led the vision, direction and creation of the joint venture, handling all legal, governance, finance, and tax set-up decisions before taking an operational leadership role.

Merger support

A charity where I was a Trustee was approached for a merger discussion in early December 2024. Recognising the opportunity, I delivered a due diligence report on a pro bono basis in mid-January 2025, leading to the completion of the legal merger on 28 February 2025.

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