About Tricuro

Graham trained as a nurse before moving into social work. He spent many years in Surrey including five years on the board as a director with a specialist mental health and learning disability NHS Trust representing both Surrey and Hampshire local authorities. Graham was involved in setting up one of the first social work led local authority trading companies which led to a position advising the cabinet office on the benefits of LATCs. He was the ADASS representative in the development of the social work professional capabilities framework in England and the ASYE national standards for probationary social workers. He has enjoyed posts as a DASS and corporate director in recent years as well as a specialist consultant in social care, integration and system change.

Les Small FCCA is a qualified accountant with over 30 years’ experience in Finance, within different industries. He specialises in reporting, efficiencies, cost savings and enhancing/implementing financial systems. He enjoys walking his two Labradors on the beach with his wife and daughter, and playing cricket.

Kimberley has been a qualified nurse for 17 years. She has extensive nursing and leadership experience within the NHS, LA, and private sectors. Kimberley has substantial experience in multi-site operational management and strategic planning. Her passion is ensuring robust governance is evident for people’s quality of care and support alongside safeguarding.

Charlie has almost 40 years’ experience working in Social Care. 30 years in Local Government Social Services, in roles as diverse as youth justice, voluntary sector grants coordination, policy writing, commissioning services and managing provider services.
The last decade (when not sailing or woodturning) have been spent working with ‘not for profit’ organizations such as the independent chair of a local wellbeing collaborative, the Relate charity, and served as board member of a local hospice and a community trust, celebrating a number of achievements with all. He continues to serve as a Trustee of the People First Forum, an organization which supports self-advocacy for adults with a learning difficulty.
As the independent Chair of Tricuro since January 2022 Charlie feels passionate about the company’s potential. Through strategic guidance he intends to help the non-executive and executive members of the Board of Directors achieve the organization’s ambition of becoming a provider of choice, showcasing quality and innovation in the delivery of care and support to vulnerable adults and their carers.

Anil was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in March 2022. Anil is a former barrister specialising in children, family and matrimonial finance law, with an expertise representing unaccompanied minors fleeing persecution. Thereafter as an entrepreneur he was Starbucks Coffee’s first franchisee globally. The company he founded, was CEO of, and remains principal shareholder in, operates 88 stores employing over 1,300 team members.
He now volunteers mentoring looked after children; is a carer of children with life limiting conditions and an ambassador at Naomi House Hospice; part of Oakhaven Hospice‘s community befriending service; and an independent member of a fostering panel. Anil lives in the New Forest with his wife and two young sons, is privileged to be able to support his sons’ many varied pursuits, and is a life long Manchester Utd fan.
Anil is committed to tackling health inequalities and helping ensure that we look after each of our staff and service users, in a way that we would want to be looked after ourselves or for our families.