Accounting, Reporting & Governance Committee

Objectives

Maintaining dialogue with the relevant professional bodies so points of concern can be rapidly addressed.

Shaping policy and the implementation of policy to ensure it accommodates the needs of the British venture capital and private equity community.

Communicating with our members on accounting, reporting and governance matters which affect them, their investors and portfolio.

Raising the profile of the industry and its concerns with regulators, influencers and other key industry bodies.

The Governance Handbook provides our directors, members and employees with a summary of our governance structure. This includes information on how our Council, Committees and Advisory Groups are constituted and is supplementary to the Articles of Association.

Activities

Producing technical bulletins and keeping members abreast of important accounting, reporting and governance issues.

Responding to Government on technical consultations when they arise.

Maintaining dialogue with the relevant professional bodies so that points of concern can be rapidly addressed.

10 Mar 2026

Annual Review 2025-26: Investing for a better economy

Publications

Committee Members

Jonathan Martin, Chair

KPMG LLP

Alan Chu

Beechbrook Capital

David Plant

Bridgepoint

Neal Griffith

ECI Partners LLP

Richard McGuire

PWC

Simon Witney

Travers Smith LLP

Tim Spence

Graphite Capital Management LLP

Vikas Karlekar

ICG PLC

Karen Sands, Vice Chair

Federated Hermes

Ashley Coups

Jennifer Lisbey

Pantheon

Neel Mehta

Primary Capital Partners LLP

Rikesh Parmar

Cinven Limited

Sofiya Kickhova

Ares Management

Tushar Pabari

Mayfair Equity Partners

Yasir Aziz

Deloitte

Adam Snazel

Catherine Lester

TDR Capital LLP

Lucy Reeve

Linklaters

Raj Hussain

CVC Advisors Limited

Sam Pointon

Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP

Stuart Clowser

RSM UK

Vanessa Bradley

BDO LLP