LimeCulture is a leading national sexual violence and safeguarding organisation, recognised nationally and internationally for our commitment to creating safer cultures.
Through our unique understanding of the care and justice systems, we equip and empower professionals and organisations to safeguard, and prevent and respond effectively to sexual violence, harassment and abuse through our training, consultancy and accreditation services.
Established in 2011 as a not-for-profit community interest company, LimeCulture quickly became the preferred training provider to the specialist sexual violence sector across England and Wales. Our breadth of knowledge and unique insight allows us to create and deliver pioneering training programmes and professional development initiatives that cultivate change across sectors including policing, education, health and sport.
LimeCulture also consistently delivers groundbreaking projects that set the standard in safeguarding and preventing and responding to sexual violence, harassment and abuse. Our proven track record includes undertaking independent reviews, needs assessments, evaluations and (re)designing organisational approaches to safeguarding and sexual violence.
We have significant experience of directly engaging with victims and survivors, who we approach with the utmost sensitivity, empathy, and respect for confidentiality. Our team is trained in trauma-informed methodologies, creating safe and supportive environments that prioritise well-being and dignity.
In response to growing demand from organisations, we have recognised the urgent need to address cases of sexual misconduct within workplaces. We can support employers in creating and embedding safer cultures, assisting them in fulfilling their duty of care towards employees. Our work includes guiding organisations in effectively managing and addressing instances of sexual misconduct, ensuring a safe and respectful work environment.
Working for Us
LimeCulture currently have no vacancies.
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Our Purpose
LimeCulture exists to support and inspire professionals and organisations to safeguard, prevent and respond to sexual violence and abuse.
Our Values
We strive to be:
- Innovative – We create new ways to prevent and respond to sexual violence and abuse
- Responsive – We are energised and empathic and take care to understand and respond to our stakeholders’ needs
- Collaborative – We galvanise whole-team approaches and work in partnership with stakeholders to share our experience and skills
- Solutions Focused – We work together to unpick challenges and find new ways to achieve outcomes
Our Strategic Priorities
We will provide world class training and consultancy services to support and inspire professionals and organisations to safeguard, prevent and respond effectively to sexual violence and abuse.
The Board of LimeCulture Community Interest Company is pleased to present our LimeCulture Governance Statement 2024-25.
Effective governance is critical to the long-term success of LimeCulture. The Board and all levels of management are committed to maintaining and enhancing a strong governance framework that underpins LimeCulture’s vision to professionalise the response to sexual violence and safeguarding.
LimeCulture is committed to the highest standards of governance and during the year we adopted the Sport England Code of Governance and have reviewed and restructured our governance policies and processes.
Kim Doyle and Stephanie Reardon established LimeCulture in 2011.
Kim and Stephanie had worked together since 2009 as part of the Department of Health’s National Support Team for Response to Sexual Violence (NST). The aim of this elite team was to provide bespoke support to local areas to help them to improve their response to victims of sexual violence, focussing on the development and improvement of the network of Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC) across England. A significant part of this work involved supporting local partnerships to work together more effectively. In two years, the team visited and supported all thirty-eight police force areas across England and worked with local police and CPS, NHS organisations, specialist sexual violence voluntary and community organisations and local authorities.
By the end of the NST’s programme of work, Kim and Stephanie felt they had been given a unique insight into the local responses provided to victims of sexual violence across the country. They were keen to bring together skills and expertise in order to continue to support frontline professionals and raise the standards of support services for victims. So in 2011, they established LimeCulture Community Interest Company as a means of providing support to professionals.
Executive Directors
Kim Doyle – Chair
Stephanie Reardon – Chief Executive
Stephanie is our CEO and founder of LimeCulture. She is responsible for overseeing the full range of work and services delivered by LimeCulture Community Interest Company.
Before establishing LimeCulture in 2011, Stephanie held various challenging posts in central government. Between 2009 and 2011, she was the Delivery Manager for the Department of Health’s National Support Team for Response to Sexual Violence, where she supported all 39 Police Force Areas and their partners as part of a national programme to increase the network of Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) across England and improve the provision of specialist services for victims of sexual violence.
Stephanie was also the National Delivery Manager for the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme at the Department of Health (2007-2009), where she co-ordinated the delivery of new psychological therapies services across the NHS as part of £173million national programme. Between 2004-2007, Stephanie was the National Programme Manager for the Department of Health and Home Office’s Violence and Abuse Prevention Programme ‐a complex policy and research programme focusing on the effects of domestic and sexual violence and abuse. Stephanie was seconded to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre between 2007-8.
Sam Whyte – Director of Sexual Violence Services
Rebecca Livesey – Director of Operations
Rebecca joined LimeCulture in January 2023, in the newly created role of Director of Operations, established to support the growth and expansion of the organisation. She is responsible for overseeing and managing the Company strategy, and ensuring our organisational infrastructure is fit for purpose to enable sustained high performance, quality assurance and business growth.
Rebecca’s experience combines strategic management, service redesign and expansion, system management and transformation, service and business planning, budget management, human resources, risk, quality assurance, marketing and communication, and the delivery of excellence in quality, performance, and customer care.
Most of her experience has been gained in the sport and physical activity sector, holding a variety of senior leadership roles in numerous not for profit and charity organisations having previously worked in both local government and the private sector. Prior to joining LimeCulture, Rebecca was the Chief Operating Officer at MCRactive where she was responsible for the delivery of Manchester’s Sport and Physical Activity Strategy, working closely with Sport England, National Governing Bodies of Sport, professional, competitive and community sports Clubs, along with key strategic health partners both regionally and nationally.
As a co-founder and former director of GM Active CIC, she successfully secured multiple commissions as a collective to achieve enhanced impact, efficiencies and outcomes for Greater Manchester residents, and in early 2022, won ‘Best Not for Profit Working in Partnership with the NHS’ category at the national HSJ Partnership Awards for the renowned Prehab4cancer programme
Non-Executive Directors
Phil Doorgachurn
As an undergraduate, Phil published his research ‘Narratives of Abuse in Sport’, for this cutting-edge research, Phil was awarded the British Olympic Foundation Award. Phil has a statutory background within the police managing youth diversion schemes for children affected by gangs and also holds an education qualification where he taught disadvantaged young people for a number of years.
Phil worked within the training and consultancy unit at the NSPCC for several years supporting individuals and organisations to transform their safeguarding provision, processes and case management. More recently, Phil has been the strategic lead for safeguarding at Arsenal FC, British Tennis and Premier League Charitable Fund and the YMCA of Australia.
Phil also has extensive international experience delivering training and consultancy across the globe including delivering key note speeches at sports conferences. Phil supported the Australian Sports Commission and US Olympic Committee in developing their athlete welfare and child safeguarding processes and structures. Phil is also a Trustee of Safe Sport International.
Susan Lea
Professor Susan Lea is a consultant in strategy development and the delivery of inclusive change processes that realise intended benefits. She also serves on a number of Boards in the arena of social justice, including the London Policing Board – formed in response to Baroness Casey’s review of the London Metropolitan Police – which will oversee and scrutinise the force’s reform.
Susan is a Non-Executive Director on the LimeCulture Board. Susan has worked in higher education for over 30 years. A psychologist by training, Susan has held a variety of roles in a diversity of universities, including those in the Russell Group and Post-92s. Susan’s academic research focused on issues of social justice, including sexual violence.
Most recently, Susan was Vice Chancellor of the University of Hull and led a major, successful transformation of the University’s academic performance and financial sustainability. In 2015, Susan approached LimeCulture to assist the University of Greenwich in transforming their response to cases of sexual misconduct. Susan later partnered with LimeCulture, whilst at King’s College London, in conducting an audit of ISVA roles and experiences.
Giles Smyth
Giles has a background in business advisory and investing and has been working with Lime Culture since 2014. He is currently a Partner at Hanover Investors where he is a member of the executive team and leads investment activities in both public and private businesses across Europe and North America. He is a non-executive director of Lumi Gruppen (a listed Norwegian higher education business) and Escher Group (a North American software company), and has sat on multiple boards of public and private companies.
Prior to Hanover Giles was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company and PwC where he worked with large investors, corporations and public sector clients on strategic and due diligence assignments including advising departments within the NHS. Giles’s focus on the Lime Culture board is supporting the team on corporate strategy, governance and business operations.
Vicky Kloss
Formerly Chief Communications Officer at Manchester City Football Club and later, City Football Group, Vicky is very experienced in both strategic and crisis communications in high pressure situations for organisations in the public eye, including handling communications relating to allegations of non-recent child abuse in football which emerged in 2016.
Previously a Detective Constable in the Metropolitan Police Service, she is also experienced dealing with victims of crime, investigations and complex court proceedings. She serves as a trustee at NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood) in addition to her position at Lime Culture. She is also an Official Prison Visitor and member of NAOPV.
The LimeCulture team are key to the success of the organisation, and the delivery of excellent services to our customers. As a business, we take our obligations and commitment to our employees seriously and value each and every member of our team. The core team at LimeCulture is supported by a range of associates working as trainers or consultants who help us to deliver our organisational objectives.
Meet the Team
Charlotte Bond – Head of Safeguarding in Sport
Charlotte joined LimeCulture in January 2019 as an Accreditation Manager. Since October 2021, Charlotte has been working in the Sports Team as a Safeguarding in Sport Manager and is the Programme Manager for the Sport England funded Safeguarding Case Management Programme, a partnership programme between Sport England, Sport Resolutions and LimeCulture. The Programme provides sporting National Governing Bodies with expert support to assist management of safeguarding cases. Charlotte has a degree in Midwifery and prior to joining LimeCulture, spent 3 years working in Norfolk as an NHS midwife and 9 years as an ISVA.
Paige Bradley – Safeguarding Services Administrator
Paige joined LimeCulture in September 2022 as a Safeguarding Services Administrator. Paige is responsible for supporting the coordination of our training and consultancy programmes, liaising with external stakeholders to ensure meetings and events run smoothly. Paige also provides administrative support to staff across the Safeguarding Services division, which is made up of two distinct and busy teams, Sport and Education.
Prior to joining Paige was a Community Housing Officer for 4 years and has experience of working in the safeguarding field following her degree in Psychology.
Emma Cox – Business Manager
Emma joined LimeCulture in January 2017 having spent many years working in the legal sector. Having previously worked in a variety of financial roles and as a Paralegal Secretary, Emma has vast experience in all aspects of finance, back office and administration.
In her role as Business Manager, she is responsible for the day-to-day management of LimeCulture’s financial and HR functions, ensuring compliance with organisation policies and procedures and statutory requirements. Working closely with the Director of Operations she ensures that the organisation is able to operate effectively and manage our financial resources and accounts. Emma provides high quality, accurate and timely finance & HR information to the Board, the Senior Managers Team and wider management as required, to assist in strategic planning and operational decision-making.
Jan Fantom – Training Coordinator
Jan joined LimeCulture in August 2018 and holds the role of Training Co-ordinator. She is responsible for the coordination of all our training programmes, making sure they all run smoothly! Working closely with many members of the LimeCulture Team and delegates when queries arise. Jan was previously a legal secretary/PA for many years before joining LimeCulture and so has a wealth of administration, and organisational expertise.
Joanne Garey – SCMP Support Manager
Joanne joined LimeCulture’s Sport Team in February 2023 and is the Support Officer for the Sport England funded Safeguarding Case Management Programme, a partnership programme between Sport England, Sport Resolutions and LimeCulture. The Programme provides sporting National Governing Bodies with expert support to assist management of safeguarding cases.
Joanne has a BA (Honours) degree in Health and Social Care and prior to joining LimeCulture, spent 4 years working as a Lead Safeguarding Officer within a Sporting National Governing Body and 3 years working as a Teaching Assistant in a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities School.
Zoe Kukan – Accreditation Manager
Zoe joined LimeCulture in January 2022 as an Accreditation Manager. Zoe is responsible for supporting services through LimeCulture’s Independent Accreditation Programme.
Zoe has previously worked as a Trainee Forensic Psychologist, a frontline worker for a homeless charity and prior to joining LimeCulture was a Children and Young People’s ISVA for 4 years.
Liz Lewis – Training Manager
Liz joined LimeCulture in April 2022 as a Training Manager within our Sexual Violence Service. Liz is responsible for developing and delivering training packages across University and Victim Support sectors.
Prior to joining LimeCulture, Liz worked in Higher Education supporting students with their Wellbeing and Mental Health. Liz managed a large Out of Hours team that were based in the Student Halls of Residence, who’s role it was to support students in times of crisis.
In 2020, Liz completed the Sexual Violence Liaison Officer training through LimeCulture. Liz used the expertise and knowledge she gained on this training, to enhance her role and the support offerings within the University.
Maria Putz – Head of Training – Sexual Violence and Safeguarding
Maria joined LimeCulture in January 2019 as one of our Training Managers. More recently Maria has been involved in the development and delivery of Preventing Sexual Misconduct Education (PSME) and the Sexual Misconduct Liaison Officer (SMLO) Model helping schools and colleges to create a whole school approach in their prevention and response to sexual misconduct. Maria has also presented nationally and internationally with a focus on healthy relationships and safeguarding in sport. Maria is committed to improving services for those affected by Sexual Violence through building knowledge, confidence and skills in frontline workers.
Prior to joining the LimeCulture Team she was a specialist-safeguarding nurse for the largest children’s hospital in the UK. She has also worked as an Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) and a Crisis Worker.
Annabel Timmins – Head of Safeguarding in Sport
Annabel joined LimeCulture in January 2020 as a Safeguarding in Sport Manager. Prior to joining the LimeCulture Team she was a Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) for a unitary local authority, having progressed to this role working in child protection as a Consultant Social Worker, specialising in working with higher risk pre birth cases.Annabel’s interest in safeguarding in sport developed during her time as a social worker and LADO, recognising the important role sport plays in children’s lives and the need for this to be a safe place.
More recently Annabel has been involved in projects working with Sport England supporting the development of a Safeguarding Case Management Programme, co-designing and developing the Lead Safeguarding Officer Development Programme. Annabel also leads our work commissioned by UNICEF to produce a Development and Training Framework for Lead Safeguarding Officers in sport, whilst overseeing work delivered to the Premier League and the ECB. In addition she takes a lead role on safeguarding reviews for sporting organisations and sport provision in universities more generally.
Annabel recognises the progress being made in safeguarding in the sport sector and is proud to play a part in this, whilst being mindful that there is much work to be done to ensure sport is a safer place for everyone no matter what their background or sporting ability.
Holli Waterson – Special Projects Lead
Holli joined LimeCulture in April 2021 as the National ISVA co-ordinator and has been the lead on Operation Hydrant, a funded project aiming to engage and support sexual violence survivors from hard-to-reach groups.
Prior to joining LimeCulture, Holli managed a large team of ISVAs within Cheshire and Merseyside for 6 years and has over 12 years experience championing victims’ rights within the criminal justice sphere on a local and national level. Holli is committed to improving practice and policy responses for survivors of sexual violence.
Becky York – Head of Sexual Violence Consultancy
Becky joined LimeCulture in August 2016. Becky is responsible for the management and delivery of a range of projects and programmes across LimeCulture.
Becky has worked extensively across local, regional and national health and social care improvement programmes for more that 15 years. With a passion for quantitative analysis, since joining LimeCulture she has developed a special interest in victim/survivor engagement.
LimeCulture’s most recent accounts can be downloaded below
As a Community Interest Company, previous Financial Accounts are available to download from Companies House – LimeCulture Company No 07667756.
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