Skills summary
David Royce is a strategic thinker who combines integrity and commercial instinct to best effect.
Capable of building relationships that generate unity and stability, he uses his problem-solving inter-personal skills to make things work. His detailed knowledge of finance, competitive contracting, mergers and acquisitions, public service markets, local government and commissioning structures, produces results that lead people to seek his opinion.
Competencies
Strategist
David understands the public service domain and has the courage to act on his judgements, capably playing the longer game to maximise results. He is bold enough to use disruptive innovation, thorough enough to ensure that plans are delivered, and confident enough to gently bring to an end his involvement if it is not effective.
Influencer
An open-minded thinker who recognises complex patterns, with the inter-personal skills to influence those with authority, David has had a significant impact on the sector, his contemporaries and policy makers during years when that was a possibility.
Communicator
A sophisticated relationship manager, David is able to translate and explain concepts to Board members, executive teams, commissioners and customers in a manner that enables progress. David is also a forceful public speaker and writer, capable of making an immediate impact in any setting.
Career summary
Current roles
November 2013 – present:
Managing Director, David Royce Ltd
David has established himself as a trusted strategic advisor, enhancing performance and bringing expert attention to bear upon his client companies.
Chair of SIBs, Reboot, Bristol and South West & iAspire, South London.
David is Chair of two Social Impact Bond SPV’s delivering services for care-leavers as part of the DfE Innovation programme.
Chair of Emerging Futures CIC
An organisation set up to develop local recovery communities, CICs and social enterprise opportunities, EF has established itself across England and is presently employing 70 people to deliver housing, service user support and training services for the larger institutions. Turnover has grown by 200% in 30 months, forecast at £3m for 2019-20. Critically, 80% of its employees are expert by experience.
Chair or Trustees, Tempo
An established charity with an international reputation for promoting and developing community volunteering using time credits. For every one hour gifted, the volunteer earns a credit which may be ‘spent’ with one of Tempo’s spend network partners such as shops, cinemas or visitor attractions.
Former roles
Jan 2016 – Dec 18, Trustee, UKSA
A youth charity using sailing and water sports as a catalyst to transform young people’s lives.
Aug 2014 – May 2015
Non-executive Director, Provider CIC, Essex
Board member of £60m community health services provider delivering care services across the full range from hospital in-patient care to community based health services.
November 2013 – Dec 2014
Consultant to Big Society Capital
David was involved in assessing the social impact investment potential.
Member, UK Government Advisory Board on Social Impact Investment reporting to the G8 Finance Ministers
Committee member for the UK National Advisory Board to the G8 Social Impact Investment Taskforce, which reported on growth in the social impact investment market and how organisations could best respond to new and innovative funding options. Impact Investment report on Big Society Capital website.
October 2000 – October 2013, Chief Executive, Crime Reduction Initiatives (CRI)
David grew the organisation from £60k to £116m annual turnover. During his tenure the service user group grew from 90 people per annum to 42,000 people per week, reserves grew from £120k to £14m and the charity topped the performance tables at the National Treatment Agency for 9 successive years. As part of its activities, the charity prescribed Class A substitute medication to 18,000 people per week, making it the largest single specialist provider of addiction recovery services in the UK, including the NHS Trusts.
October 1994-2000, Chief Executive, Sussex Association for the Rehabilitation of Offenders (SARO)
1992-1994, HM Prison Lewes, Probation Manager
1978-1992, Probation Officer and Manager
1974-1976, Researcher Associate, University of Portsmouth, Public Health Engineering Department
Other relevant experience
2000-2009, Member, Magistrates’ Courts Management Committee, Lord Chancellor’s Department
1996-2009, Trustee, District Nursing Association Trust
Personal details
Physically active and fit, nowadays enjoying yoga more than running, with soccer a cherished memory. Marine research field volunteer, ocean enthusiast and occasional sailor, who ten years ago adopted meditation as a daily necessity.