
Sarah Gosling
Charity Board Effectiveness Specialist | Board Practice
“I ensure charity boards realise their potential and help enhance their effectiveness to transform the third sector.”
About Sarah
Sarah Gosling is a charity board effectiveness specialist with 20 years' experience in charity governance and leadership. Sarah has direct experience as a charity trustee, chair, chief executive, governance lead and clerk, bringing extensive knowledge to her work as a board effectiveness consultant.
Sarah has carried out a wide range of board reviews, including UnLtd, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, Active Partners Trust, Rewilding Britain and Carers First. She has supported charities through their longer-term board development journeys, serving as governance advisor to YGAM (the Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust), and as clerk and governance specialist for Community Transport Association and for King's College London Students' Union. She draws on over 15 years' experience as a charity chief executive and strategic change specialist, including as chief executive at the University of Nottingham Students' Union and most recently at the Central Foundation Schools of London. She also has over 25 years' experience as a trustee, including as Chair of YMCA Central Herts, leading them through their successful merger. She is currently a trustee for the MCS Foundation and a company director for their trading subsidiary.