People
The Helvellyn Foundation is currently funded and managed by Trustees Bill Holmes and his two daughters, Lauren and Becky.
Bill Holmes
Bill is the founder of a successful financial services company based in the UK. He has a passion for local projects that support the community around where he lives. Being a fan of the outdoors, Bill also has a keen focus on conserving the natural surroundings in which we live.
Lauren Holmes
Lauren’s professional experience started in secondary school Spanish classrooms, moved through Programme Management roles in the youth employability sector, and into the Data & Impact department of a social mobility charity. She has studied an MBA in Barcelona, where she learnt about strategy, marketing, and ethics, and she is increasingly active in the trust-based philanthropy space. On a personal level, she simply loves the beauty and calm of the natural world and believes it deserves to be protected and valued now and for the future.
Becky Holmes
Becky has been passionate about the natural world for as long as she can remember. Alongside running The Helvellyn Foundation, Becky works full time as the Head of Conservation at Langland Conservation, a charity that provides cutting-edge intelligence support for conservation. She was recently appointed to the Advisory Group for the Environmental Funders Network which aims to increase philanthropic giving to environmental causes. She also holds a BSc in Ecology & Wildlife Conservation, and a BA in Graphic & Communication Design. She is passionate about all aspects of conservation but holds more specific knowledge on the areas of illegal wildlife trafficking, poaching, and rewilding.
