About us

UK Nature is managed by Finance Earth, an award-winning fund manager and social enterprise, with a leading track record of developing, structuring and advising on natural capital investments in the UK and worldwide. Finance Earth is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Registration No. 831569).

 

About Finance Earth

Experts in environmental impact investment

Finance Earth is the UK’s leading environmental impact investment adviser, advising on the design and implementation of innovative financing solutions for the natural and built environment in the UK and worldwide. Finance Earth is an employee-owned social enterprise based in London, founded in 2016 to catalyse impactful investment for the benefit of nature, climate and communities. Finance Earth brings in-depth knowledge and experience of natural capital markets, fund management, impact investment deal structuring and an extensive network of partners operating in the environmental impact sector.

We are committed to leading by example and working with others to establish the standard for responsible nature and climate investing in the UK.

Developed with support from the UK Government

The UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has committed £30 million seed investment to UK Nature in order to accelerate and scale high-integrity nature investment in England.

The team

The UK Nature investment team combines specialist natural capital investment and project management expertise.

Investment Committee

Robert Easton

Committee Chair and Non-Executive Chair of Board - Finance Earth

Richard Speak

Co-Founder & Managing Director - Finance Earth

James Mansfield

Co-Founder & Managing Director - Finance Earth

Investment Team

Richard Speak

UK Nature Lead, Managing Director and IC Member

James Mansfield

Managing Director and IC Member

Richard Fitton

Investment Director

Craig Humphrey

Finance, Risk and Compliance Director

Chris Bell

Head of Risk and Compliance

Allan Benhamou

Investment Analyst (Quantitative Modelling Lead)

Sarah Darrah

Investment Analyst (Impact Lead)

Will Parsons

Investment Analyst

Stephanie Frischkorn

Investment Analyst

Elva King

Investment Analyst

Do you need finance for your project or business?

If you like the sound of what we do and have an exciting nature restoration project or business that needs support, please contact us.

+44 (0) 203 637 9834