Adrian Jenkins, BA (Hons), CPFA, Director – Service Development

Adrian heads up LGF’s service related support to authorities, including Education and Schools’, Housing and Social Care finance issues. Adrian is also responsible for advising clients on the latest local authority finance developments, for example, the implications of the Local Government White Paper and Lyons’ Inquiry.

Adrian was previously Financial Strategy Manager at LB Southwark, with responsibility for medium term financial planning and special projects, including PFI/PPP.  Whilst at LB Southwark, Adrian advised the then Association of London Government (ALG) on capital issues and represented the ALG on the technical sub-group dealing with the Prudential Framework for Capital Finance. Adrian has also previously worked at LB Lambeth and Surrey CC.

Jude Ranasinghe, BSc (Hons), CPFA, Director – Consultancy and Training

Jude leads LGF’s Consultancy and Training division, delivering consultancy projects to address specific client requirements and providing finance related training for Members and officers. Jude is also responsible for LGF’s work with private sector clients. Prior to joining LGF, Jude led the Institute of Public Finance's Financial Management Consultancy. He was also previously Chief Accountant at Birmingham CC, with responsibility for financial planning, forecasting and briefing on local authority finance proposals. Jude has also worked at Leicester CC.

Jude has played a key role in local authority finance at a national level, representing Birmingham CC and the Local Government Association on a number of national working groups in relation to revenue/capital budget and planning issues, such as the Formula Review Group and Comprehensive Spending Review Capital Investment Task Group.  In addition, Jude has co-authored papers presented to the Balance of Funding Review Group on the Re-localisation of Non-Domestic Rates and Local Income Tax.

Neil Wilcox, LLb (Hons), ACMA, Director – Local Government Funding and Research

Neil manages LGF’s local government funding and research service, including the provision of Council Tax and funding forecasts, finance settlement analysis, lobbying on behalf of individual or groups of authorities and data analysis/qualitative research. 

In addition, Neil is responsible for LGF’s support to the increasing number of local authorities that we work with on a regular partnership basis through providing ongoing advice and support on financial management issues.

Neil was previously Chief Finance and Policy Officer for the LGA's High Ethnicity Authorities' Special Interest Group (HEASIG) and has also worked at LB Brent as Head of Financial Analysis. Whilst at LB Brent, Neil was responsible for providing analysis and advice on revenue funding and Government financial policy, funding forecasts, budget consultation and the financial aspects of Best Value reviews.