IMPORTANT UPDATE: Application Limit Introduced

Due to a significant rise in demand for UnLtd Awards, we have introduced a limit on the number of applications we can accept and process in each award making round. From now on, each funding round will be limited to 650 submitted applications.

Your Award Panel

Date

Tuesday, September 2nd 2025

Hello! We are your panel members; we are looking forward to meeting you and hearing about your social venture.

UnLtd panels reflect our commitment to inclusion, with over 50% of our panel members identifying as Black, Asian or minority ethnic and/or disabled, and at a minimum, one panel member who identifies as Black, Asian or minority ethnic and/or disabled sitting on each panel.

    Panel Chair
  • Tim Lages

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    Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

    Tim is a Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd. He works as part of our Thematic team and specialises in investment readiness, health, and sporting sectors. During his time at UnLtd since 2017, he has helped to manage the Transform Ageing programme and has supported many social entrepreneurs within the sector to grow and scale their impact. He is really interested in how social entrepreneurs can work to address health inequalities and deliver preventative practices that improve quality of life and reduce pressure on public resources. Before UnLtd he worked for Brunelcare, a care charity and housing association for people in later life in Bristol, which is where he first became interested in the ageing sector. Prior to this he went to Exeter University and during his time there founded two (largely unsuccessful) social enterprises through Exeter’s Enactus programme.

    Social Entrepreneurs
  • Yasmin Clarke

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    Social Entrepreneur

    Yasmin is a Project Manager delivering workshop facilitation, creative production and arts-based education in Manchester. In 2022 Yasmin founded Circle Of CIC, a non-profit organisation designing projects to encourage inclusive practice, social cohesion and community development. As a trustee for Step Up MCR, a place-based giving organisation, Yasmin works with other professionals across the arts, social justice and environmental sectors to support the development of new and current projects and initiatives. As Vice Chair of the governing body in a local primary school Yasmin works alongside other governors to monitor the school’s performance, the progress of pupils and to hold the school accountable for meeting targets and delivering high-quality education. This voluntary work offers valuable insight into the views, challenges and needs of local stakeholders. Yasmin has also worked closely with Refuge since 2022 as a panel member with involvement in media campaigns, as well as feeding back on policy and procedure, and multi-organisational approaches to VAWG work.

  • Juliana Ansah

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    Social Entrepreneur

    Juliana is a seasoned change management and quality improvement specialist with over 20 years of experience in Health & Social Care. Her expertise spans various areas, including population health, strategy development, and policy writing. Currently serving as the inaugural Head of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at East London NHS FT Trust, Juliana is dedicated to fostering inclusive healthcare environments. She also contributes to the community as a school governor for the London Borough of Newham’s Pupil Referral Units, supporting young people who cannot attend mainstream education. Additionally, Juliana is the founder and director of Black Leaders CIC, a Community Interest Company committed to enhancing the experiences of racialised patients and staff in healthcare. Recognised as a healthcare pioneer by All Bright and honoured with a community recognition award from the Building Block Initiative in 2021, Juliana is passionate about reducing systemic inequalities.

    UnLtd Colleagues
  • Amjid Hussain

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    Social Entrepreneur Support Manager at UnLtd

    Amjid is a Social Entrepreneur Support Manager based in West Yorkshire, working across England. He has been at UnLtd since 2012 and have worked on a range of programmes including Lead the Change, Solutions for an Ageing Society and the Social Enterprise Support Fund. He has a background in economic development with a focus on town and city centre regeneration, through working on Urban Renaissance at the Regional Development Agency in Yorkshire and Humber. He also has extensive experience of community development through being involved in the voluntary and community sector in Bradford. He has been part of setting up and running community enterprises as well as supporting others to establish and develop their community ventures. Outside of UnLtd, he is a Director at a not-for-profit enterprise and a trustee of Bradford District Community Foundation. In 2023, he received a British Empire Medal (BEM) for community and voluntary services in Bradford.