I am an active and invested investor, having incubated as well as turned around a number of businesses that would be regarded as social impact enterprises in the field of skills, employability, social care, recruitment and recently digital and technology platforms.
The businesses I am directly involved with presently turnover more than £30 Million annually and employ just over 1000 people and make a difference to people daily. I am presently in leadership and board level positions in over 5 businesses including being the current CEO of Pathway Group, the Chair of Nationwide Care Services Limited, Founder and Chair of the Multicultural Apprenticeship Alliance and Awards, Founder of Thinkfest Limited and Managing Director of F5 Foster Care Ltd: Amongst a few others.
I’m an Honorary Associate and Entrepreneur in Residence at the Open University. I offer strategic guidance and investment insights to businesses in social care, recruitment and government funded skills and employability sector. My forte lies in crafting scale-up strategies, expertly navigating business issues and opportunities and all things people and people related matters.
Mo Chaudry: How Britain’s £170M Entrepreneur Scaled Up, Exited Waterworld, and Built His Legacy When Vision Meets Resilience In a special episode of Canny Conversations, I had the privilege of sitting down with Mo Chaudry – entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, and one of the UK’s most inspiring business figures. From arriving...
Amington Holdings Group Recognised in Midlands Business Insider’s Top 100 Owner-Managed Businesses October 2025 – Midlands Business Insider has named Amington Holdings Group as one of the Top 100 Owner-Managed Businesses (OMB 100) in the region, recognising the company’s strategic growth, strong leadership and sustained impact in a challenging economic...
Aneel Musarrat’s Lessons at Chutney & Chat by Pathway2Grow: Resilience, Residential Property, and Real Relationships By Safaraz Ali, Founder of Pathway2Grow As the lights dimmed in the newly unveiled Quaid-e-Azam Grand Ballroom and over 450 entrepreneurs took their seats, I felt a deep sense of pride. What began in 2015...
Judging Social Economy Awards Judging the Social Economy Awards 2025: Celebrating Depth, Breadth and the Power of Purpose Serving as a judge for the Social Economy Awards 2025 has been both a privilege and a powerful reminder of why the social economy deserves the national spotlight. The awards are part...
