Ecosystem / Strategic Intake
We are appointing one legal practice and one accountancy practice as long-term strategic partners.
This is a selective intake for firms able to support a complex ecosystem through early-stage structuring, long-term advisory guidance, and business-as-usual legal or financial support as the model develops.
Before you apply
Understand the ecosystem and funding model first.
Before submitting an expression of interest, you should review the following pages to understand the structure, scale, and intended financial model of the ecosystem.
Applications will be assessed on whether there is a clear understanding of how these parts connect structurally, commercially, and operationally.
Current availability
Current strategic partner positions are open.
We are currently accepting expressions of interest for the positions shown below.
Strategic partner role
Legal Practice
Long-term strategic and business-as-usual legal support across structure, governance, agreements, and growth.
Strategic partner role
Accountancy Practice
Long-term strategic and business-as-usual financial support across reporting, tax positioning, operational finance, and scale.
The appointment
One legal practice. One accountancy practice.
This is a focused intake for two firms only. The relationship is intended to be long-term and continuous, supporting the Foundation through setup, operation, and growth.
The role combines strategic advisory with business-as-usual legal or financial work. Both are equally important.
Our base is Nottinghamshire, but location is not the deciding factor. Capability, judgement, and alignment matter more than geography.
Long-term advisory
Ongoing involvement across structure, governance, and development as the ecosystem evolves.
Business-as-usual
Day-to-day legal and financial work forming part of a stable, functioning operating model.
Strategic continuity
A relationship built on consistency, trust, and long-range participation.
Required capability
You must be able to operate confidently across UK, European, and international legal and financial complexity.
This is not a narrow advisory brief. It requires firms capable of helping architect, structure, and guide a serious multi-entity ecosystem across legal, commercial, financial, governance, employment, and operational layers.
The requirement spans the Foundation pillars, the wider ecosystem, and the HEADTURNED PPV platform as part of one connected long-range model. We are looking for firms able to think beyond routine instructions and demonstrate confidence in handling complexity across jurisdictions, structures, and growth stages.
Legal and financial architecture
You must be capable of structuring company formations, group relationships, trusts, governance arrangements, financial frameworks, reporting logic, tax positioning, and durable operating models across the Foundation and its connected entities.
Cross-border structure and operations
You must be able to navigate UK, European, and international legal and financial considerations, including internal business structure, contracts, employment law, HR, compliance, risk, expansion, and practical operational design across borders, countries, and continents where required.
Ecosystem and platform acceleration
You must be able to support not only the Foundation ecosystem as a whole, but also the HEADTURNED PPV platform as a global acceleration layer, including its legal, financial, commercial, compliance, and scaling requirements as the wider model develops.
You should be able to demonstrate real competence, clear judgement, and professional confidence across these areas, not simply express general interest in them.
Commercial model
Early-stage participation requires commercial clarity.
The relationship begins during the structural phase, before conventional fee flows are fully established.
This requires firms that understand early participation in a serious long-range model, with the expectation of long-term continuity and value.
This is a considered commercial position, not an informal arrangement.
Principles and conflict disclosure
Alignment matters.
Firms must disclose any material conflicts with the Foundation’s ecological, animal welfare, and long-term public-value principles.
Animal testing
Industrial animal slaughter
Deforestation
Large-scale commercial trawling
Whale hunting
Trophy hunting
Fur farming
The purpose of this disclosure is to ensure alignment, not to interrogate your client base.
We are not requesting, and do not expect, any disclosure of confidential client information. This includes client identities, specific engagements, or privileged material.
All disclosures should be made at a category level, in line with your professional and data protection obligations.
For example:
We advise clients within large-scale fishing operations
We have ongoing work in industrial agriculture
We provide services to organisations involved in animal testing
No information should be provided that would breach confidentiality, legal privilege, or applicable data protection frameworks.
Expression of Interest
Submit for review.
Provide a clear outline of capability, experience, jurisdictions, and any relevant conflict disclosure.