The Lion’s Team
Meet the committee, a team of local residents who care passionately about the Lion
Ickleton Community Pub Limited is proud to be a Community Benefit Society, a type of organisation that’s all about putting people and community first.
This structure means we’re owned by our members and run democratically, with decisions made for the good of the whole community. Community Benefit Societies are officially registered with Companies House and overseen by the Financial Conduct Authority, giving them a solid and trusted foundation.
The idea isn’t new, co-operatives and societies like ours have been around for over 150 years! One of the first was the Rochdale Pioneers, a group of locals who came together in 1844 to open a co-operatively owned shop near Manchester, offering essentials like flour and candles at fair prices.
Today, Community Benefit Societies are helping people across the UK take ownership of vital local assets (like pubs and shops) and turning them into vibrant community hubs that bring people together and serve local needs.
You can find out more about our structure and ethos by visiting our website: www.icplimited.org.uk
Current committee members
Eric Burrows
Chair and Compliance Lead
Eric held leadership positions around the world in International Marketing. This was followed by Board and Partner roles in management consulting in Strategy, Marketing and Change Management. He was a pioneer in Change methodology. He has been a charity trustee, director of a Think Tank, and Organisational Development head of Europe’s largest engineering project.
Eric is proud to have kicked off the process to purchase The Lion and has been a member of the management committee from the start. He hopes to contribute to the next stage by bringing continuity and skill to help make The Lion a roaring success for Ickleton.
Stephen Allan
Treasurer
Steve is a chartered accountant who has lived in South Cambridgeshire for the past twenty four years, whose career has spanned working in audit practice across the East Anglian region, merchant banking, a high-tech start-up, and a local chocolate retailer / manufacturer (including accounting for their multi-award winning luxury boutique hotel in St Lucia).
He currently helps out a local musical theatre company by auditing their accounts.
Steve believes a thriving village needs a heart, and the best heart is a pub. He has very much enjoyed helping out with the refurbishment of the pub and is keen to continue to support this important community hub.
Lizzie Molloy
Society Secretary and Community Cafe Lead
Lizzie Studied music and her working life was spent in music education. Working with children from diverse backgrounds, in a wide variety of educational settings over many years emphasised, for her, the importance of ‘community’ and ‘belonging’ to a person’s wellbeing.
Having moved to Ickleton eight years ago, Lizzie embraced village life, becoming involved with the management of the village hall and the allotments. She has been part of the pub committee from the beginning, with significant roles in both the Fund Raising Team, and the Garden Team. In addition she has been part of the team of volunteer’s refurbishment of the Pub building – including the flat.
Hugh Molloy
Operations Lead
Hugh has lived in Ickleton for eight years and expects to remain in the village. He believes that ‘Community’ is vital for wellbeing, and a Community Pub which has ‘inclusion’ as a key objective is a wonderful resource. As a committee member his priorities are to see that the pub is a friendly and comfortable space in our community, serving – where possible – locally sourced food and drink, and having regard for it’s environmental footprint.
Hugh’s professional experience included twenty years as a headteacher; he bring skills (including people-management, financial oversight, community-building and premises-supervision) acquired during that time.
Jo Hancock
HR and Communications Lead
Jo spent the first ten years of her career in the food industry, developing new products for clients including M&S, Waitrose and Pret a Manger, before moving into the charitable sector, where her remit includes volunteer recruitment, fundraising and research and campaigns. She is a trustee of two local charities and over the last 20 years has been involved in fundraising for a variety of community projects, receiving a community achievement award in 2016.
She is passionate about building community cohesion and equitable access to services in rural locations, and thoroughly enjoys being part of the Ickleton Lion team.
Katherine Denman-Johnson
Buildings Lead
Katherine has lived in Ickleton for 23 years and brought up her children in the village. She has been involved in organising and raising money for a range of successful community and charity projects for over 30 years. She believes that a village pub is an essential part of community life, not just for the villagers of Ickleton, but also the wider community.
Katherine started her working life as a biochemist, then ran a business from home whilst her children were small and is now employed to advise the Family Courts.
