Colin qualified as a chartered accountant in 1972. His first job was as Accountant at the Roundhouse in Chalk Farm where he worked for 3 years before joining the National Theatre  first as Management Accountant and then as Chief Accountant and Deputy Head of Finance. He left the NT after 15 years, becoming a freelance financial consultant specialising in theatre, the arts and the charity sector.  In 1998 Colin became Head of Finance at the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund and then joined Comic Relief in 2002 as Business Director where he is responsible for finance, legal matters, risk, facilities and corporate governance.