About Us - Wessex Charity Consultants

The Principal at Wessex Charity Consultants is Angus McNicol.
Angus is a Trustee of three charities – WESC Foundation- The Specialist Centre for Visual Impairment, Topsham Adventure Centre and Exeter Dispensary and Aid in Sickness Fund.
Having been a solicitor and Partner at West Country based solicitors, Foot Anstey, for around 30 years, in 2011 Angus started working initially as a volunteer and later as a paid consultant for a number of assorted charities which are detailed in the “Current and Past Projects” section.
Angus was at Queen Mary College London from 1974 to 1977 where he achieved a 2.1 degree in History.
He later converted to Law and qualified as a Solicitor in 1981 becoming a Partner in Foot Anstey Solicitors in 1987 where he worked as a Civil Dispute Resolution solicitor (Litigation as it used to be called!) until 2011.
As well as developing the skills to organize large scale cases for court, as part of a large team, Angus also qualified as a Mediator in 1990 and continues to mediate disputes regularly.
He was also Trustee and Director of Estuary League of Friends from 2000 to 2007.
Since May 2011 Angus has worked with a number of charities including Devon Air Ambulance, Headway Exeter, St Loye’s Foundation, Community Action South West, Trinity Sailing Trust and the Topsham Scouts.
Having lived and worked in Topsham and Exeter in the business world and latterly in the Charity Sector for over 30 years and having been a member of Starcross Yacht Club, Topsham Sailing Club and Exeter Golf and Country Club for most of that time, Angus is perceived to be someone with a business network second to none and therefore able to reach the key decision makers that others cannot reach.