Our Commitment to Community: Why We Champion Volunteering

Updated on 12/11/2025

At Lexonic, we care about our communities. We believe in empowering our team to participate in causes that matter to them.

That’s why we established the Lexonic Employer Supported Volunteering (ESV) initiative, which gives all of our team the opportunity to formally embrace voluntary roles in paid company time.

This commitment to community is a core part of our company values. We wanted to share a story from our very own finance supremo, Simon Grant, as a spotlight on this work.

Team Spotlight: Simon Grant & Butterwick Hospice Care

For what charities and organisations are you a trustee?

I have been a trustee of Butterwick Hospice Care for three years. Its team deliver holistic, palliative, and supportive care to those suffering with progressive life-limiting conditions, their families, and loved ones.

The hospice itself has an Adult Inpatient Unit, a Children and Young Adults Unit, Day Care Services, Home Care Services, Complementary Therapy plus Bereavement and Counselling Services.

What does your role involve?

I chair the Business Committee, which meets every two months and is responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality support services covering finance, HR, and estates. I also attend trustee meetings every two months.

The purpose of the trustee meeting is to ensure that the charity has an appropriate strategy in place to achieve its objectives and also to monitor that the strategy is being implemented correctly.

What does the day-to-day involvement look like?

Alongside the main meetings, the trustees are monitoring the financial position of the charity, ensuring fundraising targets are being met and that day-to-day operations are working well. In between formal meetings, I meet the CEO and Finance Director to monitor and review financial results including cashflow projections.

Why did you want to get involved?

My father passed away at Butterwick Hospice in June 2019. The nurses and staff cared for him so beautifully and showed so much care for him and his family that he had a good death. My family and I will always be indebted to Butterwick Hospice for the care they provided.

After this, I wanted to help Butterwick to be able to provide this care to as many families as possible. I thought the best way to do this was to give up my time to try and help run the charity as well as it could be.

How do you think it benefits your role within Lexonic?

My role outside of Lexonic and Butterwick is as a business coach where I am helping business owners and managers to grow their businesses. The role of a trustee for a charity is very similar to the role of a Non-Executive director of an SME.

Both require you to support the executive team to implement the agreed strategy and to support them with operational issues. I have been involved with managing businesses for almost 30 years and have built up a lot of experience. I see my role as supporting the executive team so they can do the very best job they can and using my experience to help them make informed decisions.

What would you say to someone thinking about becoming a trustee?

I would say it is very rewarding but it is not without a fair bit of stress and worry. You need to be aware of what the role entails and the legal responsibilities of being a trustee, which are quite onerous.

Being a trustee isn't about turning up for a few meetings a year. It involves getting very much involved in the charity to help it thrive. It can be a lot of work but it is all worthwhile and rewarding when we receive feedback from families on how grateful they are for the service we have provided.

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