Paul Kelly joins Clear Futures as Partnerships Director

Clear Futures is thrilled to welcome Paul Kelly as our new JV Board Member & Partnerships Director. With his wealth of experience in strategic partnerships and a background in advising local and central governments on place-shaping and regeneration, Paul will play a key role in strengthening our relationships with public sector clients across the North of England and Scotland. 

Charlotte Cordingley, CEO of Clear Futures, shared her excitement about Paul’s addition to the team:

“Paul’s understanding of the public sector landscape and his commitment to creating sustainable, impactful solutions make him a perfect fit for Clear Futures. We look forward to seeing the positive change he’ll help drive for our clients and their communities.” 

As Partnerships Director, Paul will support our public sector clients in achieving their strategic objectives. His work will focus on addressing a range of challenges including town centre regeneration, sustainable infrastructure, and strategic asset management. 

Reflecting on his new role, Paul Kelly stated:

“I am excited to join Clear Futures and to collaborate with our partners in the North of England and Scotland. Clear Futures’ flexible partnership model is uniquely positioned to provide the tailored support public sector clients need to make real progress in their communities.”

Clear Futures works with public sector organisations to deliver flexible, long-term partnerships that drive lasting change. By offering end-to-end support—from securing funding and advisory services to the actual implementation of projects—we help our partners make strides in meeting sustainability targets and overcoming complex built environment challenges. With a focus on regenerative, decarbonised, and community-focused solutions, we’re committed to creating value-driven partnerships that leave a lasting positive impact across the UK. 

Our people

The Clear Futures team brings together a diversity of experiences and complementary skills. We use our public sector and built environment expertise to help you turn short- and long-term development, infrastructure and services goals into meaningful action, and ambitions into reality.

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Our partnerships

Working with Clear Futures in a long-term strategic partnership is a key way for public sector bodies to deliver sustainable buildings, infrastructure and services – effectively and faster. We’re a trusted partner for a dozen organisations, bringing the expertise needed to help achieve transformative, sustainable solutions to the challenges we all face.

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