Hilary Seaward is a charted accountant who specialises in providing management accounting support and business development for charities and not-for-profit organisations, particularly in the cultural sector. She was finance officer at Eastern Arts Board before setting up her own practice. Her clients have included Britten Sinfonia, The Academy of Ancient Music, Escape Artists, Arts Marketing Association, Cambridge Music Festival, Kadam Asian Dance and Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination (artists collective). She was company secretary for Context Theatre. Hilary most recently supervised the financial management of the Sultan’s Elephant project in London in May, for Artichoke Productions. In the past Hilary has taught business planning for Anglia Ruskin University.