Leadership

Audley Group Limited and Audley Court Limited Board of Directors
Nick Sanderson

Nick Sanderson

CEO

Nick Sanderson is the founder and CEO of Audley Group. In the 1980s he founded, operated and then sold Beaumont Healthcare, one of the first corporate providers of private pay nursing care homes.

Nick created Audley to develop a portfolio of private retirement villages and as one of the founders of the retirement village sector in the UK, he has acted as an adviser to public and private sector organisations. Nick is also Chair of the Associated Retirement Community Operators (ARCO).

Gary Burton

Gary Burton

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Gary joined Audley Group in November 2020, bringing with him a wealth of experience essential to the growth trajectory of the business.

He has a wealth of financial experience honed over 20+ years working with leading businesses across different sectors nationally and internationally. This includes retail where Gary spent nine years with Kingfisher plc, as Assistant Treasurer and in Finance Director roles, and across the health & wellbeing and hospitality sectors.

john Nettleton

john Nettleton

Group Property and Partnerships Director

John has worked in the property industry for over 20 years, firstly at Bidwells, DTZ (now Cushman and Wakefield) and subsequently Colliers International where he was Regional Head of Residential. Whilst at Colliers he acquired Clevedon for Audley Group following which, in 2007, he joined Audley Group as Regional Land Director.

Philip Rolfe

Philip Rolfe

Development Director

Phil joined Audley in 2019 as Development Director, responsible for planning, leading and managing all development schemes. Prior to Audley, Phil was Managing Director at PMR Building Consultancy where he worked with Audley and their investment partner, Moorfield since 2007.

With 33 years’ experience in property, construction and development management, including 21 years as a Chartered Surveyor, Phil has an extensive track record across a wide variety of refurbishment and development projects. Prior to PMR Phil had senior roles at companies including Knight Frank, Watts Group and Jones Lang LaSalle.

Mark Sadler

Mark Sadler

Group Legal Counsel

Mark Sadler, our Group General Counsel, joined Audley Group in 2021 and has made a major contribution across all areas of the business over the last two years. Mark joined the ACL Board in December 2023.