Nicholas became an elected member of The London Stock Exchange in 1976. For over 30 years he has specialised in developing professional and tailored services to Charities and Charitable Trusts for their Endowment Funds.
In 1987, when at Cazenove, he founded and set up the first ever Specialist Department for the Charity Sector ; the first such Department in London, and probably the World. Nicholas has also designed and set up two Common Investment Funds (Unit Trusts exclusive for Charities) in consultation with The Charity Commission.
He is a Director and Trustee of The Church of England investment funds, a Special Advisor to The Charity Commission, a Trustee of Suffolk Historic Churches Trust and a Trustee of Compassion Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, Finance and Investment Committee.
In 2002, Nicholas was awarded the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) for Services to the Charity Sector.