Better outcomes start with better connections.

Antser brings together people, specialist expertise, technology and innovation to improve outcomes across education, healthcare, justice and social care.

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Our story.

Antser was created from a simple belief: complex needs deserve connected, thoughtful and practical support.

Over more than 30 years, we have developed expertise across the services and settings that support children, families, adults and communities. Today, Antser connects specialist services across assessment, diagnostics, education, support, training and behaviour change.

Our expertise is shaped by highly experienced psychologists and speech and language therapists, renowned for bringing together specialist knowledge, with a wealth of professional insight and lived experience. This multidisciplinary perspective helps turn assessment findings into clear, practical recommendations for individuals, families and the professionals supporting them.

Our Mission.

To improve outcomes, address inequalities, and enhance experiences for people and populations through trusted partnership, transparency, and value-driven delivery.

Our Approach.

We collaborate closely with our clients to design and deliver flexible, tailored solutions drawing on the expertise of our experienced and dedicated health and social care professionals.

Our Goal.

To achieve high-quality outcomes and deliver safe, effective, person-led services, while driving operational excellence, and sustainable value for our clients and the communities they serve.

Our purpose.

To help people and organisations achieve better outcomes through specialist expertise, connected services and practical innovation.

Our platform.

Our services support distinct markets, but share a commitment to quality, meaningful relationships and better outcomes. We connect capability where a challenge requires more than one perspective.

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Our leadership.

Antser is led by a team with experience across clinical practice, operations, technology, service transformation, commercial growth and public-sector partnership.

Richard Dooner

Chief Executive Officer

As Chief Executive Officer at Antser, Richard is responsible for leading and delivering on its mission: to support better outcomes for children, families, vulnerable adults and communities.

Richard’s career has been spent delivering technology-based transformational solutions that enable positive change and growth within organisations and their networks of clients.

Jonathan Strong

Chief Financial Officer

As Chief Financial Officer, Jonathan leads the financial strategy for Antser Group, ensuring the organisation remains robust, sustainable and positioned for long-term growth.

Jonathan brings a strong commitment to financial leadership that supports both operational excellence and the delivery of high-quality, customer-focused solutions. His role is central to driving transformational growth, enabling the company to innovate with confidence while maintaining a clear focus on value, performance and impact.

Mohammed Hussain

Chief Revenue Officer

Mohammed leads growth and strategic initiatives across the business, ensuring our solutions continue to deliver meaningful and measurable impact across the sectors we support.

He has been instrumental in advancing the development of new and enhanced services that challenge barriers, influence behaviour change and strengthen outcomes for children and families.

Overseeing business development, marketing and revenue generation, Mohammed drives accelerated growth, expanding our reach and deepening our partnerships with local authorities and sector organisations.

Amy Callaghan

Chief Operating Officer

As Chief Operating Officer, Amy leads the delivery of our service operations, ensuring consistent quality, efficiency and innovation across the business.

With 15 years’ specialist experience in child protection, she has worked in close partnership with local authorities to deliver high-quality assessment and intervention services that support improved outcomes for children and families.

Over her seven years with the company, she has played a key role in enhancing our service offering, improving processes and driving sustained, year-on-year growth.

Cheryl Musgrove

Operations Manager

As Operations Manager at Carter Brown, Cheryl is responsible for ensuring our clients and expert associates receive a professional and time sensitive service, continually looking for ways to improve and build upon the same. Her experience within this sector spans more than 20 years, underpinned by a background career within the legal sector.

Debbie Roberts

Head of Neurodivergent Services

Debbie has been part of Antser Assessment Services since its inception and plays a key role in leading and developing its neurodivergent assessment services.

With over 20 years’ experience in operational management, including 15 years working within healthcare assessment services and the last five years specialising in neurodivergent pathways, Debbie brings extensive experience in managing multidisciplinary clinical teams and delivering high-quality, client-centred services.

Passionate about ensuring every client receives a positive and supportive experience, Debbie leads her teams with a strong focus on service excellence, operational efficiency and continuous improvement. She is committed to ensuring that individuals and families feel informed, supported and valued throughout their assessment journey.

Dr Jessica Donohoe

Clinical Director

Jessica is an original founder and current Clinical Director of Antser’s autism and ADHD service. A Chartered Clinical Psychologist, she has worked in child mental health services and independent diagnostic practice for a number of years and as Clinical Director, she leads the development of clinical services, frameworks and pathways, governance and clinician training and competency structures. Jessica also supervises and mentors psychologists, and champions a neuro-affirmative approach prioritising clinical rigour, collaboration and positive neurodivergent identity.

Karen Taylor

Head of Business Development, Cornerstone - Public Sector

Karen heads up the public sector business development function in Cornerstone. A highly skilled, experienced, 30-year sales veteran securing large ERP/HCM and payroll business across public and private sectors, she is now wholly focused on the grass-roots engagements in the trauma-informed Cornerstone world. Fostering a culture of teamwork, building sound, positive business relationships are key to developing trust and help forge customer relationships to form the backbone of Cornerstone’s growth.

Karen Cake

Referrals and Business Development Team Manager, Carter Brown

Karen has been a valued member of the Carter Brown team for over 10 years. As Referrals Manager, she is responsible for managing new referrals and coordinating clients throughout the referral and instruction process. She works closely with solicitors, local authorities, professionals and Carter Brown’s specialist practitioners to ensure referrals are handled efficiently and that the appropriate expert or assessor is identified for each individual case.

Lisa Crowther

Quality Lead

Lisa joined Carter Brown in 2006, following an early career in the civil service. The most important facet of her role as Quality Lead is ensuring that the service gets it right for clients. This encompasses everything from the quality of the written reports our clinicians and experts provide, to the systems that allow us to ensure that every assessment is managed with the care it deserves.

An expert on experts, Lisa oversees the service’s training provision for experts, clinicians and clients across disciplines. She has peer reviewed a number of textbooks on working as an expert witness and been published in various journals, including Family Law Journal and Your Expert Witness

Paige Hogg

Recruitment and Training Manager

Paige is a passionate and enthusiastic Recruitment and Training Manager on a mission to introduce experts within the expert witness field to the beauty of independent work. In her role she oversees the smooth running of the recruitment process from start to finish for Carter Brown Experts, Carter Brown Criminal, Neuroacademy and Autism Assessment Hub to fulfil the business needs.

A highly experienced recruiter working closely with Consultant Paediatricians, Speech and Language Therapists, Consultant Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Neurosurgeons, Radiologists, Therapists, SpLD assessors, Psychologists across every domain and many more!

Roseanna (Anna) Earl

Head of Sales and Business Development

Anna is the Head of Sales and Business Development, leading commercial growth across Antser Assessment Hub, formerly Autism Assessment Hub, and supporting wider initiatives across the Antser Group.

Having been part of the service since its inception in 2023, she has played a key role in developing its commercial strategy and customer pathways. Anna has a particular passion for neurodiversity and creating accessible, high-quality services that genuinely reflect the needs of people and families they support.

Serena Hadi

Head of Service

As Head of Service for Cornerstone VR, Serena leads the delivery and continuous development of the service, ensuring customers receive a high-quality experience. She is committed to enhancing customer outcomes through innovative content, practical resources, and effective implementation support. As a qualified social worker, Serena brings extensive experience across statutory and independent children’s services, including leadership, service improvement, and quality assurance, with a passion for improving outcomes for children, families, and communities.

Zahid Hussain

Head of Finance

As Head of Finance, Zahid leads the day-to-day financial operations of The Antser Group and its businesses, ensuring reporting is accurate, timely and underpinned by strong controls.

Drawing on experience from listed businesses and the public sector, Zahid brings a disciplined approach to governance and financial management. He is leading the transformation of the finance function through automation and modern systems, streamlining processes and giving the Group the clear, reliable insight it needs to support its continued development.

Quality, governance and trust.

The work we do often supports important personal, professional and organisational decisions. We take that responsibility seriously.

Our approach is built around specialist expertise, safeguarding, person-centred practice, clear accountability, responsible technology and continuous learning.

Certain Antser services provide independent professional assessment and expert support. Their opinions remain independent and governed by the standards applicable to that work.

News and insight.

Explore the latest thinking, news and stories from across Antser Group and our specialist businesses.