About Us

Kathryn is Head of Responsibility & ESG at Orchard Street, overseeing the firm’s Responsible Investment approach and helping deliver meaningful social and environmental outcomes across client mandates.  Kathryn is recognised for translating complex sustainability ambitions into deliverable actions, with experience spanning ESG integration through to impact investing.

Before joining Orchard Street in 2024, Kathryn led portfolio sustainability and social impact at Great Portland Estates. She previously held sustainability roles at Intu Properties, Prudential and Hammerson.

Kathryn is a Chartered Environmentalist and a Full Member of ISEP.

Peta has a double bachelors in Economics and Geography, and is a Chartered Accountant.

Tom joined Orchard Street Investment Management in 2014 becoming a partner in 2018.  His work spans UK real estate investment, portfolio management, business development and the managment of the business.

Prior to Orchard Street, Tom first worked at a listed REIT in 2004 before joining Aviva Investors in 2008 where he gained experience across a range of funds in the UK and Australia.

Tom holds a Masters degree from the University of Cambridge and is MRICS.

Fred is an Asset Manager at Orchard Street. He is oversees a range of assets across Orchard Street's funds.

Fred began his career at CBRE in 2022 where he managed institutional investors’ mixed-use portfolios. He later moved to Sovereign Centros where he managed investment and led analysis across their shopping centre portfolio. After qualifying, he joined Eurofund Group - a pan-European retail specialist - where he led asset management delivery and supported acquisitions in the UK.

Fred holds an MSc in Real Estate from Cass Business School, City, University of London. He is MRICS and holds Paper 1 in the IMC.

Fergus joined Orchard Street in 2014 and has a broad asset management role, combining strategic oversight with active management to enhance asset values across all Orchard Street funds and mandates.

He began his career in property at Matthews & Goodman in 2003, before moving to Legal & General in 2005, where he worked across its retail portfolio. In 2008, he joined Universities Superannuation Scheme Investment Management, taking responsibility for managing the retail and leisure portfolio and executing a range of acquisitions and disposals.

Fergus is MRICS and holds the IPF Diploma.

Malcolm Frodsham is Head of Strategy and Research at Orchard Street, responsible for market forecasting, investment strategy and portfolio research. He works closely with Orchard Street's investment team to develop the firm's House View and support portfolio and asset allocation decisions.

Malcolm is also Founder of Real Estate Strategies, an independent research and advisory business. He has more than 30 years of experience in real estate research and investment analysis. Prior to establishing Real Estate Strategies, Malcolm was Research Director at IPD (now MSCI), where he led research into real estate performance, risk and portfolio construction. He has also held senior research and strategy positions at Legal & General Property and Barclays Property Investments.

Malcolm is a Fellow of the Society of Property Researchers and is a recognised industry commentator on real estate performance, valuation and investment strategy.

Philip is Managing Partner at Orchard Street, bringing extensive experience across UK commercial real estate investment management for equity-only and leveraged portfolios in private and public ownership.

He began his career at Jones Lang Wootton, now JLL/LaSalle Investment Management becoming International Director. He co-founded Gatehouse Investment in 2001, worked at Insight Investment, and was Deputy CEO of Invista Real Estate through its IPO and thereafter.  He joined Orchard Street in 2013 becoming Managing Partner in 2014.  He has been approved/certified by the FCA (or predecessor UK regulators) for nearly 40 years. 

Philip is FRICS and is an FCA Approved Person.

Ajay is a Fund Accountant at Orchard Street, supporting fund accounting and finance operations across the firm’s investment structures and client mandates.

He joined Orchard Street in March 2020 from Legal & General Investment Management, where he was responsible for accounting across multiple funds, including unit trusts, joint ventures and special purpose vehicles. He previously gained real estate fund experience at Saltgate UK Ltd and Hermes Investment Management.

Ajay holds a Bachelor of Accounting and Financial Management from the University of Surrey and is ACCA qualified.

Giles is an asset manager at Orchard Street, specialising in the industrial and logistics sector.

Giles trained at King Sturge & Co, now part of JLL, working on the flagship IPIF industrial fund from its early days. Subsequently he held asset and investment management roles at a UK Property Company and then at Catalyst Capital (managing for private equity funds) before joining Orchard Street in 2020.

Giles is MRICS.

Alex is an Associate at Orchard Street with a focus on asset management and business space strategy. Recognised for his market expertise, he has played an important role in supporting the performance and evolution of Orchard Street’s portfolio. Alex combines strong analytical skills with a proactive, relationship-driven approach to working with occupiers and partners.

Before joining Orchard Street in 2022, Alex worked across investment and asset management at Catella APAM. Alex also held roles at Castleforge Partners, Mapeley Estates, Fletcher King and Brasier Freeth.

Alex is MRICS.

Tom is a Data Scientist at Orchard Street, and leads internal reporting across all funds as well as data projects and automation initiatives throughout the business.

Tom began his career at OnTheMarket in 2022 as a data analyst where he gained experience in operations, pricing strategy, data engineering and system design. He brings a strong operations and database design background to the role.

Tom graduated from the University of Exeter with degrees in History and International Relations and is finishing an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Bath.

Alpa is Head of Fund Accounting at Orchard Street, and leads finance reporting across the firm’s real estate investment mandates, including oversight of internal controls reporting. She is responsible for managing fund accounting activities and supporting the finance team.

Alpa trained in audit at Ernst & Young, where she began her career, bringing a strong technical accounting and controls background to her role. Prior to joining Orchard Street, she held positions at Warner Estate Holdings and The Crown Estate, where she gained broad experience across financial reporting, commercial finance, and real estate portfolios.

Alpa graduated from Rhodes University, South Africa, and is ACCA qualified.

Philip is Head of Compliance at Orchard Street, overseeing compliance matters across the business and bringing substantial legal and regulatory experience in commercial real estate.

He qualified as a solicitor in 1985 and spent more than 28 years as a commercial real estate lawyer and partner at Berwin Leighton, Olswang and Nabarro. He joined AEW in 2014 as Head of Legal & Compliance in London before joining Orchard Street in March 2020.

Philip is a qualified solicitor.

Sarah is a Portfolio Manager, working on the Orchard Street Social & Environmental Impact Partnership. She brings extensive experience across office and industrial asset management, with a particular focus on sustainable refurbishment and redevelopment projects that combine strong commercial performance with measurable  impact.

Sarah has been instrumental in implementing decarbonisation strategies across Orchard Street’s portfolios and has been a member of the firm’s Responsible Investment Committee since 2017. Her expertise spans both asset and investment management, underpinned by a strong commitment to Impact Investing.

Prior to joining Orchard Street in 2016, Sarah advised a broad range of institutional and private clients at Colliers International.

Sarah is MRICS.

Barney is a Partner at Orchard Street and Head of Acquisitions, leading the firm’s acquisition activity and applying deep UK real estate investment and fund management experience.

He began his career in 2000 at Weatherall Green & Smith, now BNP Paribas, before becoming an investment agent at Strutt & Parker. He joined Aberdeen Asset Management in 2004, became an Associate Director in Fund Management in 2006, and joined Orchard Street in 2008.

Barney is MRICS.

Tom is an Asset Manager at Orchard Street, working across a diverse portfolio spanning multiple real estate asset classes.

Prior to joining Orchard Street in 2025, Tom developed extensive experience in industrial and logistics real estate through his role at Amazon, where he was responsible for asset management across the company’s UK and Ireland portfolio. Before relocating to London from Melbourne, Australia, he worked at Hines, specialising in both asset and investment management.

Tom holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Property and Real Estate and a Certificate in Applied Finance from Kaplan Professional.

Richard is a Partner at Orchard Street whose role encompasses client management and leading asset management operations and initiatives. He has broad UK market experience, with a particular focus on business space asset management.

He began his career at MEPC in 1997, before holding roles at Legal & General, Insight Investment and Invista Real Estate, where he was Director and Head of Industrial. Richard joined Orchard Street in 2011, became an Associate in 2013 and a Partner in 2016.

Richard is MRICS and holds the IMC.