About The Board
The Love Oxted BID Board oversees the delivery of the BID initiatives set out in the BID business plan. The Board is comprised of volunteer representatives from a cross-section of levy-paying business and is supported by a part-time BID Manager and Marketing Manager. The Board is always keen to welcome new members.
The Board is also actively trying to encourage the formation of category specific working groups who would like to focus on their own business category in terms of marketing and promotional activity.
Directors
Adrian Pointer, Simply Sports
Adrian is the Managing Director of specialist sports retailer, Simply Sports, with four branches locally. He was instrumental in setting up the BID and has been a Board member since the BID was established. He brings a wealth of retail expertise from Oxted and other towns in the south east.
Dalvinder Dins
Dalvinder is a partner at Morr & Co Lawyers, having taken on the role of Director in 2024. As a lawyer, she specialises in supporting owner-managed and family businesses with their growth, succession planning and strategic decisions and is committed to supporting the local business community.
Craig Custance, Robert Leech
Craig has many years of experience in residential sales having started his career in the busy markets of South West London. He has always endeavoured to provide exceptional customer service and build long-lasting relationships by maintaining regular and personal contact with his clients. Craig is married with two children, and in his spare time he enjoys playing golf and cooking.
Non-Directors
Sophie Martin, BID Manager & Marketing Manager
Sophie has as had a long career in Public Relations, latterly specialising in the support of small businesses with PR, marketing, copywriting and social media. She grew up in Oxted/Limpsfield and is involved with the local community in many ways, including publishing the Limpsfieldsurrey.com website, as Clerk at Limpsfield Parish Council and also working at Oxted School. She has overseen all marketing and events, website and social media for Love Oxted since September 2023, while also managing day-to-day communications with the Board, businesses and consumers and the Attractive Town programme. She took over the BID Manager role in addition to the above in February 2025.
Tracey Shrimpton, BID Projects
With over 25 years’ experience in marketing and project management, Tracey set up her own marketing consultancy in 2014 supporting small and medium businesses’ ambitions for growth; championing the high street and local independent businesses. Having acted as BID Manager since 2019, Tracey stepped back from the role in February 2025 and now supports Love Oxted on key projects.
Andrew McKenzie, Accounts & Finance
Andrew [“Mac”] McKenzie is a Chartered Accountant & Chartered Tax Adviser. He is the managing partner of Smart Accounting & Tax Solutions LLP and also a Council Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales. His father, Bernard McKenzie was the Treasurer of Oxted Chamber of Commerce for many years, and Mac is delighted to continue his father’s role in the Oxted Business Community with The Oxted Bid, for whom he does the annual accounts and VAT returns.
