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May 23, 2025
What’s living in Guernsey really like?
The Guernsey Community Foundation looks to answer this question as it launches the Quality of Life Report—the first study of its kind, which explores how life is for the people of Guernsey.
>> Download the full Quality of Life Report 2025（https://foundation.gg/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FINAL-TDN7018-GCF-Guernsey-Quality-of-Life-Report-2025-Digital-v5-002.pdf）
The Quality of Life Report is the result of a year-long research project that draws on a wide range of reliable data sources, in-depth interviews with charities, and fresh insights from a community-wide survey.
Marking the Foundation’s 15 year anniversary, the report aims to identify Islanders’ needs—particularly those that often go unseen or unheard.
“The Foundation has always been about improving Islanders’ quality of life,” said the Foundation’s Chair, Sir Richard Collas. “But how does one determine quality of life? This report is our attempt at answering that question. The States and various public bodies periodically publish statistics and surveys, but until now there has never been an attempt to bring all of this information together tell a story about what it’s actually like to live here.”
The project was led by Alex Lemon, the Foundation’s Policy and Research Lead. “We’ve tried to present our findings in quite a relaxed, conversational way,” she said, “When working with a lot of data it’s easy to create something that’s quite dry and clinical. But we want the report to trigger conversations, and that can’t happen unless people actually want to read it.”
A key part of the research was the Living In Guernsey Survey , commissioned from Island Global Research and completed by over 3,000 Islanders. The record level of engagement reflects how much Islanders want to talk about the realities of their lives, and ensures that the report’s findings are broadly representative of the island’s population.
Jim Roberts, the Foundation’s Chief Executive, said:
“Taken as a whole, the report reveals the sheer extent to which your financial situation affects your life – from your happiness to your life expectancy, your stress levels to your sense of belonging. Work–life balance, mental health, loneliness, experience of public services, hope for the future – in Guernsey, virtually everything is tied to your ability to make ends meet.
A couple of other findings jump out. Firstly, a lot of the Island’s young people are hurting. Low self-esteem, bullying, poor mental health, anxiety about the future… they are growing up in an Island that is different to the one that their parents and their grandparents grew up in, and – as with the effects of poverty – the extent to which many of them are struggling does not appear to be fully or widely appreciated.
Secondly, Guernsey is driving Islanders away. As evidenced in particular by individuals’ responses to the Foundation’s survey, concerns about rising living costs and difficulties finding somewhere affordable to live are forcing the Island’s residents, especially young families, to move away, or to plan to move away. Even though they want to stay, they don’t see a future here, and that should concern us all.”
The Foundation hopes the report will help shape public debate in the run-up to the 2025 election and inform its own future grant-giving and research efforts. It also intends to collaborate with local charities to address the issues uncovered in the months ahead.
Read the full Quality of Life Report 2025（https://foundation.gg/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FINAL-TDN7018-GCF-Guernsey-Quality-of-Life-Report-2025-Digital-v5-002.pdf）
Read a summary of the Living in Guernsey Survey 2024 findings here（https://foundation.gg/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Living-in-Guernsey-Full-Report-May25.pdf）
Also available, is an interactive online report which you can view here（https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiYmI2ZmI0N2YtZWQxMC00YjQ1LWFmNWEtZjRiY2U5OWE4ZDg4IiwidCI6ImUzYjg4YWExLTcwYjgtNGQwOS1iNWE2LTY0M2Q1MWE3Y2IzNSJ9）
Jason Green
Chairman
Jason Green was appointed Chairman of the Guernsey Community Foundation in November 2025, succeeding Sir Richard Collas, our chair for more than five years.
After attending St Martin’s Primary School and Guernsey Grammar School, Jason read Law at the University of the West of England, Bristol. He returned home to Guernsey to join Collas Day and Rowland in 1994, qualifying as an advocate in 1996.
Jason became a Partner of law firm Collas Day (now Collas Crill) in 2003, becoming a Senior Partner in 2023 and Global Practice Head of Real Estate in 2024. He is also a Registrar of the Ecclesiastical Court of the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey Probate Registry. He was appointed Lieutenant-Bailiff of the Royal Court and Deputy Judge of the Magistrates Court in 2023.
Throughout his legal career on-island, Jason has been active in charitable and community work. He was a co-founder of Autism Guernsey LBG, as well as a former director and chairman, a former director of Guernsey Women’s Refuge, and a former president of the Leo Club of Guernsey, among other roles. Between 2021 and 2023 he was a Non-Voting Member of the States of Guernsey Committee for Education, Sport and Culture, and has been an Ambassador for Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation since 2023.
Fiona Bateson
Director
Fiona Bateson, MBA (Henley), MA (Psychotherapy), is a non-executive director of both Savernake Management Ltd and Savernake Capital Ltd (a Guernsey registered fund manager). She has an active interest in supporting start-ups, with investments in 25 companies based in either Guernsey or the UK. Also she has been instrumental in establishing the Guernsey Nature Commission, where she is a director.
Fiona’s career started in the City, ranging across broking and investment banking. She then spent 10 years in management consulting with Harbridge House, and was a visiting lecturer at Henley Business School. She went on to set up her own management consulting business, specialising in organisations based in the finance industry. Her clients included Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC), Zurich Insurance, Zurich Re, Kleinwort Benson Investment Management, HFC, John Charcol, BP and the Cabinet Office. Her specialism covers strategy implementation, through to leadership and culture change, working primarily with main boards and senior management teams. Fiona is also a UKCP accredited psychotherapist and holds a Diploma in Company Direction.
Fionnuala Carvill
Director
Fionnuala Carvill, Chartered FCSI FCIB FCIS is Head of Philanthropy for a family office, and a Non-Executive Director of Investec Bank (Channel Islands) Ltd and two investment holding companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Previous positions held include Head of Private Wealth Management at Kleinwort Benson Guernsey, Commission Secretary and Head of Innovation at the Guernsey Financial Services Commission and Director of Rothschild Bank (CI) Ltd. In 2009 Fionnuala spent five months in China as a volunteer with VSO where she was an Organisational Development Adviser.
Fionnuala is a Board Member of The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment Future Foundation; a Chartered Fellow of The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment; a Fellow of the London Institute of Banking & Finance (Chartered Institute of Bankers); a Fellow of ICSA: The Governance Institute; a Chartered Governance Professional; a member of the Institute of Directors; a former Board Member of The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment; a Past President, and committee member of The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, Guernsey Branch; a past Council Member of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce; Past President of Women in Professions; a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers and was granted Freedom of the City of London in 2007.
Jane St Pier
Director
Jane is a chartered accountant by profession and spent the first half of her career in advisory, management consultancy and fiduciary roles with global financial companies and banks. She has been a non-executive director for the last 15 years, with experience in a range of Guernsey and UK organisations. Locally, she co-founded Young People Guernsey, the charity behind The HUB, and was subsequently chair of the Youth Commission for Guernsey and Alderney for six years.
Jane is currently Chair of the Convenor and Tribunal Board, and a director of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce. Jane has an MSc in Corporate Governance and is a member of the Chartered Governance Institute for UK and Ireland, and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Rupert Dorey
Director
A former President of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce and a longtime member of the Institute of Directors, Rupert has 35 years’ experience in financial markets. Employed at Credit Suisse until 2005, he has since served as a Non-Executive Director for a number of hedge funds, private equity and infrastructure funds. He has been a Director on and Chair of several exchange-listed and unlisted funds, including FTSE250 companies.
Jim Roberts
Director
Jim is responsible to the board for overall organisational management, strategic development and delivery of the Foundation’s core business.
Jim joined the Foundation in April 2017 after twenty years with the States of Guernsey. As Director of Housing, Jim had responsibility for the delivery of social housing and the implementation of general housing policy. Before that, he managed Supplementary Benefit and the Job Centre. He has a particular interest in social policy as it relates to disability and inclusion, public health, and the alleviation of poverty. He maintains extensive contacts in the States, voluntary and business sectors and leads the Foundation staff as Chief Executive and Board Director.
Nicky Will
Nicky has spent most of her career working in media and communications including ten years as an on-screen journalist for ITV Channel Television and 15 years leading communications for the States of Guernsey Education Services. She’s now the Communications Director for the Guernsey Sports Commission and has also worked for the Olympic Broadcasting Services at the last four Olympic Games in Rio, PyeongChang, Tokyo & Beijing.
Joni Nettleship
Office Manager and third sector liaison
Joni Nettleship provides support to charitable organisations by running the Skilled Volunteer Scheme, organising training courses and helping charities with governance.
Anna Le Page
Grants Programme Manager
Anna coordinates the Foundation’s Grants Programme, liaising with charities, other grant providers, and private trusts.
Di Stenner
PR Consultant
Di runs the Foundation’s marketing and communications programmes, helping to raise its profile within the community.
David Woodland
David began his career as a Police Cadet in 1953, pausing to complete his two years of National Service, stationed with the Royal Military Police in Dusseldorf.