Laura Holmes

I joined Opus as Finance Co-ordinator in February 2025, after many years of interactions with the team in different guises. I specialise in the hidden wiring, ‘dark matter’ or ‘boring stuff’ that organisations need to function, whether that be financials, processes or structures, and am keen to explore the breaks and cracks in the seemingly concrete bureaucratic landscape that organisations are expected to operate within, finding places where we can make space for life, for green shoots and new growth.

I’ve worked in organisations of different sizes and shapes, in the public, private and third sectors, most recently as Finance & HR Lead for MAIA and Executive Director for Third Angel. At other times, I’ve been a Creative Producer for large scale public events, a Business Manager for a national NHS team, co-founded arts co-operatives and curated events and festivals, been a childminder, bookkeeper, DJ, charity trustee and parent of 3. I currently keep myself out of trouble by organising and promoting live music events in Sheffield under the name Buds & Spawn.