Our Trustees

Our management team is comprised of strong, committed, and resourceful Trustees who bring a wealth of experience and expertise in various fields, including healthcare, human resources, finance, and business. This diverse skill set ensures we effectively support local families in need. They are…

Dr. Guy Watkins, Chair and Safeguarding Lead & HR

Guy is a retired GP, and spent most of his career working within the NHS and wider system locally representing supporting and advising doctors. He is still focused on looking after doctors so they can look after their patients, currently working part time for Addenbrooke’s. He also provides emergency foster care for teenagers for the Council.

Angela Gear, Treasurer

Angela is a qualified accountant and project manager with experience of working in global finance leadership roles, spending most of her career focussed on business transformation projects of people, processes, and systems – working closely with Legal, HR, Systems, Analytics and Sales & Marketing teams.

Julie Mitchinson, Fundraising Lead

Julie had a long career in the civil service working in finance, property and project management. Since retiring she has been working part-time for a local Will & Probate business and also for The Imperial War Museum at Duxford.

Philip Hodgson, Trustee

Philip is a retired Chartered Accountant who spent most of his career in industry, including roles as Finance Director and Company Secretary, as well as holding company directorships in the US, Germany and Australia.

Andrew Xia, Data Protection & Digital Lead

Andrew is a business strategy consultant with experience across a variety of areas including Marketing, Business Development, Finance and Analytics.

Anwen Smith, HR Lead

Anwen has 25 years of public sector management experience, with an accounting and legal background.

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