As Manna House is a registered charity we have a Board of Trustees whose role is to oversee everything we do at a strategic level and ensure that we comply with charity legislation and adhere to our charitable objectives. As Manna House is also a company limited by guarantee (company registration number 08041948), they are also our Directors. They are also volunteers and support our work in many other ways and we are hugely grateful for their help and advice.
Brian Watts
I am a qualified management accountant and worked for many years in the computer industry before moving into the charity…
Charles Cowling (Chairman)
In April 2020, we welcomed Charles Cowling to the Board of Trustees. He became Chairman in November 2020 .
Fiona Nelson
ran the Winter Shelter for us in 2016-2017 and came to us with loads of experience with the homeless sector…
Judith Robinson
Judith became a trustee in 2018. She graduated in history at Southampton University and then studied at Guildford College of Law. Kendal…
Matt Fowler
Hello, I’m Matt. I have recently joined Manna House as a Trustee because I’m passionate about helping to end homelessness,…
Mike Featherstone
I worked as a lawyer for over 40 years until my recent semi-retirement. I previously lived in Lancashire but moved…
Steve Taylor
Steve became a service-user trustee in 2021. He was schooled in Kendal and studied technology at Newcastle University. He worked…
Susie Bagot (Vice-chair)
I was born in Scotland and moved to Cumbria on marrying to live and work at Levens Hall. As well…