Meet the Team

Simon is very experienced in general management, project management and retail in a variety of leadership roles. A family man (grandchild no.1 has arrived), he combines a love of family, keeping fit, Liverpool Football Club, dogs and golf (not necessarily in that order).

Lucy started as a volunteer and loves reuse and recycling. She brings many years of housing association experience to the role as well as a passion for volunteering. Lucy also shares a love of animals and Bumble (her miniature Schnauzer) is a frequent visitor to the office.

Robert (or Rob 1 as he is sometimes called as we seem to have a number of Roberts at the Scheme), has been with the Scheme for over 10 years. Rob brings previous logistics experience to the role and is also a dab hand at organising, building and repairing furniture.

Joe started as a volunteer with the Scheme and is our longest standing member of staff. As well as keeping our mobile operations running, Joe has a passion for fixing and refurbishing furniture that we well at the scheme. If you visit us, you will often see his work in the warehouse – you’ll need to hurry though, as it often sells fast.

Nathan recently joined the team in July 2024.

Joeseph joined us via the UK Government Kickstart scheme in Autumn 2021. He’s developed a flair for administration, and he is a dab hand at managing a multitude of tasks. Joeseph has a formidable Lego collection and is the proud owner of Darabond, his cat.

Joyce started as a volunteer. She has many years of book-keeping experience and has helped to move our accounts packages on line, run pay-roll and keep our accounts in check. Joyce enjoys the radio, reading and has been known to refurbish items of furniture.

Our Trustees

Skills

IT consultant and business technologist

Biography

Freelance IT consultancy and systems development

Skills

Senior level omni-channel marketer with strong retail and FMCG experience

Biography

Head of New Platforms and Growth at Krispy Kreme

Skills

Marketing management in the financial services sector

Biography

Head of marketing at Wisdom Tree In Europe

Skills

Many years of experience in finance, as a director and non-executive director

Biography

First Affordable Housing ( a for profit social housing landlord )
AAIM ( a for profit social housing landlord )
The Barnet Housing Group ( the trading company for the London Borough of Barnet ) – Vice Chair and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.
Open Door Homes (a charity and  not for profit social housing landlord and subsidiary of Barnet Housing )
Your Choice Barnet ( the provider of care and care homes for the London Borough Of Barnet )
Spear Housing Association ( Richmond’s homelessness charity – board member and trustee)
I’m also a committee member of the following :
Audit and Risk Committee of Catalyst Housing Group ( a not for profit social housing landlord )
Treasury Committee of NottingHill Genesis ( a not for profit social housing landlord )
Independent Member of the Audit and Risk Committee for the National Housing Federation ( the member trade body for social housing landlords in England)

Skills

Technology adviser and technical delivery expert with 20+ years’ experience

Biography

Senior Associate Consultant – Remit Consulting

Skills

Financial control and leadership, general management

Biography

25 years experience as FD/CFO plus NED, ICAEW Committee Member and Pension Trustee

Skills

Operations Management | Contract and Commercial Management | PMO | Data Protection | Internal Audit | ISO Standards | Business Process Improvement | Customer Service Excellence | Learning and Development | Quality Assurance | Business Planning 

Biography

Associate Director of Business Services at Engineering UK

Become a Trustee

Ever thought that YOU could help transform lives and support your community? Would you like to join our active and talented board as a trustee? If you are interested, then please contact our CEO, Simon Westgarth, by email on admin@rfsonline.co.uk. For more information about the role of trustees, please see the Charity Commission. The essential trustee: what you need to know, what you need to do – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Annual Reports

2023 Annual Report
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