our people

Richard Gough (Chair of Stewardship)

Richard has spent over 24 years in the world of finance, training as an accountant with Price Waterhouse and working in senior roles with the telecoms industry in treasury, corporate finance and operational finance. He also spent three years as an investment manager for 3i in venture capital. Between 2000 and 2010, Richard was the finance director of Tearfund.

He was previously a trustee of Maxco (now merged with Stewardship).

His passions include seeing the church speaking up for and supporting poor people and for Christians to realise that a big chunk of their ministry / kingdom role is through their day to day job. Richard is a member of St. Stephens Anglican church in east Twickenham.

Simon Blake

Simon is an accountant working in practice in the city of London specialising in corporate finance. He is passionate about using his professional skill set for the work of Christ throughout his life and joined Stewardship as a trustee in 2008, having been a client in various capacities for over 10 years.

Simon is a deacon and church treasurer, and is married with two sons. That doesn’t mean much time off, but escaping to Cornwall is something the family does whenever possible.

Sandra Cobbin

Sandra enjoys a diverse career  providing management and leadership training for business and church leaders. She is a trained mediator, working with churches experiencing conflict. Sandra is married to Steve (a Baptist Pastor) and has two step-sons. She enjoys reading, walking, going to the cinema and spending time with friends.

Sandra is passionate about Stewardship’s core values, and is excited about the future potential of the new online platform. In her own words, Sandra has said, ‘I’m delighted to become part of the team of Stewardship Trustees, to work with people who live the values they profess.’

Luke Fletcher

Luke is a solicitor by profession and practices in the Charity and Social Enterprise Department at Bates, Wells and Braithwaite, next to St Paul's Cathedral in the heart of London. His professional interests include social finance, education and political engagement by charities.

He is a self professed fan of Stewardship and claims to be indebted to the excellent services received through the Giving Services Team over the years and to the impact Share magazine has had on his views about money and the practice of giving. He believes Stewardship has a unique role to play in the UK church to encourage discipleship and generosity in money matters.

David Flowers

David Flowers lives and works in Leeds. He is married to Alison and they have two sons, Josh & Sam, both at university. His professional life is split evenly between business and church.

He is a founding director of Flowers McEwan Ltd, a registered Financial Adviser specialising in Financial Planning & Asset Management for high net worth individuals, charities and small businesses. He and his wife Alison are also the founding Pastors of the Wharfedale Vineyard, a thriving church based in Leeds.

David has a wealth of experience in helping people look after their money and become generous givers. He helped found the Association of Christian Financial Advisers and sits on the board of Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland.

Heather Grizzle

Heather is a partner in a boutique consultancy (ASG Advisors) that advises corporate foundations, high net worth individuals and executives on their philanthropic and positioning efforts. Her background includes work in the White House and the U.S. House of Representatives, as well corporate and financial communications in New York.  

Heather is a member of the Holy Trinity Brompton Development Board, and was previously on the boards of Amistad Mission and Intervarsity New York.  She is married to Ben Grizzle, and they have two daughters, Abigail and Annarose.

Kath Howell

Kath and husband, Tim, have been married for 11 years. They live in Cambridgeshire where they devote much of their spare time to renovating their old cottage; learning a lot about patience and perseverance along the way. 

Kath made the curious career change from chemical engineer to become a management consultant. She now works across a variety of industries and organisations, both nationally and internationally, specialising in business transformation, process optimisation and employee engagement. 

Kath says she’s looking forward to working with Stewardship in what appears to be an exciting and challenging vision for growth and moving into the next things God has for us.

Leslie D Lucas

Leslie worked for 40 years in the insurance and reinsurance company market rising to Chief Executive in a London firm. He is joint author of three books about reinsurance management and practice, and an arbitrator in reinsurance disputes.  

Leslie is the trustee of three other evangelical Christian charities and a member of Christ Church, Southchurch in Essex. More recently he qualified to teach English as a second language so as to do something different from reinsurance!

Michael Wilson

A Chartered Insurance Practitioner by profession, Michael has, for the last 15 years, served as Director of the Seamen’s Christian Friend Society, an evangelical outreach to seafarers. He is also a freelance writer on financial topics writing for both consumer and professional magazines and author of Managing Your Money (IVP). 

He is an elder of Ford’s Lane Evangelical Church in Cheshire and a trustee of British Youth for Christ, as well as the Naval, Military and Air Force Bible Society.

Michael Wright

Michael is an Investment Director of Rathbone Investment Management Limited, managing private client portfolios, pension funds and specialising in charities with ethical constraints, both in the U.K. and overseas.  Prior to joining Laurence Prust in 1979, he trained and qualified in the Private Client Department of Grieveson Grant & Co., in the City.  Michael is a Fellow of the Securities Institute. 

He is a member of an Anglican church in Knightsbridge, Holy Trinity Brompton and an Alpha Partner. His interests include sailing, skiing, painting, squash and chess.