our people

David Vardy (Chair of Stewardship)

David has spent all his working life in business and with various Christian ministries. He has a passion to see resources for the Kingdom released and Christians have the impact in society necessary to fulfil the Great Commission.

He is a Trustee of a number of charities involved in training and evangelism with national and international outreach. He is currently Chairman of the Emmanuel Schools Foundation and was, until recently, part of the Leadership Team of Bethany City Church, a new church plant in Sunderland.

He has been married to Rosemary for more than 40 years and they have three children, all now married.

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 treasurer of Rock Baptist Church in Cambridge, is married to Shona and they have two sons, Kane and Danny. That doesn’t mean much time off, but escaping to Cornwall is something the family does whenever possible.

David Flowers

David Flowers lives and works in Leeds. He is married to Alison and has 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.

Richard Gough

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. For the last 10 years Richard has been 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.

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!

Richard Naylor

Richard is a qualified Chartered Architectural Technologist (MCIAT) and Chartered Building Surveyor (MRICS). He has worked in both private practice and local authorities and is a Director of Grace Architecture. He is also the Director of an association of Christian led architectural practices known as Keystone Domain Limited.

He has been a member and Trustee of Tile Kiln Church since 1972 where he has served in a multitude of roles. Richard is passionate about the enormous potential of church premises to be powerful tools for congregational life and mission.

Andrew November

Andrew has spent 20 years in the investment management business and is currently the Chief Investment Officer at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership.

He is involved in a variety of charities and is currently a trustee of the Scottish Episcopal Church Pension Scheme and Chairman of the Solomon Academic Trust.

He is a member of St. Mungo’s Episcopal Church in Balerno, Edinburgh and is passionate about seeing Christian organisations run professionally.

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.