David - Director
David works closely with the team, Board and our partners to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of Mencap Trust Company’s services. David originally joined Mencap in 2019 working on strategy and transformation, including the development of Our Big Plan – Mencap's strategy centred on making the UK the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.
Prior to joining Mencap, David held leadership roles in a number of national charities focusing on strategy, impact, governance, and operations. David has a legal background and holds qualifications in trust administration, voluntary sector management, accounting and finance, and governance.
Through his work and volunteering David is passionate about supporting people to know their rights, achieve their full potential and live the life they want to live.
Trust services team
Our trust services team work closely with people that have
a trust
A Trust looks after money for a person or a group of people.
with us and support them to ask for things they want the trust to pay for. A member of the team will regularly visit people with a trust in their home and take the time to get to know your loved one – who they are, what they care about, and what makes them happy – and encourage them to make good use of their trust. When a trust request is made the team work quickly to review the request and process any payments.
Stacy - Senior Trust Services Manager
Stacy worked in Mencap’s personal support services for 13 years before joining Mencap Trust Company in 2018. Through managing a variety of Mencap services she has extensive experience of working with people with a learning disability and autism and communicating with people with a range of communication needs.
Stacy has a passion for inclusion and wants to see every person with a learning disability achieve their full potential. To achieve this Stacy bring a person-centred approach to each review visit and enjoys building relationships with people with a trust and the important people in their lives.
Alison – Trust Relationship Manager (South)
Alison spent eight years working in a secondary school for boys with social, emotional, mental health and behavioural difficulties and joined Mencap Trust Company in 2019. Alison has an adult son with Down Syndrome. As he is a non-verbal communicator Alison has skills in Makaton and non-verbal communication that she has developed to support her son to make his own choices.
Alison uses her personal and professional experience to understand the needs of people with a trust and supports them, their families and carers to make use of their trust fund to enhance their quality of life.
Alison is passionate about inclusion and supporting people to reach their full potential and embrace every opportunity available to them.
Enna - Trust Services Officer
Enna joined Mencap Trust Company in 2022 and her role focusses on delivering the trust request approval and payment process as quickly and efficiently as possible. Enna has significant experience in delivering administrative processes and ensuring that appropriate policies and procedures are followed and holds an MBA in Business Administration.
Enna is passionate about putting people at the heart of her role at Mencap Trust Company and supporting people to make use of their trust to live happy and healthy lives.
Josh - Trust Relationship Manager (West)
Josh is very experienced in working with people with a learning disability having spent over a decade managing residential and social care services in a range of settings for Royal Mencap Society and other providers. More recently, Josh has been working as a job coach for people with a learning disability to support them achieve their goals of getting into paid employment.
Josh’s experience as young carer has been a driving force behind his passion to be part of things that really makes a difference and he’s looking forward to supporting people to make use of their trusts to improve their quality of life.
Trust set up team
Our trust set up team support families thinking about setting up a trust and guide them through the process of putting the trust in place. We know families have lots of questions and they are on hand to explain how everything works.
Valerie – New Trust Development Manager
Valerie is the longest serving member of the team having joined Mencap Trust Company in 2008. Having spoken to hundreds of families over the years she is well aware of the questions and concerns people will have when considering setting up a trust. In her role Valerie guides people through the set-up process and she enjoys being able to bring some relief and reassurance to families that may have been worrying about the future for a number of years.
Valerie’s time at Mencap Trust Company has shown her the positive impact that a trust can have for people with a learning disability and autism and their quality of life, and she is passionate about making more families aware of the potential benefits of setting up a trust for their loved one.
Christina – New Trust Caseworker
Christina joined Mencap Trust Company in 2022 and her role focusses on supporting families through the trust set up process from initial enquiry through to execution of the formal trust deed. Christina has a Masters in Law and has completed the Legal Practice Course and has been further developing her knowledge of trust law through since joining Mencap Trust Company.
Outside work, Christina is involved in pro bono work, activities that raise awareness of invisible disabilities and advocates for marginalised groups. Christina enjoys seeing the results of her work through the lives of people with a trust and the various ways in which they benefit from it.
Finance and compliance team
Our finance and compliance team make sure that Mencap Trust Company is well run, processes and policies are followed and the money held in trust is invested and accounted for appropriately.
Neville – Trust Accountant
Neville brings thirty years of financial experience from the voluntary and private sector having held roles at organisation including Together for Short Lives, London Higher and the Community Development Finance Association. In his role, he works closely with our Board and partners to ensure trust funds are invested and accounted for appropriately and annual tax and compliance processes are completed.
Neville also acts as Money Laundering Reporting Officer for Mencap Trust Company and regularly reviews our policies and procedures to ensure that regulatory standards are met.
Neville is passionate about organisations which champion social justice and aim to create equal opportunities and inclusion for everyone in society.
Find out how a trust can help your family
You can call us on 020 7696 6932 or email info@mencaptrust.org.uk
We’re here to answer all your questions.
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