THE BEVERN TRUST
Meet The Team
A rewarding way to give something back to the community.
“I was looking for a meaningful and rewarding way to give back to the community. As a Manager in the NHS, I was looking to support a charity that I could identify with, contribute to professionally and make a positive difference to the lives of people with profound disabilities who we care for.
I have a busy life with a young family, but giving a little of my free time, joining the Board of Trustees and meeting quarterly has really been fulfilling and very enjoyable.”
Nick Houston, Chair of Trustees
Meet Our Key Staff
Ashly Sarsons
Nominated Individual / Registered Manager
Ashly is the Nominated Individual/Registered Manager at Bevern View.
Alice Fry
Operations Manager
Alice started working for the Trust in 2010 and has built up a wealth of experience and knowledge when it comes to running the infrastructure of Bevern View. She is passionate about making sure the operational side of the home is working to its full potential in order to give the residents the most from life. Having been with The Trust for over 10 years in a variety of roles Alice has risen to the challenge of being our Operations Manager and is truly dedicated to our residents well being.
Sue Goodliffe
Trust Accountant
Sue joined The Bevern Trust as Trust Accountant, after a successful tax career in financial services.
Having a son with severe disabilities inspired Sue to move into a job which was more giving.
Sue has also done a lot of work with Dravet Syndrome organsations, speaking at family and professional conferences in the US and Europe and also co-authoring a publication on care giver concerns in a medical journal.
Debbie Knott
Care Manager
As our Care Manager, Debbie has a wealth of knowledge and experience about our organisation, shaping the delivery of quality care. Her journey from a Support Worker to a leadership position serves as an inspiration to our staff and exemplifies the possibilities for growth and advancement within The Trust. Her determination led her to successfully achieve a Level 5 diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care, showcasing her dedication to excellence and leadership within the field.
Rebecca Archard
HR Manager
Becky is the HR Manager of The Bevern Trust and has been working with the Trust since 2014, she has completed her CIPD level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management and oversees all HR requirements. Becky started off volunteering at Bevern View and found the residents inspiring to work with, this drove her to pursue a career with the Trust.
Tim Lumgair
Deputy Manager of Activities
Tim is the Activity Coordinator of the Home. He has worked at Bevern View for over a decade, starting out as a Support Worker before moving into his current role. In 2012 he won the Care Home Activity Organiser of the Year award in The South East before winning the national Award at the Great British Care Home Awards the following year. Tim has a degree in Music and has a background of working in schools. He specialises in music, the arts and multimedia and combines his creativity with his decade of knowledge from working with our Bevern View residents to produce outstanding person-centred activities in the Home.
Meet Our Trustees
Nick Houston
Chair of Trustees
Nick is a charity finance director, previously working in the NHS and logistics. His brother-in-law is a resident at Bevern View, the Trusts care home. Nick brings skills in General Management, financial planning, training and project management to his role as Chair of The Bevern Trust.
Steve Brentnall
Trustee
Steve is an experienced accountant and finance professional, who was previously the accountant at The Bevern Trust. He brings with him a wealth of commercial and finance experience.
Sandra Schueler
Trustee & Parent
Sandra is a Parent Trustee and also an active member of Bevern Friends our volunteers group. Her son James is a resident at Bevern View and Sandra’s involvement and support has increased over the years that James has been with us. She bring enormous experience as a parent caring for someone with complex needs.
Paul Mundy
Trustee & Parent
Paul Mundy is a Rector of Newick Parish, Church of England Priest. Paul was involved as a Chaplain when he served his curacy in Barcombe prior to his son Ciaron joining Bevern View.
Benetta Adamson
Trustee
Benetta comes to the Bevern Trust having enjoyed a career working on television documentaries, many of which explored disability and exclusion from society. Among those were a film for BBC which followed three people affected by Thalidomide as they reached 40, and traced the changes in attitudes to disability since the war. However it was experiencing life in a children’s hospice for BBC1, where the philosophy is that life must be lived to the full whatever the challenges, which inspired her connection to the Bevern Trust. She hopes that her backaground will help to reinforce the Trust’s message that everyone should have the opportunity to live life in abundance.
Peter Frost
Founder, Trustee & Parent
Peter is a parent of a child with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities and complex health needs who is resident at Bevern View, the Trust’s care home.
Peter has a Masters in Economics (specialising in Economics and Policy for Health and Social Care). His Doctorate was in research on support for families with a child with complex needs. Peter is a founder of the Trust and was previously its Executive Director. Peter is Principle Lecturer in Health and Social Care, University of Brighton. Director of Post Graduate Programme for Heath and Social Sciences, University of Brighton; Founder and Vice chair of East Sussex Care for Carers.
James Main
Trustee
James is a solicitor with expertise in property law, projects and public procurement both in the public and the private sectors. Living in nearby Newick and parent to three young children James joined the board of Trustees in order to support the local community in a meaningful way, using his professional skills to support Bevern’s mission to enable people with profound disabilities to live full and rewarding lives as part of their family and community.