Vennture People

Paul Ballard

Chair of Trustees

Rev. Lady Jane Lisvane

Trustee Portfolio for Finance, Performance & Risk

For 25 years Jane worked in business consultancy with SME’s across the South West Midlands and was a non-exec director in the NHS for 15 years. Jane has chaired successfully several local charities, including being vice chair of HALO sports taking it through significant investment led growth. Jane was High Sheriff of Herefordshire in 2017/2018.

Andy Butterfill

Trustee for our Work with People Sofa-Surfing or Rough Sleeping

Andy is a retired medical practitioner and is a member of St Peter’s and St James’ Church, Hereford, where he is Treasurer. He has 13 years’ experience as a school governor.

Since retiring, Andy has championed the needs of Hereford’s homeless community leading the night shelter work in Hereford.

Patricia Churchward

Trustee

Patricia's professional career began after obtaining her degree in French from St. Mary’s College, Cheltenham. She taught in Shropshire and The Black Country while residing in Stourbridge, West Midlands. In 1981, she and her husband, transformed a small sports retail business into a significant enterprise (M&M Direct) which was sold in 2006.
Patricia then focused on managing the 780-acre Brinsop Court farm and estate, where she developed a popular wedding venue. In addition to these responsibilities, Patricia invested in Hobsons Brewery and maintained a diverse property portfolio.
Her sense of social duty led her to participate in various community roles, including Church Meetings work, Parish Council committees, School governors boards, and hosting village events. This led Patricia to be asked to serve as High Sheriff in 2024/25. During her tenure, she focused on promoting hope within communities, visiting numerous groups and organisations dedicated to supporting the homeless, the elderly, the disadvantaged, and others in need.

Simon Bennett

Trustee

Simon grew up on his family’s dairy farm and following university embarked on a career in accountancy, specialising in agriculture. In 2001 he moved to Herefordshire to build a practice that continues to provide accounting, taxation and business development advice to farmers and related businesses. Simon’s Christian faith is central to his life and he loves to use his accounting skills to support charitable works. This has given Simon opportunities to take up trustee roles with a number of national UK charities. He is a member of Challenge Community Church in Hereford as well as being their treasurer.

Hugh Bodington

Trustee