Who We Are

CHAIR OF TRUSTEES

Rebekah.foot@lostchances.org.uk

Rebekah's mum Pamela Church was a Subpostmistress in Liverpool. Her mum’s cousin, who worked there, was convicted of false accounting and they were told to cease contact, creating a rift in the family. Then her mum faced bankruptcy due to the shortfalls occuring in her Post Office.

“To exacerbate matters, the Post Office denied her the opportunity to sell her business, sealing our fate with a devastating blow. With no recourse left, they reclaimed what was rightfully ours, leaving us not only bankrupt but also burdened with a tarnished reputation. It was a crushing blow that shook the foundation of our family’s livelihood that now lives with us forever.”

VICE CHAIR OF TRUSTEES

Katie.Burrows@lostchances.org.uk

Katie's mum was a Subpostmistress in Derby, and convicted of theft in 2003. 20 years later, the conviction was finally overturned in 2023.

“What this did to our family was devastating in every sense of the word, it’s had a lasting impact on all of us. We had to face it head on at the time, selling our local newspaper with our family’s name and faces all over the front page, I will never forget this for as long as I live.”

TRUSTEE

Neil Hudgell has been at the forefront of the fight for justice for the wrongly accused subpostmasters caught up in the Horizon Post Office scandal — one of the UK’s biggest miscarriages of justice. As founder of Hudgell Solicitors, Neil has led the legal battle with tireless commitment, helping to overturn wrongful convictions and secure rightful compensation for dozens of victims. From the very beginning, he has worked closely with campaigners, including the Lost Chances group. He has been instrumental in the children’s fight for their voices to be heard.

SECRETARY

Rebecca.Richards@lostchances.org.uk

Head of Fundraising

Gemma.ellison@lostchances.org.uk