Contact Us

Head Office

 

Registered Office:

The Back-Up Trust

Jessica House

Red Lion Square

191 Wandsworth High Street

SW18 4LS

Tel: 020 8875 1805
Fax: 020 8870 3619

Registered Charity No. 1072216 and SC040577

Charitable Company No 3596996 
Registered in England & Wales

 

Directions - View Map

Tube: East Putney Station – District Line

Turn right out of the station and walk down Richmond Road for around 5 minutes. Continue on the right hand side towards Wandsworth High Street, having crossed at the traffic lights. Pass the Fire Station and shops. Red Lion Square is on your right after the traffic lights.

British Rail: Wandsworth Town Station – overland out of Vauxhall or Waterloo

Turn right out of station, until you reach the main road. Turn left and follow this down until you reach Wandsworth High Street. Turn right onto the High Street and continue up Wandsworth High Street past the Southside Centre.  Cross the traffic lights keeping on Wandsworth High Street, past the cycle shop. Jessica House and Red Lion Square is on your left hand side. 

Car:

Just off the A3 and A205 south circular. Parking – limited free parking outside our offices, pay and display on Broomhill Road or a Multi-storey NCP on Buckhold Road.

 

 

For General Information

To send an email please use firstname@backuptrust.org.uk

Chief Executive

Louise Wright

020 8875 6725

Louise is our CEO and is responsible for leading our Back-Up Team.

PR and Communications Manager

Indira Das-Gupta

020 8 875 6744

Indira deals with media enquiries. She is also responsible for our quarterly magazine, Update, our website and our monthly email bulletin, bytesize.

Finance & HR Director

Carol Ann Sital-Singh
020 8875 6724

Carol Ann ensures we understand our budgets, manages all the income and makes sure we are happy campers with her HR hat on!

Office Administrator

Leila Raivio

020 8875 6720

Responsibile for supporting our Finance Team and office administration.

 

Programmes Team

Services Manager

Stef Cormack

020 8875 6745

Oversees the development of all our services.

Course Co-ordinator

Ally Ward

020 8875 6729

Responsible for overseeing the co-ordination of all our adult and youth courses and looking after our nurses & carers

Outreach and Support Manager

Sean McCallion

020 8875 6747  
Longest serving staff member - oversees all contact with spinal centres and our wheelchair skills services.  Likes to get on the phone to our participants too.

Outreach and Support Co-ordinator

Melissa Swinkels

020 8875 6723

Melissa, Stuart and Michael look after 11 spinal centres between them, ensuring inpatients and staff have access to Back-Up services.  They stay in touch with those new to Back-Up.

Outreach and Support Co-ordinator

Stuart Wheeler

020 8875 6740

Melissa, Stuart and Michael look after 11 spinal centres between them, ensuring inpatients and staff have access to Back-Up services.  They stay in touch with those new to Back-Up.

Outreach and Support Co-ordinator

Michael Hipwell

020 8875 6742

Works with Melissa and Stuart ensuring inpatients and staff at all 11 spinal centres have access to our services. Keeps in touch with those new to the charity.

Mentoring and Youth Manager

Eric Mtungwazi

020 8875 6728

Runs our mentoring service for both adults and young people. 

Programmes Administrator

Catherine Hopkins

020 8875 6741

Catherine assists with the smooth running of all the winter and summer courses. She is the main point of contact for all our volunteer buddies and is happy to help in any way she can.

Schools Project Co-ordinator

Amanda Brook

0208 875 6721

Amanda is responsible for working to ensure that children and young people are fully included back into their schools after their injuries, and that they and their families receive support and guidance over this time.

 

Information on Fundraising

Fundraising Manager

Joan Smith

020 8875 6727

Leads Back-Up's Fundraising team and has responsibility for Back-Up’s corporate partnerships.

 

Trust Fundraiser

Becky Newham

020 8875 6743

Secures all of Back-Up's trust income from grant making bodies.

Events and Individuals Fundraising Manager

Helen Marsh

020 8875 6722

Helps you have a great time and raise lots of money at our Dinners and Balls and on our Challenge events.

Events and Individuals Fundraiser

Natalie Woods

020 8875 6726

Looks after all Back-Ups wonderful runners, skydivers, triathletes and individual supporters.