The Trustees
The Frank Parkinson Yorkshire Trust is governed by the Board of FPYT Trustees Ltd.
The Trustees meet regularly to:
Robin Sidebottom
Robin is the Chair of the Board of Trustees and has an extensive background in the Health and Social Care Sector and is The Founder and CEO of Procurae Group which provides care and support to a range of people.
Robin has been involved in the care sector for over 30 years, having started his career as a support worker he has held senior management positions for over 18 years and he has an intrinsic knowledge of the sector, and he understands the key important elements that ultimately ensure that people receive the care and support that they need and ensuring that housing needs are met.
Robin was the Chair of Scottish Care at Home and Vice Chair of Scottish Care for over 12 years and is an ex Aireborough Grammar School pupil and fondly remembers the history of Frank Parkinson and the Compton Parkinson factory
Until recently Robin lived in Horsforth, he has two sons and takes a keen interest in football and has been a qualified referee for over 20 years.
Vikki Brownridge
Vikki is currently the CEO for StepChange Debt Charity, a Leeds based Charity which provides free and confidential debt advice to people struggling with financial difficulties across the UK. She leads a team of 1150 colleagues who deliver debt advice and administer debt solutions to hundreds of thousands people each year.
Vikki has worked for StepChange since 2005 and held many senior management positions including executive roles since 2018, she is experienced in operational leadership, business development and relationship management. Vikki is also a board member at the Money Advice Liaison Group who’s aim is ‘to work together to improve the lives of people in problem debt’.
Vikki has a daughter and 2 sons, both sons play rugby for Yarnbury in Horsforth and the whole family are heavily involved with the club which along with walking her Labradors keeps her busy outside of work. CEO
Charles Clough
Charles qualified as a Solicitor in 1976 and practised in his home town of Pudsey for 34 years. He was the past chair of the board.
As a experienced family Solicitor he specialised in Probate, Trusts and elderly client work, with particular emphasis on assisting a multitude of individual, smaller clients rather than larger, or corporate, concerns.
Charles has been involved in the management of The Frank Parkinson Yorkshire Trust for 30 years and has been Chair of the Trust since 2012.
His Interests include classic cars, walking and the countryside.
Sarah De Biase
Sarah De Biase is a NHS professional, qualifying as a chartered physiotherapist in 2002 with a clincial career specialising in the care and support of older people. Sarah now works in the Improving Population Health department at West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board.
Sarah has 25 years NHS experience across acute, community and mental health care services for older people; and more recently in commissioning and improving services for people living with long-term conditions across West Yorkshire.
Sarah’s previous roles include heading up a national quality improvement programme aimed at improving systems of care for older people living with frailty, working with health and care professionals to support earlier identification of people at risk of frailty to allow for more person centred care and support through the provision of proactive, targeted interventions related to the needs of individuals.
Sarah is a past Chair of AGILE the professional network for physiotherapists who work with older people. And continues to support quality improvement initiatives including BEPOP – a project aimed at improving exercise prescription for people experiencing preventable strength loss associated with age related change and sedentary lifestyles.
As importantly, Sarah is a mum to two children: a 13 year old boy and a 7 year old girl. As a family we love Friday nights after a busy week at work; we also are volunteers with the Guide Dog Association, fostering pumps for a few days/weeks at a time when their trainers take a holiday. It is such fun to see all the different personalities in dogs.
My pledge for FPYT is to spend time at the Almshouses in 2025 to meet residents and hear their own stories.
Hilary Greaves
She undertook a wide range of management duties including human resources, finance and health and safety issues. Since her retirement, she has been actively involved with a local charity in Ilkley and this has given her a wide experience of the needs of older people in their daily lives.
Hilary is an active member of Ilkley and district u3a and enjoys a variety of hobbies, including leading a local walking group. She is also a steward at Bradford Cathedral.
Clare Hobbins
My name is Clare Hobbins and I am a volunteer Trustee for Frank Parkinson Yorkshire Trust.
I live and work in Ilkley but when my children were younger we lived in Guiseley and they attended Guiseley School, so I know the area and the people well.
I have a long history of working in the charitable sector and started my career at Bradford Council. First working in Finance for may years and then in Housing-supporting people with mental health and learning disabilities. I did this for many years and was TUPE transferred on several occasions ending up with Creative Support. I left there to take up my current post as Director of Operations for Abbeyfield The Dales. We provide care and housing for over 55’s at a number of sites within the Yorkshire Dales area (with the exception of two homes in Burnley!). It is a very varied role and everyday is different, particularly with the challenges of an aging population.
I am very aware of housing needs and how important the right support is in later life. It is a dauting process when looking for the right accommodation and wanted to be involved with an organization that has the same “moral compass” and gives the same importance on getting this right as Frank Parkinson. They have been part of the fabric of this area for many years and have gained a good reputation for high quality affordable accommodation for those requiring support in this area.