Our Senior Management Team

Vikki joined BCH as Chief Operating Officer in 2025, having previously held the position of Head of Housing at Blackpool Council where she had responsibility for supported housing, homelessness, housing development and the implementation and monitoring of the Council’s housing strategies. Vikki has worked in housing and homeless for over 20 years, with roles in both the Local Authority and with registered providers. Most recently she has been working closely with central government and Homes England in order to help secure significant investment for housing regeneration. Vikki has lived and worked in Blackpool for most of her life. She is passionate about the place she lives and the people who live there, and is driven by the opportunity to improve people’s lives and life chances through the provision of good quality, affordable, and well managed homes.

Stephen is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He qualified with KPMG in Preston and has lived in the Blackpool area ever since. He has a Masters in Public Administration, and since joining BCH has also qualified as a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing. He is married to Jane and has two grown up daughters, Sabine and Bryony. Among Stephen’s external appointments he is the Chair of Blackpool Citizens Advice and also of two local schools – St Nicholas primary on Marton Moss and Lotus School on Mereside. He is the Treasurer of The Electric Sunshine Project CIC which runs a community theatre and also Claremont Park Community Centre, and Secretary of the Trustees of The Magic Club youth facility also in Claremont. He sits on the Audit Committee of Runshaw College, having previously served for a decade on the equivalent committee at Blackpool and the Fylde College. Stephen has volunteered at parkruns for a number of years and is the Event Director for the first junior parkrun in Blackpool which started in September 2021. He is also a keen naturalist and undertakes whale, dolphin and seabird surveys for the environmental charity Marinelife.

Jamie Weston, Interim Director of Asset Management and Operations

Jamie has worked in housing for a number of years and is a qualified building surveyor. He has held a number of management positions at Johnnie Johnson Housing, Calico Housing and Adactus. He has a wealth of experience delivering projects for Local Authorities as well as contractors and commercial businesses. As Interim Director of Assets and Operations, Jamie has responsibility for ensuring that our homes are well maintained and in a safe condition by overseeing the operational and strategic delivery of our asset management and operations services.

Andrew worked in both the insurance industry and the NHS before joining Blackpool Council in March 2003 as an Emergency Housing Officer and later Team Leader. His role in Emergency Housing provided him with an in depth understanding of the difficulties people face when they do not have a home. Andrew went on to secure the role of Area Manager at the Queens Park Housing Office, before taking on his most recent post of Rents Team Manager. As Head of Housing, Andrew oversees the Rents, Lettings and Anti-Social Behaviour and Neighbourhoods services which are accredited by external organisations including Housemark and the Housing Quality Network. Andrew is a firm believer in the behaviours set out in BCH’s Vision and Values – in particular that all Housing Services staff listen and act fairly with respect and compassion and that feedback from our customers is essential to maintaining the standards expected of us.

Born in Blackpool and a resident of the town, Denise is proud to work for an organisation that continuously works to identify, shape and deliver professional and quality services for its customers. Denise began her career in support, working for Lancashire County Council and then Blackpool Council for over 18 years, where she held a number of management roles within Social Services. In 2003 she joined BCH as Supported Housing Manager responsible for both Housing Services and the organisation’s 800 Sheltered Housing properties. Denise is passionate about providing excellent services for local residents and as Head of Support at BCH, Denise is responsible for delivering a professional and caring service to some of the most vulnerable residents across Blackpool. Working with Blackpool Council and other partners, Denise has been instrumental to the development of a number of new projects, most recently leading the delivery of the ESF funded More Positive Together service, a £4million project which is supporting some of the most hard to reach individuals across Blackpool to move closer to the jobs market and the Positive Transitions service, working with looked after young people.

Lisa began her accountancy career with Deloitte, specialising in insolvency, particularly corporate receiverships and administration. After qualifying as an Accountant in 2005, Lisa joined Blackpool Council and was later appointed Management Accountant for BCH when the company became an ALMO. As Head of Finance, Lisa oversees the monitoring of budgets within BCH as well as the Housing Revenue Account. She is responsible for providing a high quality financial service as well as developing the strategic financial management of the organisation.

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