Meet the Team

West Lancashire Debt Advice Trustees

Peter Luscombe

Chair/Adviser

John Finnigan

Adviser

Susan O’Halloran

Secretary/Money Mentor

Jonathan Lock

Adviser

Brian Hardisty

Committee Member

Rada Burdett

Adviser

Dave Mutch

Community Adviser

Willem Wiechers

Treasurer

Debt Advisers

Peter Luscombe

About Peter

He retired from Kodak after a career in IT & Business Support. Recently he has supported local churches in finance and regulation and has been with Debt Advice from the beginning. Peter relaxes by walking, gardening and good beer.

John McDonald

About John

He is a retired telecomm and technical support manager and joined the service in 2025. He enjoys gardening, keeping fit and spending time with friends and family.

Jonathan Lock

About Jonathan

He is a retired NHS Doctor and joined the service in 2020. He enjoys running, gardening, music and messing around on computers.

Susan O’Halloran

 (Money Mentor)

About Susan

She is a retired hospital doctor. She enjoys knitting, organic gardening, baking and putting on weight.

John Finnigan

About John

He is a retired chemistry teacher and has been advising clients on and off for about 10 years.
Interests include crown green bowls, walking Freddy the dog and watching any kind of live or televised football.

Rada Burdett

About Rada

She is retired from a career in Admin and Finance – in the Education, NHS and Banking sectors. She works in the community supporting the work of the local church. She enjoys her grandchildren and travelling to new places of interest.