Our senior leadership team is made up of our CEO and three directors who are responsible for strategic and operational leadership, guiding our people across multiple departments including Frontline Services, Helpline, Business Services, Research, Fundraising, Communications, Operations and Finance.
We are governed by our Board of Trustees. For our Memorandum and Articles of Association, please see our filing history with Companies House.
Renae Mann
CEO
Renae brings over 25 years’ experience working in the social justice field and with people with lived experience of injustice, exploitation, and exclusion, including five years as executive director of services at Refugee Council. Renae developed an ambitious strategy for services to refugees’ access to quality support to secure safety and rebuild their lives in the UK. Renae has held senior roles at the No Accommodation Network (NACCOM), and Refugee Action as well as leading her own consultancy where she successfully led their strategic development with clients, supporters, funders and peers. Renae is a recognised spokesperson for refugees’ rights, frequently providing expert perspectives on the UK refugee protection system in national media, and enabling refugees to influence policy and practice.
justine carter
deputy CEO
Justine led the development of the 2015 Modern Slavery Act, set up the Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline in 2016 and has ten years of experience working with, and influencing, statutory and corporate partners. She is regularly called upon to present at national and international conferences and uses her experience of working with Ministers to influence other governments internationally to take action to address modern slavery and, in particular, business supply chain issues.
lauren saunders
deputy director of frontline services
Lauren leads Unseen’s frontline services, including the UK Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline, safe houses, and community support work, with over ten years’ experience supporting survivors of exploitation. She is skilled in trauma-informed practice and uses her expertise to influence national policy and frontline responses across sectors. She founded Unseen’s survivor consultant group to embed lived experience in service design and has contributed to key research on modern slavery, advocating for systemic change in how exploitation is identified and addressed.
Rachel burkinshaw
finance director
Rachel is our Director of Finance, with over 10 years’ experience in the charity sector. She is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), qualifying in 2003 with Deloitte, and holds an LLB in Law and Politics from Keele University. Rachel has primarily worked in locally focused charities and companies across the wider Bristol area, most recently within the social care sector. She brings experience in supporting sustainable, high-quality services for vulnerable people and communities, and is passionate about advancing work that supports those most disadvantaged and marginalised in society.
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about us
Our mission is simple: to put an end to slavery for good. We do this by supporting survivors of modern slavery and work collaboratively with our partners to put an end to exploitation.
our people
We are proud of the expertise and experience of everyone in our team. We’re working together to end modern slavery and bring about positive and transformational change.
our impact
Since Unseen began in 2008, we’ve supported over 800 survivors of modern slavery through our safehouse & outreach services and identified over 23,000 potential victims via our helpline.