Barrie John Wells MBE is an English financial services entrepreneur and businessperson, who has set up and sold two major insurance-related businesses in his career.
The grandson of former World Pole Vault record holder Ernest Latimer Stones,[1] Wells was born and raised in Liverpool and educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby.
This initiative involved many of the 18 elite athletes personally funded by Wells, visiting schools in various parts of the UK to deliver free, fun and educational workshops.
Box4Kids provides once in a lifetime opportunities for seriously ill children to enjoy VIP days at major sporting and entertainment events across the UK from the luxury of executive boxes.
With a network of 269 companies and connections with 181 different hospitals, hospices and charities across the UK, Box4Kids has benefited over 19,000 seriously ill and disabled children and their family members.
[citation needed] Wells was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to seriously ill children.