9.9.2017 Stephen Yip, the founder of Liverpool charity, Kids In Need and Distress (KIND) – of which Mr Backhouse had previously been a patron – described him as a „great asset, a supporter and a friend“.

14.3.2019 John Backhouse was an experienced and highly qualified pilot who had flown a variety of aircraft and helicopters.

He was a businessman with expertise in finance and tax who had served as a Conservative councillor in Liverpool.