The Mercian Regiment Benevolent Charity
Registered charity 1125179 Registered since 2008
Operates: Throughout England And Wales
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- LT GEN SIR IAN Cave KCB Chair since 2013
- Brig Philip Kimber OBE since 2017
- Brig Charles Ginn CBE since 2022
- Brig Simon Banton OBE since 2017
- COL Adrian Walton MBE
- LT COL Andrew Lawson since 2025
- LT COL Mark Jackson OBE
- LT COL Neil Mackintosh since 2011
- LT COL Neil Parkinson OBE since 2025
- MAJ Mark Banks since 2024
- Mark Elliott since 2013
Trustees past 6 years
- LT GEN SIR IAN Cave KCB Chair since 2013
- Brig Philip Kimber OBE since 2017
- Brig Simon Banton OBE since 2017
- LT COL Neil Mackintosh since 2011
- Mark Elliott since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (1)
- LT COL Neil Parkinson OBE since 2025
Portfolio (10)
- LT GEN SIR IAN Cave KCB Chair since 2013
- Brig Philip Kimber OBE since 2017
- Brig Charles Ginn CBE since 2022
- Brig Simon Banton OBE since 2017
- COL Adrian Walton MBE
- LT COL Andrew Lawson since 2025
- LT COL Mark Jackson OBE
- LT COL Neil Mackintosh since 2011
- MAJ Mark Banks since 2024
- Mark Elliott since 2013
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Boards that share trustees
- The Mercian Regimental Charity 10 shared trustees
- The Staffordshire Regiment Museum Trust 2 shared trustees
- Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited 1 shared trustee
- 1190062 1 shared trustee
- 1217322 1 shared trustee
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Related organisations
- The Mercian Regimental Charity 10 shared trustees
- The Staffordshire Regiment Museum Trust 2 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- Mercian Regiment Museum (Worcestershire) 1 shared trustee
- Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Staffordshire Regiment (the Prince of Wales's) Regimental Charity 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- CP Learning Trust Similar size; both Armed forces
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| pamela.mear703@mod.gov.uk | |
| Phone | 01543434353 |
| Address | Regimental Headquarters, The Mercian Regiment, Whittington Barracks, Lichfield, WS14 9TJ |
Finances
£135,586 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £122,234 | £73,467 |
| 2022 | £130,893 | £81,290 |
| 2023 | £122,910 | £95,915 |
| 2024 | £135,958 | £90,593 |
| 2025 | £135,586 | £98,985 |
What it does
What
The Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyArmed Forces/emergency Service EfficiencyWho
Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsCharitable objects
TO PROVIDE RELIEF EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY TO PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT OR FORMER REGIMENTS AND THE DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS.
Governing document: TRUST DEED OF 7 DECEMBER 2006
Trustees (11)
- LT GEN SIR IAN Cave KCBage 56 Chair since 2013
- Brig Philip Kimber OBE since 2017
- Brig Charles Ginn CBE since 2022
- Brig Simon Banton OBE since 2017
- COL Adrian Walton MBE
- LT COL Andrew Lawson since 2025
- LT COL Mark Jackson OBE
- LT COL Neil Mackintosh since 2011
- LT COL Neil Parkinson OBE since 2025
- MAJ Mark Banks since 2024
- Mark Elliott since 2013
Connected charities (7)
- The Mercian Regimental Charity 10 shared trustees
- The Staffordshire Regiment Museum Trust 2 shared trustees
- The Staffordshire Regiment (the Prince of Wales's) Regimental Charity 1 shared trustee
- 1190062 1 shared trustee
- Mercian Regiment Museum (Worcestershire) 1 shared trustee
- 1217322 1 shared trustee
- Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited 1 shared trustee
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