Registered charity (CIO) · Woking
Council for Cadet Rifle Shooting
Council for Cadet Rifle Shooting is a registered charity (number 1151650) based in Woking, governed by 12 trustees and chaired by Brigadier Matthew Lowe MBE since 2019. Latest income £528k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Ccrs (Charity Commission)
- 12 trustees
- Income £528k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Brigadier Matthew Lowe MBEChair · since 2019
- Brigadier Mark Patrick Christie OBETrustee · since 2022
- Charles Rivett-CarnacTrustee · since 2020
- Colonel J S WilsonTrustee · since 2013
- Commander Neil BensteadTrustee · since 2019
- Craig StewartTrustee · since 2019
- Helen GolaszewskiTrustee · since 2019
- Major General I C DaleTrustee · since 2013
- Major General Richard Clements CBETrustee · since 2026
- Major J R W PostleTrustee · since 2013
- W G DOE ESQTrustee · since 2013
- Wing Commander G CampbellTrustee · since 2013
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.ccrs.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£528k£502k
- 2024£545k£508k
- 2023£511k£494k
Earlier years
- 2022£444k£416k
- 2021£339k£267k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 73%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
A. TO ENCOURAGE PROFICIENCY IN TARGET SHOOTING AMONG MEMBERS OF THE CADET FORCES AND THEREBY PREPARE THEM TO PLAY THEIR PART IN THE DEFENCE OF THE REALM IN EITHER THE REGULAR OR AUXILIARY FORCES OF THE CROWN. B. TO INCULCATE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP, LOYALTY, DISCIPLINE AND A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AMONG MEMBERS OF THE CADET FORCES THROUGH THE DEMANDS MADE BY SHOOTING FOR THEIR TEAMS OR UNITES. C. TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PUPILS AT SCHOOLS AND OTHERS UNDERGOING SERVICE IN VOLUNTARY YOUTH ORGANISATIONS, WITH SPECIALIST FACILITIES AND TRAINING DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH PERSONS AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT AND OCCUPATION OF THEIR MINDS.
Board analysis
Board DNA
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.
12 trustees on the board
- Brigadier Matthew Lowe MBE Chair since 2019
- Brigadier Mark Patrick Christie OBE since 2022
- Colonel J S Wilson since 2013
- Charles Rivett-Carnac since 2020
- Commander Neil Benstead since 2019
- Craig Stewart since 2019
- Helen Golaszewski since 2019
- Major General I C Dale since 2013
- Major J R W Postle since 2013
- Major General Richard Clements CBE since 2026
- W G DOE ESQ since 2013
- Wing Commander G Campbell since 2013
Trustees past 6 years
- Brigadier Matthew Lowe MBE Chair since 2019
- Colonel J S Wilson since 2013
- Charles Rivett-Carnac since 2020
- Commander Neil Benstead since 2019
- Craig Stewart since 2019
- Helen Golaszewski since 2019
- Major General I C Dale since 2013
- Major J R W Postle since 2013
- W G DOE ESQ since 2013
- Wing Commander G Campbell since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Brigadier Matthew Lowe MBE Chair since 2019
- Brigadier Mark Patrick Christie OBE since 2022
- Colonel J S Wilson since 2013
- Charles Rivett-Carnac since 2020
- Commander Neil Benstead since 2019
- Craig Stewart since 2019
- Helen Golaszewski since 2019
- Major General I C Dale since 2013
- Major J R W Postle since 2013
- Major General Richard Clements CBE since 2026
- W G DOE ESQ since 2013
- Wing Commander G Campbell 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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
7.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1151650
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 15 APR 2013AMENDED ON 05 MAR 2018
- Contact on the register
- 01483473095 · GenSec@ccrs.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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