Royal Merchant Navy Education Foundation
Registered charity 1153323 CIO Registered since 2013
Operates: Ireland, Scotland, 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.
6 trustees on the board
- Lesley Ann Robinson LLB Chair since 2013
- Charles Prickett since 2025
- Commodore the Honourable Michael Charles Nicholas Cochrane since 2018
- Dr Rodney Owen-Jones since 2016
- Linda Cotton since 2025
- Simon Nicholas Cooper DL since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Lesley Ann Robinson LLB Chair since 2013
- Commodore the Honourable Michael Charles Nicholas Cochrane since 2018
- Dr Rodney Owen-Jones since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (1)
- Lesley Ann Robinson LLB Chair since 2013
Portfolio (5)
- Charles Prickett since 2025
- Commodore the Honourable Michael Charles Nicholas Cochrane since 2018
- Dr Rodney Owen-Jones since 2016
- Linda Cotton since 2025
- Simon Nicholas Cooper DL since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
120.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
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 Royal Merchant Navy School Foundation 7 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- ST Peter's College, Radley 1 shared trustee
- The E. Hayes Dashwood Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Havant Youth Sail Training Scheme - Sail Hysts 1 shared trustee
- The Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Threshers DAY Nursery Similar size; both Education
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.rmnef.org.uk |
| office@rmnef.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01488567890 |
| Address | 1a Charnham Lane, Hungerford, BERKSHIRE, RG17 0EY |
Finances
£551,375 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £553,931 | £758,078 |
| 2022 | £480,940 | £1,093,119 |
| 2023 | £560,877 | £599,520 |
| 2024 | £563,395 | £753,452 |
| 2025 | £551,375 | £408,043 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingWho
Children/young PeopleHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsCharitable objects
The objects of the Foundation are in order of priority:a) to afford charitable benefit and relief to Foundationers by providing for or towards their maintenance and education in accordance with the principles of Christian religion and morality and by assisting them in training for and taking up employment; andb) to support the charitable objects of organisations that operate predominantly in Great Britain and that have activities which could include contributing towards the maintenance training or education of Foundationers.Provided that: “Foundationers” means the children and young people who are in need and are the natural or adopted children or other legal dependants of a person who has served or is serving at sea in the Merchant Navy or Fishing Fleet or the Royal National Lifeboat Institution provided in either case that priority may be given to Foundationers who are British or have at least one British parent.A person “serving at sea in the Merchant Navy” means any seafarer working in any capacity aboard a merchant vessel which includes but is not limited to passenger liners, ferries, container ships, tankers, bulk carriers, break bulk and refrigerated cargo ships, Royal Fleet Auxiliaries (or their equivalent), coasters, specialist ships (e.g. RNLI lifeboats, deep sea tugs, salvage vessels. oil support vessels, lighthouse tenders etc), luxury or charter yachts.A person serving at sea in the “Fishing Fleet” means any seafarer working in any capacity aboard inshore or deep-sea fishing vessels. A person “serving at sea in the Royal National Lifeboat Institution” means any crew-member of a lifeboat operated by this Institution.
Governing document: CIO - Foundation Registered 09 Aug 2013 as amended on 28 Feb 2020 as amended on 14 Dec 2022
Trustees (6)
- Lesley Ann Robinson LLB Chair since 2013
- Charles Prickett since 2025
- Commodore the Honourable Michael Charles Nicholas Cochrane since 2018
- Dr Rodney Owen-Jones since 2016
- Linda Cotton since 2025
- Simon Nicholas Cooper DL since 2021
Connected charities (1)
- The Royal Merchant Navy School Foundation 5 shared trustees
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