Registered charity (CIO) · Portsmouth
The Naval Children's Charity
3.1 The object of the CIO is the relief of Beneficiaries who are in need, hardship or distress.3.2 The charity trustees may relieve Beneficiaries in need by:3.2.1 making grants of money to them; or3.2.2 providing or paying for goods, services or...
- 13 trustees
- Income £1.5m (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Christopher Charles TiteChair · since 2022
- Annette PenfoldTrustee · since 2022
- Captain Thomas EarlyTrustee · since 2021
- Cdr Simon HowellTrustee · since 2022
- Cdr Steve WarnerTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Linda WilliamsTrustee · since 2021
- Ellen Riis-WhiteTrustee · since 2019
- Frances BondTrustee · since 2025
- Glyn OwenTrustee · since 2026
- James SergeantTrustee · since 2025
- Kevin ArnoldTrustee · since 2018
- Michael MchughTrustee · since 2025
- Nicholas KassapakisTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 2 more
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.navalchildrenscharity.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£1.5m£2.4m
- 2025£1.5m£2.5m
- 2024£1.4m£2.7m
Earlier years
- 2023£1.1m£1.9m
- 2022£1.1m£1.5m
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
3.1 The object of the CIO is the relief of Beneficiaries who are in need, hardship or distress.3.2 The charity trustees may relieve Beneficiaries in need by:3.2.1 making grants of money to them; or3.2.2 providing or paying for goods, services or facilities for them; or3.2.3 making grants of money to other persons or bodies who provide goods, services or facilities to those in need.
Grants received
9 grants · £1,002,356 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The Seafarers' Charity · £500,000 (5 grants)
- Ministry of Defence · £369,856 (2 grants)
- Seafarers' Charity · £132,500 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Ministry of Defence
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.
13 trustees on the board
- Christopher Charles Tite Chair since 2022
- Annette Penfold since 2022
- Captain Thomas Early since 2021
- Cdr Simon Howell since 2022
- Cdr Steve Warner since 2023
- Dr Linda Williams since 2021
- Ellen Riis-White since 2019
- Frances Bond since 2025
- Glyn Owen since 2026
- James Sergeant since 2025
- Kevin Arnold since 2018
- Michael Mchugh since 2025
- Nicholas Kassapakis since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Ellen Riis-White since 2019
- Kevin Arnold since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (13)
- Christopher Charles Tite Chair since 2022
- Annette Penfold since 2022
- Captain Thomas Early since 2021
- Cdr Simon Howell since 2022
- Cdr Steve Warner since 2023
- Dr Linda Williams since 2021
- Ellen Riis-White since 2019
- Frances Bond since 2025
- Glyn Owen since 2026
- James Sergeant since 2025
- Kevin Arnold since 2018
- Michael Mchugh since 2025
- Nicholas Kassapakis since 2025
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.
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
0.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 1.8 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1160182
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 27 Jan 2015 as amended on 17 Jul 2018 as amended on 01 Apr 2020 as amended on 30 Jul 2024
- Contact on the register
- 023 9263 9536 · ceo@navalchildrenscharity.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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