Registered charity (CIO) · Portsmouth
The Connaught Trust
3.1.1 To promote the military efficiency of all volunteer reservist ranks serving in units of the Army Reserve, the Royal Naval Reserve, the Royal Marines Reserve, the Royal Air Force Reserves and such other Volunteer Reserve units as established by...
- 7 trustees
- Income £215k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Charles Edward Haviland AckroydChair · since 2013
- Cdr Anthony Charles Robert Stickland RD RNRTrustee · since 2016
- James Douglas LaceyTrustee · since 2023
- Lt Cdr Danielle Louise Griffin Mchem FCATrustee · since 2021
- Lt Cdr Richard BrooksTrustee · since 2025
- Marianne Lesley Harris-BridgeTrustee · since 2025
- Squadron Leader Graeme HughesTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- West Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle Of Wight and more
- Website
- www.connaught-trust.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£215k£235k
- 2023£245k£252k
- 2022£290k£178k
Earlier years
- 2021£232k£305k
- 2020£220k£96k
Charitable objects
3.1.1 To promote the military efficiency of all volunteer reservist ranks serving in units of the Army Reserve, the Royal Naval Reserve, the Royal Marines Reserve, the Royal Air Force Reserves and such other Volunteer Reserve units as established by the Ministry of Defence, in the counties of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (as defined by Schedule 1 to The Lieutenancies Act 1997 and any subsequent re-enactment thereof); 3.1.2 To promote the military efficiency of all volunteer reservist ranks serving in units of the University Royal Naval Unit, the Officers’ Training Corps and the University Air Squadron as established by the Ministry of Defence, in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight; 3.1.3 To support the charitable activities of units of the Army Cadet Force, the Sea Cadet Corps, the Air Training Corps, the Volunteer Cadet Corps, the Combined Cadet Force and such other Cadet units recognised as a Service Cadet Organisation by the Ministry of Defence, in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight; and 3.1.4 If and in so far as the income and capital of the CIO cannot be applied towards the objects above in the area specified, it may be applied towards the same objects in the Royal County of Berkshire and the counties of Dorset, Surrey, East Sussex, West Sussex and Wiltshire (as defined by Schedule 1 to The Lieutenancies Act 1997 and any subsequent re-enactment thereof).
Board analysis for researchers
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Charles Edward Haviland Ackroyd Chair since 2013
- Cdr Anthony Charles Robert Stickland RD RNR since 2016
- James Douglas Lacey since 2023
- Lt Cdr Danielle Louise Griffin Mchem FCA since 2021
- Lt Cdr Richard Brooks since 2025
- Marianne Lesley Harris-Bridge since 2025
- Squadron Leader Graeme Hughes since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Charles Edward Haviland Ackroyd Chair since 2013
- Cdr Anthony Charles Robert Stickland RD RNR since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Cdr Anthony Charles Robert Stickland RD RNR since 2016
- Lt Cdr Danielle Louise Griffin Mchem FCA since 2021
- Lt Cdr Richard Brooks since 2025
- Marianne Lesley Harris-Bridge since 2025
- Squadron Leader Graeme Hughes since 2023
Portfolio (2)
- Charles Edward Haviland Ackroyd Chair since 2013
- James Douglas Lacey since 2023
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1179469
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 Aug 2018 as amended on 27 Feb 2026
- Contact on the register
- 02392484356 · enquiries@connaught-trust.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th 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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