Royal Navy (Roman Catholic) Trust
Registered charity 242543 Registered since 1965
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Christopher Paul Thorpe Chair since 2020
- Commodore Nick Tindal since 2018
- Lieutenant Commander Paul Vincent A'Hern since 2024
- Peter Donald Firth since 2015
- Rev Robert Constantin Matau since 2024
- Rt Rev Paul James Mason since 2018
6.2y median 7y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Christopher Paul Thorpe Chair since 2020
- Commodore Nick Tindal since 2018
- Peter Donald Firth since 2015
- Rt Rev Paul James Mason since 2018
7.9y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (1)
- Lieutenant Commander Paul Vincent A'Hern since 2024
Portfolio (5)
- Christopher Paul Thorpe Chair since 2020
- Commodore Nick Tindal since 2018
- Peter Donald Firth since 2015
- Rev Robert Constantin Matau since 2024
- Rt Rev Paul James Mason since 2018
1
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Religious Activities 6Accommodation/housing 3Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Education 1Health and social care 1Other services 1
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.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£69k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
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 Vicariate Headquarters Trust 4 shared trustees
- Royal AIR Force Roman Catholic Church Purposes Fund 3 shared trustees
- The Army Roman Catholic Trust 2 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Roman Catholic Bishopric of the Forces (GB) 1 shared trustee
- The F E Cleary Schools Fund 1 shared trustee
- The Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| mdi@wiseandco.co.uk | |
| Phone | 01252711244 |
| Address | SHAW GIBBS LIMITED, WEY COURT WEST, UNION ROAD, FARNHAM, GU9 7PT |
Finances
£68,789 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £53,411 | £34,603 |
| 2022 | £54,533 | £40,932 |
| 2023 | £58,687 | £104,897 |
| 2024 | £61,795 | £69,829 |
| 2025 | £68,789 | £78,362 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesWho
Other Defined GroupsHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsCharitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION AMONG OR IN CONNECTION WITH MEMBERS OF HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL NAVY.
Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 26/02/1958AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 05/08/2002AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 28/11/2002AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 24/11/2005AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 06/07/2006AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 12/07/2012
Trustees (6)
6trustees
63median age
0aged 70+
- Christopher Paul Thorpe Chair since 2020
- Commodore Nick Tindal since 2018
- Lieutenant Commander Paul Vincent A'Hern since 2024
- Peter Donald Firth since 2015
- Rev Robert Constantin Matau since 2024
- Rt Rev Paul James Masonage band 60-64 since 2018
Connected charities (9)
- The Vicariate Headquarters Trust 4 shared trustees
- Royal AIR Force Roman Catholic Church Purposes Fund 3 shared trustees
- The Army Roman Catholic Trust 2 shared trustees
- Thorpe Charity Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Roman Catholic Bishopric of the Forces (GB) 1 shared trustee
- The F E Cleary Schools Fund 1 shared trustee
- The Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Stella Maris 1 shared trustee
- Safe Spaces England and Wales 1 shared trustee
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