Registered charity · Heathfield
The Captains Fund London Division Naval Reserve
The Captains Fund London Division Naval Reserve is a registered charity (number 288990) based in Heathfield, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Commander Alistair Louis Worsley RD JP RNR since 2018. Latest income £8k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Captain's Fund HMS PRESIDENT (Charity Commission)
a. To promote the defence of the Realm by any of the following means: i. By encouraging the recruitment and retention of people in the Armed Forces, particularly the Royal Naval Reserve and in the London Division's SOI. ii. By increasing the...
- 10 trustees
- Income £8k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Commander Alistair Louis Worsley RD JP RNRChair · since 2018
- Captain Peter Baker RD DL RNRTrustee · since 2020
- Chief Petty Officer Evadne Gordon VR RNRTrustee · since 2020
- Commander Edward John Bingham VR RNRTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Susan West RD RNRTrustee · since 2023
- Lt Cdr Alan Mayes RD RNRTrustee · since 2023
- Lt Cdr Elizabeth Ann Church RD VR RNRTrustee · since 2022
- Lt Cdr Michael Spencer VR RNRTrustee · since 2023
- Lt Cdr Stephen Bassett RD MBA RNRTrustee · since 2019
- Warrant Officer I Antony Matthews Qvrm VRTrustee · since 2023
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, Amateur Sport, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Throughout London
- Registered
- 1984
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£8k£12k
- 2024£7k£6k
- 2023£7k£4k
Earlier years
- 2022£6k£3k
- 2021£6k£2k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
a. To promote the defence of the Realm by any of the following means: i. By encouraging the recruitment and retention of people in the Armed Forces, particularly the Royal Naval Reserve and in the London Division's SOI. ii. By increasing the military efficiency, profile and appeal of the Armed Forces, particularly units of the Royal Naval Reserve as described in the preceding clause. b. To help relieve members of the Royal Naval Reserve and their dependents within the London Divisions SOI who are in conditions of need, hardship, or distress.
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Commander Alistair Louis Worsley RD JP RNR Chair since 2018
- Captain Peter Baker RD DL RNR since 2020
- Chief Petty Officer Evadne Gordon VR RNR since 2020
- Commander Edward John Bingham VR RNR since 2025
- Dr Susan West RD RNR since 2023
- Lt Cdr Alan Mayes RD RNR since 2023
- Lt Cdr Elizabeth Ann Church RD VR RNR since 2022
- Lt Cdr Michael Spencer VR RNR since 2023
- Lt Cdr Stephen Bassett RD MBA RNR since 2019
- Warrant Officer I Antony Matthews Qvrm VR since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Commander Alistair Louis Worsley RD JP RNR Chair since 2018
- Captain Peter Baker RD DL RNR since 2020
- Lt Cdr Stephen Bassett RD MBA RNR since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Commander Alistair Louis Worsley RD JP RNR Chair since 2018
- Captain Peter Baker RD DL RNR since 2020
- Chief Petty Officer Evadne Gordon VR RNR since 2020
- Commander Edward John Bingham VR RNR since 2025
- Dr Susan West RD RNR since 2023
- Lt Cdr Alan Mayes RD RNR since 2023
- Lt Cdr Elizabeth Ann Church RD VR RNR since 2022
- Lt Cdr Michael Spencer VR RNR since 2023
- Lt Cdr Stephen Bassett RD MBA RNR since 2019
- Warrant Officer I Antony Matthews Qvrm VR since 2023
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
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
- 288990
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 31ST DECEMBER 1983 as amended on 14 Mar 2023
- Contact on the register
- 01435868423 · alistair.worsley@freeuk.com
- 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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