Events 2012
Please come and visit the RNBT marquee at these events. We'd love to hear from you and find out more about your Naval or RM service connections.
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HMS COLLINGWOOD Open Day
Sat 26 May 2012HMS COLLINGWOOD, Fareham -
Yeovilton Air Day
Sat 23 June 2012RNAS YEOVILTON, Somerset -
Armed Forces Weekend
Sat 30 June & Sun 1 July 2012Plymouth -
Naval Review (SODs Opera)
Sun 29 July 2012King's Theatre, Southsea -
Annual Presentation
Tue 16 October 2012Millennium Hall, HMS COLLINGWOOD
Organisation
A fundamental characteristic of the RNBT is that the majority of trustees and other volunteer members are serving and ex-serving RN ratings and RM other ranks. This dates back to principles established in 1916 when the Grand Fleet Fund, the forerunner of the RNBT, was founded by Admiral Lord Jellicoe
A Charity with a Royal Charter
The Royal Naval Benevolent Trust was incorporated under Royal Charter granted on the 2nd of May 1922 and is registered with the Charity Commission (number 206243). The Charter has been updated over the years with the latest amendments approved by Her Majesty the Queen at a meeting of Her Privy Council held on the 8th of July 2009.
Patron
The Trust is honoured to have as its Patron:
- His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales KG KT GCB OM.
Vice Patrons
The Trust appoints Vice Patrons from time to time and at present there are three:
- Lieutenant General Sir Steuart Pringle Bt KCB DSc, a former Commandant General Royal Marines
- Mr K J Pritchard CB MA, a former Director of Greenwich Hospital
- Mr John Thompson MBE BEM, who has been associated with the Trust since October 1985 and was Vice President & Honorary Treasurer from 1994 to 2009.
Governance
The governing body of the RNBT is known as the Central Committee and its members are the trustees of the charity. The Chairman of the Trust chairs the Central Committee and its members are the Vice President (also the Honorary Treasurer), the Admiralty Governor, the Senior Serving Officer Trustee, the Specialist Trustees and the Ordinary Member Trustees. The Central Committee meets quarterly and its work is informed by 3 standing sub-committees - the Finance & General Purpose, the Salaries & Benefits and the Care of Older People who between them address the detail of the Trust's work putting up resolutions for the Central Committee's consideration.
The President
The President is a retired senior officer nominated by the Admiralty Board; the current incumbent who took up post in October 2007 is:
- His Excellency, Vice Admiral Sir Fabian Malbon KBE, the Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.
The Vice President and Honorary Treasurer
This post is always filled from the body of Ordinary Member Trustees; the current incumbent is:
- Mr Phil Shuttleworth MBE, Ex WO Royal Marines.
The Chairman
The Trust has a new Chairman with effect from 5 October 2010 in succession to Commodore Peter Swan Royal Navy after 6 years of sterling service:
- Rear Admiral Anthony Rix CB.
Senior Officer Trustees
In addition to the Chairman there are 2 other Senior Officer Trustees, one carries the title "Admiralty Govenor" and, as with the President, is a retired officer nominated by the Admiralty Board and the other is a senior serving officer. Both are volunteers who join the Central Committee by virtue of their competence and interest in the work of the Trust.
Specialist Trustees
Good governance requires that the trustee body comprise an appropriate cross section of Skills. The Trust has 3 such specialists offering skill-sets in Finance & Investment, Case Working & Management and Care of Older People. As with the Senior Officer Trustees, they are all volunteers who have a genuine interest in the Work of the Trust.
Ordinary Members
There are up to 10 Ordinary Member Trustees who are serving or former RN ratings or RM other ranks.
Staff
The Trust employs a staff led by the Chief Executive:
- Commander Stephen Farrington QGM Royal Navy
The headquarters staff operates from Castaway House(Portsmouth) and they deal with grants administration, finance, public relations and the day-to-day administration of the affairs of the Trust. The staff of the Trust's care and nursing home, Pembroke House (Gillingham) come under the Home Manager who is in turn responsible to the Chief Executive:
- Mrs Jo Trembeth RGN.
