# THE RCN FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1134606
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [07026001](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07026001)
- **Registered:** March 2, 2010
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1134606


## Contact

- **Address:** ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING, 20 CAVENDISH SQUARE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W1G 0RN
- **Phone:** 020 7647 3645
- **Email:** RCN.Foundation@rcn.org.uk
- **Website:** www.rcnfoundation.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:3.1 TO PROMOTE THE SCIENCE AND ART OF NURSING AND THE BETTER EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PERSONS PROVIDING NURSING IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE AND THEIR EFFICIENCY IN THE PROFESSION OF NURSING INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE STUDENTS;3.2 TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF NURSING AS A PROFESSION IN ALL OR ANY OF ITS BRANCHES;3.3 TO PROMOTE THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES AND OTHERWISE THE FOREGOING PURPOSES IN OTHER COUNTRIES;3.4 TO RELIEVE AND PREVENT CHARITABLE NEED OF PERSONS PROVIDING NURSING IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE STUDENTS, THOSE WHO HAVE RETIRED AND THE DEPENDENTS OF ANY SUCH PERSONS.

**Activities:** The RCN Foundation supports nursing to improve health and the well-being of the public. We support the development of clinical practice to improve the quality and standard of care and patient experience and the learning and development of nursing and healthcare professionals. The Foundation also provides one-off hardship grants through its Benevolent Fund




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Professor Jane Frances Cummings CBE** | Chair | May 1, 2019 |
| Alison Claire Hoad |  | Aug. 1, 2022 |
| Anthony Joseph Osijo |  | Sept. 1, 2021 |
| CRISTY BELLE JALECO |  | Sept. 1, 2023 |
| Dr Crystal Elizabeth Oldman |  | Sept. 1, 2025 |
| Dr Maria Alice Pollard |  | Jan. 1, 2024 |
| Fiona Bickley |  | Oct. 1, 2024 |
| Gordon Robert Hull |  | March 13, 2018 |
| Gregory James Dix |  | Sept. 1, 2021 |
| Moya Kate Kirmond |  | March 13, 2018 |
| Professor Charlotte Theresa McArdle |  | June 1, 2018 |
| Professor Deborah Ann Sturdy CBE |  | Nov. 1, 2025 |




