Royal Merchant Navy Education Foundation
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 1153323
- Status
- Registered
- Registered
- Aug. 9, 2013
- Legal form
- CIO
Address
- Address
- 1a Charnham Lane
Hungerford
BERKSHIRE
RG17 0EY
Contact
- Phone
- 01488567890
- [email protected]
- Website
rmnef.org.uk
Activities
The Foundation's object is to contribute to the maintenance and education of its beneficiaries, called Foundationers, to enable them to take up suitable careers: in short, education for employment.
Objects: The objects of the Foundation are in order of priority:a) to afford charitable benefit and relief to Foundationers by providing for or towards their maintenance and education in accordance with the principles of Christian religion and morality and by assisting them in training for and taking up employment; andb) to support the charitable objects of organisations that operate predominantly in Great Britain and that have activities which could include contributing towards the maintenance training or education of Foundationers.Provided that: “Foundationers” means the children and young people who are in need and are the natural or adopted children or other legal dependants of a person who has served or is serving at sea in the Merchant Navy or Fishing Fleet or the Royal National Lifeboat Institution provided in either case that priority may be given to Foundationers who are British or have at least one British parent.A person “serving at sea in the Merchant Navy” means any seafarer working in any capacity aboard a merchant vessel which includes but is not limited to passenger liners, ferries, container ships, tankers, bulk carriers, break bulk and refrigerated cargo ships, Royal Fleet Auxiliaries (or their equivalent), coasters, specialist ships (e.g. RNLI lifeboats, deep sea tugs, salvage vessels. oil support vessels, lighthouse tenders etc), luxury or charter yachts.A person serving at sea in the “Fishing Fleet” means any seafarer working in any capacity aboard inshore or deep-sea fishing vessels. A person “serving at sea in the Royal National Lifeboat Institution” means any crew-member of a lifeboat operated by this Institution.
Classification
- How
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- What
- Education/training
- Who
- Children/young People
Areas of operation
- Country
- Ireland, Scotland
- Region
- Throughout England And Wales
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £551,375 | £408,043 | £21,583,006 | 3 |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £563,395 | £753,452 | £21,559,385 | 3 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £560,877 | £599,520 | £20,168,254 | 3 |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £480,940 | £1,093,119 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £553,931 | £758,078 | £20,677,136 | 2 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Lesley Ann Robinson LLB (Chair) | Aug. 2, 2013 |
| Commodore William Michael Walworth CBE | April 25, 2024 |
| Charles Prickett | Oct. 15, 2025 |
| Commodore The Honourable Michael Charles Nicholas Cochrane | June 14, 2018 |
| Dr RODNEY OWEN-JONES | Oct. 21, 2016 |
| Emma McKendrick | Feb. 4, 2021 |
| Linda Cotton | Jan. 23, 2025 |
| Simon Nicholas Cooper DL | Feb. 4, 2021 |
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