# THE CONNAUGHT TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1179469
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 6, 2018
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1179469


## Contact

- **Address:** Morris Crocker Ltd, Lake House, 2 Port Way, Port Solent, PORTSMOUTH
- **Postcode:** PO6 4TY
- **Phone:** 02392484356
- **Email:** enquiries@connaught-trust.co.uk
- **Website:** www.connaught-trust.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:3.1.1 TO PROMOTE THE MILITARY EFFICIENCY OF ALL RANKS SERVING IN UNITS OF THE ARMY RESERVE, THE ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE, THE ROYAL MARINES RESERVE AND THE ROYAL AUXILIARY AIR FORCE AND SUCH OTHER RESERVE UNITS AS ESTABLISHED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, IN HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT;3.1.2 TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF UNITS OF THE ARMY CADET FORCE, THE SEA CADET CORPS, THE AIR TRAINING CORPS, THE VOLUNTEER CADET CORPS, THE COMBINED CADET FORCE AND SUCH OTHER CADET UNITS RECOGNISED AS A SERVICE CADET ORGANISATION BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, IN HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT; AND3.1.3 IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE INCOME AND CAPITAL OF THE CIO CANNOT BE APPLIED TOWARDS THE OBJECTS ABOVE IN THE AREA SPECIFIED, IT MAY BE APPLIED TOWARDS THE SAME OBJECTS IN BERKSHIRE, DORSET, SURREY, WEST SUSSEX AND WILTSHIRE.

**Activities:** TO PROMOTE MILITARY EFFICIENCY IN ALL RANKS OF RESERVE FORCES AND TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF CADET FORCES OF ALL THREE SERVICES IN CENTRAL SOUTHERN ENGLAND SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS SET OUT IN THE CHARITABLE OBJECTS.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Dorset
- Hampshire
- Isle Of Wight
- Reading
- Surrey
- West Berkshire
- West Sussex
- Wiltshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £215132 | £234720 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £244531 | £252154 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £289865 | £178289 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £232386 | £305382 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £219575 | £95773 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Charles Edward Haviland Ackroyd** (Chair) — appointed March 14, 2013
- Cdr Anthony Charles Robert Stickland RD RNR — appointed Aug. 20, 2016
- Lt Cdr Danielle Louise Griffin MChem FCA — appointed Aug. 1, 2021
- Lt Cdr Richard Brooks — appointed May 2, 2025
- Major James Douglas Lacey — appointed March 10, 2023
- Marianne Lesley Harris-Bridge — appointed May 2, 2025
- Squadron Leader Graeme Hughes — appointed March 10, 2023