# ROYAL CENTRE FOR DEFENCE MEDICINE PATIENT WELFARE FUND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1191273
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 14, 2020
- **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=1191273


## Contact

- **Address:** RCDM HQ, LEVEL 2, QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL BIRMINGHAM, MINDELSOHN WAY, BIRMINGHAM
- **Postcode:** B15 2WB
- **Phone:** 0303378 7369
- **Email:** Ellis.hawthornthwaite100@mod.gov.uk
- **Website:** https://www.rcdm-patientwelfarefund.com/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN.THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THE RELIEF OF NEED OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES,BY PROVIDE DIRECT WELFARE SUPPORT TO WOUNDED INJURED AND SICK SERVICE PERSONNEL, RECENTLY DISCHARGED SERVICE LEAVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES' WHILST UNDERGOING TREATMENT AS A PATIENT OF THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BIRMINGHAM FOUNDATION TRUST AND SURROUNDING NHS HOSPITALS OUTSIDE OF THAT WHICH IS PROVIDED WITH THE NORMAL WELFARE MECHANISMS OF THE ARMED FORCES.  ADDITIONALLY THIS SUPPORT WILL BE EXTENDED TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE RECEIVING TREATMENT WITHIN OTHER UK BASED HOSPITALS.

**Activities:** To provide help and assistance to military patients and their families whilst the patient is rehabilitating from injuries. Assist with the decompression of the patient and provide for their needs both in a clinical and welfare capacity.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Birmingham City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1324 | £25980 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £2515 | £3575 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £543 | £6142 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £31570 | £8160 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £13934 | £7305 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Caroline Charlotte Vincent OBE — appointed Dec. 15, 2025
- Deborah Mortiboy — appointed Sept. 4, 2024
- Ian Sargeant — appointed May 17, 2023
- Rev Jason Clarke — appointed June 17, 2025