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The Royal Merchant Navy School Foundation

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
309047
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 27, 1982
Legal form
Other
Area of benefit
Not Defined

Address

Address
1a Charnham Lane
Hungerford
BERKSHIRE
RG17 0EY

Contact

Activities

We support British children of Merchant Navy personnel by assessing their family circumstances and educational needs and providing help accordingly. Each applicant has unique problems and is treated individually. We can help at all educational stages, including University, and also for career and personal development training.

Objects: The Object Of The Foundation Is 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.provided That:“foundationers” Means The Children And Young People Who Are In Need And Are The Natural Or Adopted Children Or Other Legal Dependents 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 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 (Eg 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
Northern Ireland, Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Aug. 31, 2025
Aug. 31, 2024
Aug. 31, 2023
Aug. 31, 2022
Aug. 31, 2021

Trustees

Name Appointed
Lesley Ann Robinson (Chair) March 28, 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