Organisation

Patron

HM The King
Statement by HM The King

Vice Patrons

The Earl Cadogan DL
Lady Jane Grosvenor
Justin Packshaw MBE DL FRGS
Lt Gen (rtd) Tyrone Urch KBE
Lady Lucy French OBE
Col JGY Radcliffe OBE QVRM TD
ACM Sir Simon Bryant KCB CBE MA BA
Lt Gen Sir Mark Mans KCB CBE DL
Brig Paul Orchard-Lisle CBE TD DL

Ex officio Vice Patrons

Army Ex-Officio – CFA
MoD Ex-Officio – ACDS (R&C)
Rear Admiral Jude Terry OBE
RAF Ex-Officio – AOC No 22 (Trg) Gp

Trustees

Brigadier Tim Seal TD DL VR (Chair)
Lt Col Philip Neame MBE (Vice Chair)
Professor Rod Stables
Sophie Fernandes
Andy Robertson
James Wilson

CEO

Capt Polly Marsh DL

Odyssey Circle Committee

The Earl Cadogan DL
Capt Polly Marsh DL
Lady Jane Grosvenor
Robin Thomas
Robert Astick

Advisory Officers

Col Murdo Urquhart OBE – CE ACF & CCF Assoc
Col Nigel Thursby
Professor Simon Denny (social value)
Professor Helen Dodd (benefits of adventure and challenge)
Belinda Kirk (mental health and wellbeing)
Emily Bailey (environment and sustainabilty)
Flt Lt Dave Hill RAFAC
Col Bernard Cazenove TD
Col Rex Stephenson CBE *
Cdr Gary Bushell RN

Ambassadors

Levison Wood
Tania Noakes
Sally Orange MBE
Ray Mears
Dr Wendy Searle
Louis Rudd MBE
Jordan Wylie MBE

Officers

Hon Secretary

Lt Col Ian Orr MBE

Hon Treasurer

Maj Stephen Wright TD

Legal

Sarah Rowley, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

Fundraising Consultants (Morgen Thomas Ltd)

Robin Thomas
Robert Astick

Grant Applications Committee

Sqn Ldr Mike Blakey MBE FRGS CF RAFAC (GAC Manager)
Capt Polly Marsh DL
Sqn Ldr Kev O’Brien FRGS RAF (Chair)
Col Chris Young *
Surgeon Cdr Steve Mannion RNR
Cdr Sara Collen
Cdr (SCC) Noel Wheatley MBE RNR
Capt Neil Downing RN
Lt Col Nigel Carr *
Lt Col Cath Davies MBE TD VR SCOTS
Lt Col Philip Neame MBE 
Lt Col Dan Tebay BSc (Hons) PGCE MA FHEA *
Maj Tony Simms
Maj Heather Sharp
Sqn Ldr Julian Mosses RAFVR(T) RAFAC
Sqn Ldr Jonathan Archer RAFR Regiment
Flt Lt James Dyer RAFAC
Helen Birchall
Dominic Goggs
Kate Hannaford
Graeme Taylor

Expedition Reports/Minerva Applications System Administrators

David Preston
Jonathan Skinner
Jennifer Gbajumo

Awards Officer

2Lt Nicola Rowlands-Smith

Events Coordinator

Gary Rimay-Muranyi

Communications and Marketing Officer

Paul Randall

* Also Regional Representative.


In 2022 we introduced a Volunteer Recognition Scheme, to acknowledge the hard work undertaken by our team of volunteers to support the Trust. The charity is run mainly by volunteers with only a handful of paid staff, so it is important to recognise the vital support provided by our fantastic team.