RMA-RMC-Impact-Report-2023-24 - Flipbook - Page 27
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Chief Executive
Jonathan Ball OBE
The support delivered in 2022 reached more of our
community than ever, with over 22,000 beneficiaries,
of whom almost 2,700 were in acute need. The Charity
created over £6.7M of social and local economic value
— including saving the taxpayer over £1.4M in benefits
through our support to assist those discharged through
injury or illness into work. We ensured that every £1
donated was turned into £2.22 of value delivered.
In 2023, our twin focus is
to ensure effective support
to forward deployed
Commando Forces and
their dependants, and to
improve veteran support
in the devolved nations
and north of England.
2022: Launched 3-year programme
2023: Our short term objectives
In 2022 we:
By the end of 2024, we seek to:
→ Improved addiction support and education
→ Be the natural and trusted first point
of contact for the Corps Family
→ Expanded our Armed Forces Compensation
Scheme Tribunals advocacy
→ Delivered improved training to
our Support Volunteers
→ Provided financial education to serving,
transitioning and veteran members
→ Established a network of the leading
associations from across all three services
to speak more effectively to Government
on behalf of the service community
and provide a two-way communication
bridge to better support the delivery of
the Government’s Veterans’ Strategy.
I will be moving on from the Charity in
mid-June (2023) after 11 years in post,
during which time we have successfully
forged a one-stop shop whole service
delivery charity which offers lifelong
support to the whole Corps Family.
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→ Be the leading UK regimental charity championing
our members and enabling collaboration
between major service associations
→ Have 24,000 members with a younger
demographic to prevent need down the line
→ Have an enhanced geographical footprint across
the whole UK
→ Secure an annual net income of £4M to enable
our planned work to be delivered on a
sustainable basis.
work to assist us in preparing to meet
future demand (beyond general war).
We know already that our community
will shrink with the demise of the
National Service generation, but that
life expectancy will lengthen and
needs will become more complex.
Our commitment to offering lifelong
support will remain unchanged, and
we will seek to apply the Commando
Mindset and be first to understand,
respond, adapt and overcome – and
enable that in all whom we serve.
I offer heartfelt thanks
to all of you who have
supported the Charity
(and me personally)
during my time in role,
and ask you to continue
offering your vital support
— as I certainly will.
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Once my successor has been identified
and is in role, the trustees will be
looking further forward with our
Naval charity partners to the medium
and long term future — 2025-30
and towards 2050 — by undertaking
demographic projections and actuarial
→ Be providing active and effective support to
deployed Commando Forces and their dependants
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