Governance and Trustees
Our voluntary Board of Trustees works together with our executive staff to ensure that the charity is effectively achieving its mission, using resources to maximum effect and upholding the core values that underpin our work. The Board of Trustees meets five times each year.
Governance
President and Chairman
James Long TD
James Long became President in 2022 and began his term as Chairman on 1 January 2024. James has previously chaired two FTSE companies and has wide Board level experience in international business and finance. He has also held senior positions within the United Grand Lodge of England, including membership of the Board of General Purposes, of which he was Deputy President from 2016 to 2022.
Deputy President
Edward Goodchild
Edward is an experienced business innovator and founder with a professional background in wealth management. He is a Chartered Wealth Manager, a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and a Fellow of the RSA. He is an experienced Charity trustee and a military veteran. Edward was appointed a Trustee of the MCF in 2023. He chairs the investments committee and the strategy committee.
Treasurer
Clive Emerson FCA
Clive was appointed a Trustee of the MCF in June 2019 and Treasurer in August 2023. He is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in both corporate and not-for-profit organisations.
Clive was previously the Chief Financial Officer of Help for Heroes and is now Chief Financial Officer of the Association of Corporate Treasurers, as well as a Trustee of a number of charities. He is also the Provincial Grand Charity Steward in the Province of Wiltshire.
Trustees
Dr Simon Fellerman
Alan Graham MBE
Stephen Robinson
Marie Shenton
Bruce Walker
Howard Wilson