John Ramplin Charitable Trust
The aim of the Trust is to donate to Guernsey registered charities to enhance the health and wellbeing of a wide section of the Bailiwick community. The majority of grants will be directed towards charities that assist low-income families, children, older people, people affected by disability or ill-health, community projects and medical research.
Criteria
Application
About the Trust
Criteria
Grants tend to be paid to charities that assist low-income families, children, older people, people affected by disability or ill-health, community projects and medical research – although the Trustees do choose, on occasion, to donate to other causes.
What are the criteria?
All applications must come from Guernsey registered charities. The Trustees will only award grants intended to cover running costs or salaries by exception.
In compliance with the terms of the Trust, grants cannot be made to organisations whose sole aim is the promotion of political or religious beliefs.
There is no minimum or maximum amount that can be applied for, although grants generally range between £5,000 and £20,000.
All correspondence should be addressed in writing or by email to the Trustees via the Guernsey Community Foundation (GCF), which assists with administration of the grant process.
Contact us for more information grants@foundation.gg or call us on 259523. We will be happy to talk you through the application process and provide support where needed.
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Application
Who can apply?
The Trust makes payments to Guernsey registered charities with a view to improving the health and wellbeing of a wide section of the Bailiwick community.
Grants tend to be paid to charities that assist low-income families, children, older people, people affected by disability or ill-health, community projects and medical research – although the Trustees do choose, on occasion, to donate to other causes. In compliance with the terms of the Trust, grants cannot be made to organisations whose sole aim is the promotion of political or religious beliefs. Grants are not normally awarded to individuals.
There is no minimum or maximum amount that can be applied for, although grants generally range between £5,000 and £20,000.
All successful applicants will be required to confirm that funds have been spent as specified in their application and that any grants have been distributed directly to recipients.
The Trustees will only award grants intended to cover running costs or salaries by exception.
How to apply
The Guernsey Community Foundation is managing the administration of the grant process of the John Ramplin Charitable Trust. All enquiries for funding should be sent to the Foundation – grants@foundation.gg we will then send you an application form if your application meets the stated criteria.
We expect organisations that work with children or vulnerable adults, including older adults, to have a safeguarding policy in place. The lack of a policy will debar your application from being processed.
Please note that you will need to submit your latest accounts and your safeguarding policy (if applicable) along with your application form.
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Application Process
The Trustees consider applications once every quarter. To make an application you should:
Contact us at the Foundation on 259523 or email grants@foundation.gg to request an application form, stating what you would like to apply for and why.
Complete the form electronically or by hand, including accounts and safeguarding procedures if applicable. We are happy to assist if required.
We will acknowledge receipt of your application and send a copy to the Trustees, who will consider it at their next meeting. If extra information is required, we will be in touch.
The Trustees may choose to make a decision ahead of their next scheduled meeting.
If you are successful in applying for a grant you be required to:
Sign an agreement to confirm that funds will be spent as specified in the application.
Write a report after one year setting out how the funds have been spent and describing the impact of the grant (The GCF will provide a template for this report).
Allow the Trustees to visit your organisation if required.
If you are unsuccessful
You will be notified in writing. You will be eligible to re-apply in future unless advised otherwise. The Trust is unable to enter into correspondence regarding any decisions the Trustees may make in relation to this application.
About the Trust
The Trust is a private Trust which was established in 2016 by the Founder and first trustee, David Woodland, and funded from the Estate of the late Mr John Ramplin. The current trustees are Mr David Woodland, Mr Tony Woodland, Mr Timothy Sanders, Mr Paul Bailey, Mr Trevor Wakefield and Mrs Paddy Whitford. David Woodland, as Founder, remains closely involved and the trustees usually meet four times a year to consider applications.
About John Wallace Helson Ramplin
Born Croydon, Surrey – 28th February 1931
Died Guernsey – 6th January 2016
John attended Tonbridge School, Tonbridge, Kent.
He worked for many years in insurance, mainly with C.J. Bowring Group as a broker and underwriter. He was an underwriting member of Lloyds of London.
Most of his working life was spent in the City of London and he was also stationed in the Far East, including Hong Kong, Japan and Korea. It was here in Guernsey he chose to spend his retirement, still actively engaged as a shareholder and Director with Guernsey Care Homes Holdings until his death.
He accumulated a substantial portfolio of shares and with some minor exceptions of a personal nature he placed the whole of his worldly possessions into a Guernsey Charitable Trust to benefit many sick, poor or aged people within our community.
David Woodland
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Timothy Sanders
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Paul Bailey
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Trevor Wakefield
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Paddy Whitford
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Jason Green
Chairman
Jason Green was appointed Chairman of the Guernsey Community Foundation in November 2025, succeeding Sir Richard Collas, our chair for more than five years.
After attending St Martin’s Primary School and Guernsey Grammar School, Jason read Law at the University of the West of England, Bristol. He returned home to Guernsey to join Collas Day and Rowland in 1994, qualifying as an advocate in 1996.
Jason became a Partner of law firm Collas Day (now Collas Crill) in 2003, becoming a Senior Partner in 2023 and Global Practice Head of Real Estate in 2024. He is also a Registrar of the Ecclesiastical Court of the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey Probate Registry. He was appointed Lieutenant-Bailiff of the Royal Court and Deputy Judge of the Magistrates Court in 2023.
Throughout his legal career on-island, Jason has been active in charitable and community work. He was a co-founder of Autism Guernsey LBG, as well as a former director and chairman, a former director of Guernsey Women’s Refuge, and a former president of the Leo Club of Guernsey, among other roles. Between 2021 and 2023 he was a Non-Voting Member of the States of Guernsey Committee for Education, Sport and Culture, and has been an Ambassador for Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation since 2023.
Fiona Bateson
Director
Fiona Bateson, MBA (Henley), MA (Psychotherapy), is a non-executive director of both Savernake Management Ltd and Savernake Capital Ltd (a Guernsey registered fund manager). She has an active interest in supporting start-ups, with investments in 25 companies based in either Guernsey or the UK. Also she has been instrumental in establishing the Guernsey Nature Commission, where she is a director.
Fiona’s career started in the City, ranging across broking and investment banking. She then spent 10 years in management consulting with Harbridge House, and was a visiting lecturer at Henley Business School. She went on to set up her own management consulting business, specialising in organisations based in the finance industry. Her clients included Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC), Zurich Insurance, Zurich Re, Kleinwort Benson Investment Management, HFC, John Charcol, BP and the Cabinet Office. Her specialism covers strategy implementation, through to leadership and culture change, working primarily with main boards and senior management teams. Fiona is also a UKCP accredited psychotherapist and holds a Diploma in Company Direction.
Fionnuala Carvill
Director
Fionnuala Carvill, Chartered FCSI FCIB FCIS is Head of Philanthropy for a family office, and a Non-Executive Director of Investec Bank (Channel Islands) Ltd and two investment holding companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Previous positions held include Head of Private Wealth Management at Kleinwort Benson Guernsey, Commission Secretary and Head of Innovation at the Guernsey Financial Services Commission and Director of Rothschild Bank (CI) Ltd. In 2009 Fionnuala spent five months in China as a volunteer with VSO where she was an Organisational Development Adviser.
Fionnuala is a Board Member of The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment Future Foundation; a Chartered Fellow of The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment; a Fellow of the London Institute of Banking & Finance (Chartered Institute of Bankers); a Fellow of ICSA: The Governance Institute; a Chartered Governance Professional; a member of the Institute of Directors; a former Board Member of The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment; a Past President, and committee member of The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, Guernsey Branch; a past Council Member of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce; Past President of Women in Professions; a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers and was granted Freedom of the City of London in 2007.
Jane St Pier
Director
Jane is a chartered accountant by profession and spent the first half of her career in advisory, management consultancy and fiduciary roles with global financial companies and banks. She has been a non-executive director for the last 15 years, with experience in a range of Guernsey and UK organisations. Locally, she co-founded Young People Guernsey, the charity behind The HUB, and was subsequently chair of the Youth Commission for Guernsey and Alderney for six years.
Jane is currently Chair of the Convenor and Tribunal Board, and a director of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce. Jane has an MSc in Corporate Governance and is a member of the Chartered Governance Institute for UK and Ireland, and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Rupert Dorey
Director
A former President of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce and a longtime member of the Institute of Directors, Rupert has 35 years’ experience in financial markets. Employed at Credit Suisse until 2005, he has since served as a Non-Executive Director for a number of hedge funds, private equity and infrastructure funds. He has been a Director on and Chair of several exchange-listed and unlisted funds, including FTSE250 companies.
Jim Roberts
Director
Jim is responsible to the board for overall organisational management, strategic development and delivery of the Foundation’s core business.
Jim joined the Foundation in April 2017 after twenty years with the States of Guernsey. As Director of Housing, Jim had responsibility for the delivery of social housing and the implementation of general housing policy. Before that, he managed Supplementary Benefit and the Job Centre. He has a particular interest in social policy as it relates to disability and inclusion, public health, and the alleviation of poverty. He maintains extensive contacts in the States, voluntary and business sectors and leads the Foundation staff as Chief Executive and Board Director.
Nicky Will
Nicky has spent most of her career working in media and communications including ten years as an on-screen journalist for ITV Channel Television and 15 years leading communications for the States of Guernsey Education Services.