Our Organisation
Royal Blind is governed by a Board of Trustees, responsible for ensuring that the charity is well managed and abides by its charitable aims. The Trustees appoint the Chief Executive, who is responsible for managing the organisation, along with the heads of the main services and departments.
The following currently outlines who's who at Royal Blind:-
Patron
His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, KG GCVO
President
His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, KBE
Vice Presidents
The Hon. Mrs Janet Buchanan-Smith, CBE
Dr Barry F Cullen
Miss Aileen McGlynn
Board of Directors
Elected by Contributors
Douglas A Osler, Chairman
David C Dunn, Vice-Chairman
Iain C Lumsden, Vice-Chairman
Margery M Browning
Dr. Brian Fleck
Margaret M Sibbald
Lorraine Grady
David Johnston
Gwenn McCreath
Ken Reid
Peter Stephenson
Glen Waddell
Elected by Public Bodies
Gordon W Banks - Edinburgh Merchant Company
James Cook - Scottish Trade Union Congress
Cllr Conor Snowden - City of Edinburgh Council
Janis Sugden - University of Edinburgh
Alex Scott - Scottish Council of the National
League of the Blind and Disabled
Chief Executive and Secretary
Richard G Hellewell BA Econ, FCA
Principal Office
P.O. Box No. 500,
Gillespie Crescent,
Edinburgh, EH10 4HZ
Auditors
PKF (UK) LLP, Registered Auditors,
Citypoint, 65 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh, EH12 5HD
Bankers
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc,
26 Home Street, Edinburgh
Solicitors
Pagan Osborne,
55-56 Queen Street, Edinburgh
Investment Advisers
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited,
Donaldson House,
97 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh
