Richard Rickwood, Trustee

Richard also joins RLSS UK as an appointed Trustee and brings with him acumen from a business career spanning over 30 years.

Richard is ACII qualified and has spent the majority of his career in financial services, he is a Chartered Insurer and has an MBA.

He specialises in leading change and aims to position RLSS UK’s trading subsidiaries as unrivalled in their sector, providing a sustainable footing for the charity’s wider aims and ambitions.

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Committed to supporting our lifesaving and lifeguarding communities through COVID-19 (coronavirus)

RLSS UK are supporting lifesavers and communities through these uncertain times by offering multiple resources, training, qualification extensions and much more.
Protecting Our Future

RLSS UK today announced that it would furlough about 70% of its UK workforce under the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in response to the effects of Covid-19.
Lifeguards dive into online learning

With the closure of swimming pools, health clubs and gyms across the UK and Ireland, the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) has been quick to offer their lifeguards and customers, the opportunity to keep their knowledge and training bang up-to-date with free online learning.

Mark Smith, RLSS UK President

Mark is believed to have become the youngest Deputy President the society has ever seen when he was elected to the post in 2016.
Deborah Hunt, RLSS UK Deputy President

Deborah has been a member of RLSS UK for over 43 years and is involved in the society’s community outreach programmes and Lifesaving Sport.
Mike Owen, Chair of the Board of Trustees

Mike has 25 years’ management and board experience and joins RLSS UK with a wealth of additional freelance Board/strategy consultant and interim/change CEO expertise.
Cavell Burchell, Governance Advisor

After graduating in Economics, Cavell went on to complete a PGCE and embarked on a career in education which has lasted more than 35 years.
Bryan Finlay, Trustee

Bryan has been involved with RLSS UK since he was 13-years-of-age when he joined his local lifesaving club. He has since become one of the society’s most dedicated volunteers, giving up his spare time to support both its training and charitable initiatives.
Emma Davids, Trustee

Based in Yorkshire, Emma has been a leading volunteer at Bingley Life Saving Club for over 10 years and, professionally, is the IT Programme Manager at Leeds Beckett University.
Suzanne Gabb, Trustee

Suzanne Gabb moved to the UK from Vancouver, Canada 5 years ago. She has been involved with the UK RLSS for the past 2 years and the Commonwealth RLSS for the past 16.
Maggie Bradley, Trustee

Maggie has spent 30 plus years in the financial services sector, latterly working in wealth and asset management roles providing advice to private clients on wealth management.
Peter Moyes, Trustee

Peter’s strategic leadership experience in the public, private and voluntary sector spans over 20 years.
James Cossons, Youth Advisor

James started Life Saving at the age of 14 at a local Life Saving Club. Having developed his own skills he moved on to be an instructor passing when he was 18 and has since trained numerous young people in both Survive & Save and Rookie Awards.