The Reverend Ben Cahill-Nicholls
Chief Executive
Ben has been Chief Executive of Clergy Support Trust, the largest and oldest charity supporting Anglican ministers and their families, since 2020. In 2023, the Trust helped more a fifth of Church of England priests, and scores of others in Wales, Scotland and Ireland, with their financial, mental and physical wellbeing.
After studying Music at Cambridge University, Ben began his career in the civil service, and was an adviser to both the Laming Report and the House of Commons Education Committee. He subsequently held senior posts in the education sector, including at Newham College and Charterhouse School, and in corporate philanthropy. Following three years’ formation at St Augustine’s College, Ben was ordained in 2021.
Ben has been a trustee of several charities, including as founder-chair of the youth arts charity RicNic; is a Fellow of the Westminster Abbey Institute; and has been a governor of three Church of England schools. He lives with his wife, son, daughter and two cats in Tilford, Surrey, where he is the parish priest alongside his ministry with the Trust.
Staff Team
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