About the Rebuilding Childhoods Board
The Rebuilding Childhoods Board (RC Board) is one of four fundraising boards that partners with the NSPCC to support with fundraising and awareness raising of vital campaigns. We aim to raise around £500,000 per year and primarily focus our fundraising on the life-changing NSPCC post-sexual abuse services, Letting the Future In, and the Lighthouse, with the aim to support those children and their families who have suffered abuse rebuild their lives.
The RC Board was formed in 2005 by Ramez Sousou and has raised over £20 million to date. Ramez brought together a core group of Private Equity individuals who went on to fund the Private Equity Foundation. Following Ramez Sousou, Karen Jones CBE took over as Chair. Karen chaired the Board until late 2010 and was succeeded by Tarek Khlat MBE in late 2010 until Autumn 2015 when Diala Khlat MBE took over. Diala Khlat MBE managed the board until 2020 when the current board Chair David Tait MBE took over the management.
David Tait, MBE, RC Board Chair
‘My own personal journey is closely linked to my support of the NSPCC, and I am proud to Chair the Rebuilding Childhoods Board as we directly support their vital post-abuse services and campaign for change. Every day the NSPCC works to protect children and prevent abuse, as the effects are devastating. That’s why for as long as there is abuse, we will fight together to support and rebuild every childhood.’
· David Tait MBE, CEO The World Gold Council (Chair)
· Henrietta Baldock, Chairman at Legal and General Assurance Society
. Mark Beeston, Founder and Managing Partner at Illuminate Financial Management
· Jack Freud, Founder IP Publicity
· Tia Graham, Chief Commercial Officer at Country & Town House
. Neda Madzharova, Director at Bridgepoint
· Fred Mendelsohn, Managing Director at AXM Venture Capital Limited
· Melissa Mullen, Vice President, General Manager, Jo Malone London
· William Pritchett, Group CIO at Royal London
· Magnus Rausing, Founder and Director of MAHR Projects and General Partner of UNTITLED
· Alexandra Schwartz, Partner at Hakluyt Company, Global Head of Financial Sponsors
· Jonathan Sorrell, President at Capstone
Key Successes
We raise money, with the support of a core NSPCC team, through events, major giving, corporate partnerships, and products. Examples of key RC Board successes include:
- Supporting with securing key corporate partnerships and various corporate activities with; Bank of England, Morgan Stanley, Debenhams, Harrods, HERMES and Chanel to name a few.
- Hosted and supported on many events including; The NSPCC Art Balls raised £4.95 million across three events in 2011, 2012 and 2015, The three River Café Events in 2014, 2016 and 2018 has raised over £2.3million, Fashion Re-Told in partnership with Harrods, and RC Board Quiz Event which raised over £400k in 2019, 2021 and 2023.
- Supported on philanthropic individual gifts as well as trust and foundation donations.
- Key campaigners and influencers around our online safety work and sexual abuse support.