Our Trustees
Our Board of Trustees consists of voluntary members, who give their time to supporting the work of our Chaplain and ship volunteers. Eileen Reilly, who is the Company Secretary of Mission to Seafarers Scotland, attends the meetings, although not as a voting member.
THE REVD TIM LINKENS – INTERIM CHAIR OF TRUSTEES
Appointed Trustee: 2025
Tim is also Chaplain to the Humber Ports and is supporting us whilst we go through a period of trnasition with our Board of Trustees.
SIMON FILSELL – VICE CHAIR & INTERIM TREASURER
Appointed Trustee: 2017
Simon has worked for the Scottish Episcopal Church as Diocesan Administrator for the Edinburgh Diocese since 2012. Prior to that, he was Business Manager for a Buckinghamshire Grammar School, having spent 15 years before that, working for the Church of England, managing property and IT. Having been a Layclerk in the Cathedral Choirs of Coventry and St Albans, he now deputises in the choirs at Edinburgh’s Episcopal Cathedral of St Mary’s, St Giles’ Cathedral and the Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral of St Mary’s. In addition, he runs a choir which performs across the UK, solely for charitable purposes. Simon follows his father, with his involvement in the Mission to Seafarers organisation.
Simon is also Acting Interim Treasurer whilst we go through a period of transition with your Board of Trustees
VACANT – TRUSTEE & SECRETARY
Appointed Trustee:
THE RIGHT REVD DAVID RAILTON – TRUSTEE
Appointed Trustee: 2025
Bishop David became Bishop of the Diocese of Argyll & The Isles in 2024 having been Rector of the linked charges of Holy Trinity in Dunoon and St Paul’s in Rothesay in that same diocese. was ordained in 2008 in the Diocese of Derby following a career as a pharmacist in both hospital and retail. During his time in Derbyshire, he was the Vicar of three churches and Ordained Chaplain to the Bishop of Derby, before moving to Darlington in the Diocese of Durham in 2015, where he was Vicar of three churches and Area Dean of Darlington. He is a keen hiker and Munro-bagger, and has climbed 186 of the 282 mountain peaks in Scotland over 3,000 feet in height.
TOM ROBERTS – TRUSTEE
Appointed Trustee: 2023
Tom is a solicitor with experience of advising public bodies in respect of their governance, powers and duties together with experience in advising them about their enforcement investigations against companies for breaches of consumer, sectoral and competition laws. He lives in the West of Scotland and is an active member of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Tom brings previous experience of being a charity trustee. He also has a creative side and writes short stories, poetry, lyrics and music.
THE REVD TIMOTHY TUNLEY – CHAPLAIN & TRUSTEE
Appointed Trustee: 2019
Tim has been the Chaplain to MtSS since 2009, having left Theological College in 2002. He was ordained and work as a curate in Boroughbridge and Knaresborough. He went on to be Vicar of Arkengarthdale and Swaledale, then went to be team Vicar of Seacroft in Leeds. Tim has visited many of the ports in Scotland and preached at many of the Scottish Episcopalian churches up and down the country.
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS – TRUSTEE
Appointed Trustee: 2020
Christopher is a member of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and a former chartered engineer. His career in Government service started on ship and submarine projects, including time spent at shore facilities and at sea in Scotland, later moving to senior nationwide communication and training roles including working in the Defence Medical Services. He is an active member of the Church of England and a trustee of a choral charity, singing frequently in choirs based in Scotland and England.