The National Army Museum
Registered charity 237902 Registered since 1964
Public body
Operates: Throughout England And Wales
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
12 trustees on the board
- SIR Simon Mayall Chair since 2017
- Christopher Finney since 2023
- Dr James Naylor since 2025
- Dr Paul Schreier since 2017
- Lord Andrew Roberts of Belgravia since 2020
- Lt General Sir George Norton since 2021
- Neil Johnson since 2023
- Paul Davies since 2023
- Professor Ali Ansari since 2022
- Professor Helen Parr since 2024
- Sue Mckenzie since 2022
- Timothy Cooke since 2022
4.4y median 4y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- SIR Simon Mayall Chair since 2017
- Dr Paul Schreier since 2017
5.4y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- SIR Simon Mayall Chair since 2017
- Dr Paul Schreier since 2017
- Lt General Sir George Norton since 2021
- Neil Johnson since 2023
- Professor Ali Ansari since 2022
- Professor Helen Parr since 2024
- Sue Mckenzie since 2022
- Timothy Cooke since 2022
Portfolio (4)
- Christopher Finney since 2023
- Dr James Naylor since 2025
- Lord Andrew Roberts of Belgravia since 2020
- Paul Davies since 2023
1
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Arts/culture/heritage/science 11Environment/conservation/heritage 11Education/training 4General Charitable Purposes 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Education 1
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£9.6m latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.
0.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months
102 from 91 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Margaret Thatcher Archive Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Blenheim Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Policy Exchange Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Lady Eleanor Holles School 1 shared trustee
- The Victoria Cross and George Cross Association 1 shared trustee
- The Clockworks Charitable Incorporated Organisation 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.nam.ac.uk |
| info@nam.ac.uk | |
| Phone | 02078812401 |
| Address | NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM, ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, SW3 4HT |
Finances
£9,590,000 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £7,229,000 | £7,687,000 |
| 2022 | £7,798,000 | £2,653,000 |
| 2023 | £7,867,000 | £7,021,000 |
| 2024 | £8,137,000 | £8,828,000 |
| 2025 | £9,590,000 | £10,509,000 |
What it does
What
Arts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable objects
FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND EXHIBITING OBJECTS AND RECORDS RELATING TO THE HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF OUR ARMY.
Governing document: ROYAL CHARTER OF 8 APRIL 1960 AS AMENDED 26 MARCH 1964, 15 OCTOBER 1964, 7 JUNE 1968 , 18 FEBRUARY 1981, 22 MAY 2002 AND 8 JULY 2009.
Trustees (12)
12trustees
65median age
0aged 70+
- SIR Simon Mayall Chair since 2017
- Christopher Finney since 2023
- Dr James Naylor since 2025
- Dr Paul Schreier since 2017
- Lord Andrew Roberts of Belgravia since 2020
- Lt General Sir George Norton since 2021
- Neil Johnson since 2023
- Paul Daviesage band 65-69 since 2023
- Professor Ali Ansari since 2022
- Professor Helen Parr since 2024
- Sue Mckenzie since 2022
- Timothy Cooke since 2022
Connected charities (6)
- The Blenheim Foundation 1 shared trustee
- The Margaret Thatcher Archive Trust 1 shared trustee
- Policy Exchange Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Clockworks Charitable Incorporated Organisation 1 shared trustee
- The Victoria Cross and George Cross Association 1 shared trustee
- The Lady Eleanor Holles School 1 shared trustee
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