Registered charity · London
The National Army Museum
The National Army Museum is a registered charity (number 237902) based in London, governed by 12 trustees and chaired by SIR Simon Mayall since 2017. Latest income £9.6m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as N A M (Charity Commission)
- 12 trustees
- Income £9.6m (2025)
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Who leads it
- SIR Simon MayallChair · since 2017
- Christopher FinneyTrustee · since 2023
- Dr James NaylorTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Paul SchreierTrustee · since 2017
- Lord Andrew Roberts of BelgraviaTrustee · since 2020
- Lt General Sir George NortonTrustee · since 2021
- Neil JohnsonTrustee · since 2023
- Paul DaviesTrustee · since 2023
- Professor Ali AnsariTrustee · since 2022
- Professor Helen ParrTrustee · since 2024
- Sue MckenzieTrustee · since 2022
- Timothy CookeTrustee · since 2022
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.nam.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1964
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£9.6m£11m
- 2024£8.1m£8.8m
- 2023£7.9m£7.0m
Earlier years
- 2022£7.8m£2.7m
- 2021£7.2m£7.7m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 80%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND EXHIBITING OBJECTS AND RECORDS RELATING TO THE HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF OUR ARMY.
Grants received
10 grants · £12,679,785 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £12,431,700 (6 grants)
- City Bridge Trust · £152,000 (2 grants)
- John Ellerman Foundation · £66,085
- Veterans Foundation · £30,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
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
Trustees past 6 years
- SIR Simon Mayall Chair since 2017
- Dr Paul Schreier since 2017
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
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
0.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 237902
- Status
- Registered
- 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.
- Contact on the register
- 02078812401 · info@nam.ac.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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