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Royal British Legion Poppy Factory

Other manufacturing n.e.c.

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 53

  1. Krishna Narendra Dhanak 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Michael Francis Bustard 2017-2022 Director View profile
  3. Wanda Susan Hamilton 2015-2017 Director View profile
  4. Julius Peregrine Harold Shepherd Wolff Ingham 2014-2024 Director View profile
  5. Peter Richard Gill 2014-2023 Director View profile
  6. Dr Geraldine Mary Strathdee 2013-2018 Director View profile
  7. Sir Philip Graham Dilley 2013-2015 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Richard Darwen Sharpe 2012-2020 Director View profile
  9. Andrew John Truscott 2012-2020 Director View profile
  10. Overton, Marc Anthony John Mchardy, Lt Col 2012-2017 Director View profile
  11. Colin Simon Bult Cook 2011-2017 Director View profile
  12. John Raymon Barnett Crisford 2010-2013 Director View profile
  13. Mark Richard Perowne 2010-2018 Director View profile
  14. Steven Colin Monger-Godfrey 2010-2020 Director View profile
  15. Penelope Russell-Smith 2008-2010 Director View profile
  16. Hugh Hort Player 2008-2018 Director View profile
  17. Derek Edmund Piers Walter 2008-2014 Director View profile
  18. Keith Francis Prichard 2006-2012 Director View profile
  19. Tymothy Alastair Marsh 2006-2012 Director View profile
  20. Dr Diana Mary Henderson 2005-2006 Director View profile
  21. Richard Michael De Lacy 2005-2012 Director View profile
  22. William Parkin 2004-2005 Director View profile
  23. John Frederick Farmer 2003-2010 Director View profile
  24. Bernard Cook 2002-2013 Director View profile
  25. John Arthur Tedder 2001-2010 Director View profile
  26. Deborah Ann Aplin 2001-2009 Director View profile
  27. Edward William Hefferman 2001-2013 Director View profile
  28. John George Harold Champ 2001-2004 Director View profile
  29. Michael Hammond 1999-2000 Director View profile
  30. Ronald Ivan Glendinning 1997-2003 Director View profile
  31. John Eric Williamson 1997-2001 Director View profile
  32. Frank Sowden 1997-1999 Director View profile
  33. Bertram Howard Wormsley 1996-2002 Director View profile
  34. Ian Alexander Lashbrooke 1996-2004 Director View profile
  35. Thomas Longland 1996-2010 Director View profile
  36. Hilary June Beedham 1995-2008 Director View profile
  37. Brian Cedric Noel Soffe 1994-1995 Director View profile
  38. Noel Rogers 1993-1995 Director View profile
  39. John Broderick Tuckey 1993-1995 Director View profile
  40. Nigel Peter Manwaring Messenger 1992-2007 Director View profile
  41. William John Tester 2000 Director View profile
  42. David Trevor Knowles 1993 Director View profile
  43. Elsie Emily Nash 2001 Director View profile
  44. Knox, William Robert Morrison, Lt Col 1993 Director View profile
  45. Charles William John Pledger 2000 Director View profile
  46. Ronald William Buckingham 1993 Director View profile
  47. Sara Jones 2006 Director View profile
  48. Hughes, James, Colonel 1993 Director View profile
  49. Edward Robert Jobson 1993 Director View profile
  50. Adam James Charlton 1993 Director View profile
  51. Lady Victoria Doris Rachel Montagu-Douglas Scott 1993 Director View profile
  52. William Robert Kay 1999-2019 Secretary View profile
  53. Robert Douglas Parkin 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other manufacturing n.e.c.; Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; Other activities of employment placement agencies
Incorporated
11/03/1925
Registered office
Richmond
Also a registered charity
Royal British Legion Poppy Factory
Previous names
The Royal British Legion Poppy Factory (until 17/06/2026)
The Royal British Legion Poppy Factory Limited (until 04/03/2026)

Grants received

3 grants · £167,000 total

360Giving 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

Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

11 directors on the board

6.1y median 6.5y
average tenure
8.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (7)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Construction 2Finance 2Business services 1Other services 1Professional services 1Property 1Retail and trade 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00204405
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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