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SS Great Britain Trust

Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 68

  1. Gene Austin Joyner 2020-2024 Director View profile
  2. Charlotte Tamsyn Maher 2019-2022 Director View profile
  3. James Anthony Patrick Mckenna 2017-2024 Director View profile
  4. James Whistler Berresford 2017-2024 Director View profile
  5. Lucy Ramseyer 2016-2017 Director View profile
  6. Kerry Anthony Lock 2015-2024 Director View profile
  7. Professor Rosamund Jane Sutherland 2015-2019 Director View profile
  8. Dr Helen Roberta Doe 2014-2022 Director View profile
  9. Jan Aris Stam 2013-2019 Director View profile
  10. Dinah Anne Moore 2012-2019 Director View profile
  11. Peaches Golding 2012-2018 Director View profile
  12. Chris Booy 2011-2017 Director View profile
  13. Grant Stephen Watson 2010-2016 Director View profile
  14. Malcolm Quentin Lewis 2009-2015 Director View profile
  15. Helen Doe 2009-2012 Director View profile
  16. Cara Mary Elizabeth Macmahon 2009-2015 Director View profile
  17. Henry Campbell Mcmurray 2008-2017 Director View profile
  18. Martin John Heighton 2008-2014 Director View profile
  19. Dr Jonathan Henry William Gipps 2007-2013 Director View profile
  20. Peter Louis Michael Sherwood 2007-2009 Director View profile
  21. Colin Henry Green 2006-2018 Director View profile
  22. Edward Stephen Ellard Cooke 2005-2011 Director View profile
  23. Geoffrey Thomas Hughes 2003-2006 Director View profile
  24. John Anthony Hollingdale 2003-2016 Director View profile
  25. Janet Clare Brinnand 2002-2012 Director View profile
  26. Dr Elizabeth F D Mackenzie 2002-2010 Director View profile
  27. Helen Holland 2001-2006 Director View profile
  28. Sir David Charles Ord 2000-2006 Director View profile
  29. Christopher John Young 2000-2007 Director View profile
  30. Terence Charles Mordaunt 2000-2006 Director View profile
  31. Michael Laurence Alford Andrews 1999-2007 Director View profile
  32. David John Loftus 1999-2003 Director View profile
  33. Kenneth Walter Stradling 1999-2007 Director View profile
  34. Starkey, David John, Doctor 1997-2006 Director View profile
  35. Roger William Smedley 1994-2010 Director View profile
  36. John Swithin Cambell Knight Anstey 1993-1999 Director View profile
  37. John Richard Pool 1992-2008 Director View profile
  38. Alexander Tolmie Mitchell 2006 Director View profile
  39. Richards, Brian Barry, Alderman 2005 Director View profile
  40. Sir Douglas Owen Henley 1992 Director View profile
  41. Sir Jack Arnold Hayward 2004 Director View profile
  42. Robert Adley 1993 Director View profile
  43. Blake, Joe Reginald, Commander 2003 Director View profile
  44. Gerald Anthony William Hicks 2006 Director View profile
  45. Sir Richard Kennedy Harvey Gaskell 2004 Director View profile
  46. John Andrew Southerden Burn 2003 Director View profile
  47. Ian James Francis Martin 1995 Director View profile
  48. Howard, Donald Euan Palmer, Lord Strathcona 2005 Director View profile
  49. Frederick Mosley Walker 1993 Director View profile
  50. Professor Andrew David Lambert 2006 Director View profile
  51. Richard John Moreton Goold-Adams 1995 Director View profile
  52. David Roy Macgregor 1993 Director View profile
  53. Laurence Henry Brandes 1998 Director View profile
  54. Sir Robert Wall 2005 Director View profile
  55. Flower, Edward James William, Rear Admiral 2002 Director View profile
  56. Greenhill, Basil Jack, Doctor 2003 Director View profile
  57. Eric Corris Denys Custance 1992 Director View profile
  58. Richard Hill 2005 Director View profile
  59. Leonore Storar 1992 Director View profile
  60. Ewan Christian Brew Corlett 2005 Director View profile
  61. Max Beaumont 1999 Director View profile
  62. Angela Caroline Spreadbury 2012-2025 Secretary View profile
  63. Julie Mary Sienesi 2001-2012 Secretary View profile
  64. David Anthony Johnson 1999-2001 Secretary View profile
  65. Margaret Anne Hawes 1994-1999 Secretary View profile
  66. David Michael Parkes 1994-2005 Secretary View profile
  67. Brian Harwood Wheddon 1991-1994 Secretary View profile
  68. Denis Griffiths 1991-1991 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Incorporated
27/01/1971
Registered office
Bristol
Also a registered charity
SS Great Britain Trust

Ownership

Owned by (20) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Samuel Patrick Mullins
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Lois Patricia Golding
    appoints directors · notified 2019-06-19
  • Caroline Jane Duckworth
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2021-01-21
  • Edward John Rowberry
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2024-01-18 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Muir Macdonald
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2024-01-18
  • Sarah Elizabeth Porritt
    appoints directors · notified 2024-04-18
  • Emma Elizabeth Millington
    appoints directors · notified 2024-04-18
  • Georgina Verity Power
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2025-01-27
  • Sean David Taggart
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2026-06-18
  • Dinah Anne Moore ceased 2019-06-19
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Kerry Anthony Lock ceased 2024-10-29
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Chris Booy ceased 2017-06-15
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Helen Doe ceased 2022-10-13
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Peaches Golding ceased 2018-07-11
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Henry Campbell Mcmurray ceased 2017-06-15
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Jan Aris Stam ceased 2019-06-19
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • James Whistler Berresford ceased 2024-04-18
    appoints directors · notified 2016-11-24
  • Charlotte Tamsyn Maher ceased 2022-10-13
    appoints directors · notified 2019-06-19
  • Kelvin John Blake ceased 2026-06-22
    appoints directors · notified 2019-11-02
  • Gene Austin Joyner ceased 2024-10-29
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2020-11-24
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. SS Great Britain Trust is controlled by Samuel Patrick Mullins
    Evidence
    active appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Samuel Patrick Mullins.

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

35 grants · £20,421,366 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £16,124,244 (12 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £3,280,100 (10 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £905,127 (4 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £101,088 (2 grants)
  • Quartet Community Foundation · £10,807 (7 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £246,1692025-04-02
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £50,5442024-03-23
  • Quartet Community Foundation £2502024-02-19
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £50,5442023-03-21
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £728,9852023-02-16
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

4.1y median 2.5y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (10)

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.

Education 5Finance 5Professional services 4Retail and trade 4Health and social care 3Other services 3Hospitality 2Arts and leisure 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01000878
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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