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The Airship Association Limited

The Airship Association Limited is an active UK company (number 01034219), incorporated 1971, with 6 current directors including Alan Thomas Shrimpton and Daniel Ford. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 39

  1. David Owen 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Robert Michael Handley Knotts 2012-2019 Director View profile
  3. John Kenneth Woods 2012-2019 Director View profile
  4. Paul Anthony Adams 2012-2014 Director View profile
  5. Nicholas James Rogers 2011-2011 Director View profile
  6. Anna Elizabeth Frei Frau Von Zeppelin 2008-2015 Director View profile
  7. Peter Ward 2008-2013 Director View profile
  8. Nigel Graeme Raymond Hills 2007-2025 Director View profile
  9. Kenneth Raymond Nippress 2005-2013 Director View profile
  10. Michael Edwin Litherland 2004-2008 Director View profile
  11. Ronald De Wayne Hochstetler 2003-2021 Director View profile
  12. Martin Leslie Penn 2003-2005 Director View profile
  13. John Robin Christopher 2002-2005 Director View profile
  14. Neil Edward Daly 2002-2005 Director View profile
  15. Christine Edwina Bannan 2002-2008 Director View profile
  16. William David Fanshawe 2002-2008 Director View profile
  17. Anthony David Harris 2000-2010 Director View profile
  18. Paul Robinson 2000-2001 Director View profile
  19. Gregory Charles Ross Gottlieb 1995-2013 Director View profile
  20. Gingell, John, Air Chief Marshal Sir 1994-2009 Director View profile
  21. Prof Gabriel Khoury 1993-2015 Director View profile
  22. Michael St John Fancourt 1993-2007 Director View profile
  23. Brian Shaw 1994 Director View profile
  24. Paul Antony Adams 1993 Director View profile
  25. John David Gillett 1995 Director View profile
  26. Arnold Wilfred Lawrence Nayler 2008 Director View profile
  27. Oliver James Netherclift 2005 Director View profile
  28. Richard Gordon Derek Hithersay 1993 Director View profile
  29. Nigel Wells 2008 Director View profile
  30. Guy Rider Monyns Hartcup 1993 Director View profile
  31. Richard Howard Chadburn 2024 Director View profile
  32. John Andrew Taylor 2005 Director View profile
  33. Ian Clifford Cheeseman 1994 Director View profile
  34. Ian Travis Donaldson 2008 Director View profile
  35. Adrian Doveton Gascoyne Webb 1993 Director View profile
  36. Paul Eric Hill Davie 1993 Director View profile
  37. Martin Flanagan 2005-2007 Secretary View profile
  38. Adrian Luke Dorreen 1993-1993 Secretary View profile
  39. Michael Ernest Rentell 2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/12/1971

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. The Airship Association Limited is controlled by Gregory Charles Ross Gottlieb
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2024-01-24 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gregory Charles Ross Gottlieb.

2 other companies in this group

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.

Financials

Net assets
£8,623
Total assets
£12,809
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

6 directors on the board

13.2y median 11.2y
average tenure
30.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

Left in the last 12 months

  • David Owen Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026

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.

Dormant 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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01034219
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
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