Company · Portsmouth
National Museum of the Royal Navy Trading
Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 21
- John Shaw Rawlinson 2018-2019 View profile
- George Raymond Hatton 2015-2018 View profile
- Keith William Morris 2015-2018 View profile
- Mark Frederick Caroe 2015-2018 View profile
- Eaton, Kenneth John, Admiral Sir 2011-2015 View profile
- Dr Dominic Tweddle 2010-2023 View profile
- Dr Colin Saunders White 2006-2008 View profile
- Professor Richard Henry Harding 2005-2011 View profile
- Robert Lewis Dean 2000-2009 View profile
- Frederick Alan Aberg 1999-2005 View profile
- Hill, Michael James, Lieutenant Commander 1998-2010 View profile
- Alan Warde Dobson 1996-2008 View profile
- Duncan, Philippa Eve, Captain 1995-1996 View profile
- Graham Peter Dobbin 1995-2015 View profile
- Hill, John Richard, Rear Admiral 1994-1999 View profile
- Antony Neil Du Port 1993-1995 View profile
- Henry Campbell Mcmurray 1992-2006 View profile
- Robotham, Trevor, Captain 1993 View profile
- David Kenneth Bawtree 1992 View profile
- Morris, Roger Oliver, Rear-Admiral 1994 View profile
- Brian Hubert Dolley 1995 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)
- Incorporated
- 02/06/1976
- Registered office
- Portsmouth
- Previous names
- Royal Naval Museum Trading Company Limited (until 10/12/2014)
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Sarah Lesley Dennis ceased 2024-06-27
25-50% voting · notified 2018-01-16 - Nmrn Operations
75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-12-01 - Royal Navy Museums
75-100% shares · notified 2024-06-27 - 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
- National Museum of the Royal Navy Trading
is controlled by Sarah Lesley Dennis
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2018-01-16, ceased 2024-06-27 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Sarah Lesley Dennis.
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
- £259,049
- Total assets
- £284,486
- Cash
- £560,892
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £531,302
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.
3 directors on the board
- Matthew Patrick Sheldon Director · appointed 2019
- Sarah Lesley Dennis Director · appointed 2015
- Jane Elizabeth Bonnar Dean Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Matthew Patrick Sheldon Director · appointed 2019
- Sarah Lesley Dennis Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Matthew Patrick Sheldon Director · appointed 2019
- Sarah Lesley Dennis Director · appointed 2015
- Jane Elizabeth Bonnar Dean Director · appointed 2024
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- 01261270
- 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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