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The Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 51

  1. Deirdre Anne Wells 2022–2025 Director View profile
  2. Paul Jackson 2019–2025 Director View profile
  3. Rodney Brian Chambers 2015–2023 Director View profile
  4. Murray Hallam 2013–2021 Director View profile
  5. Laura Cicely Alison Nesfield 2013–2019 Director View profile
  6. Sandra Marie Matthews-Marsh 2013–2022 Director View profile
  7. David John Carr 2011–2018 Director View profile
  8. Sir Ian Charles Franklin Andrews 2010–2024 Director View profile
  9. Sir Robert William Kenneth Crawford 2008–2018 Director View profile
  10. Craig Mackinlay 2007–2015 Director View profile
  11. Anthony Ronald Goulden 2007–2011 Director View profile
  12. Maurice Storey 2007–2017 Director View profile
  13. Pommy Prodaman Kumar Sarwal 2005–2024 Director View profile
  14. Sir Ian David Graham Garnett 2005–2016 Director View profile
  15. Magee, John Albert, Councillor 2004–2007 Director View profile
  16. Susan Lesley Palmer OBE 2004–2013 Director View profile
  17. Keanney, Stephen Thomas James, Councillor 2002–2004 Director View profile
  18. Brian Turnbull Julius Stevens 2000–2013 Director View profile
  19. Alastair John Peter Macdonald 2000–2009 Director View profile
  20. Susan Jennifer Haydock 2000–2004 Director View profile
  21. Judith Jane Armitt 1998–1999 Director View profile
  22. Thomas George Mason 1998–2004 Director View profile
  23. Robert Maurice Adcock 1998–2002 Director View profile
  24. Sir Nicholas Hunt 1998–2005 Director View profile
  25. Paul Godwin 1997–1998 Director View profile
  26. Ronald Ian Gregory 1997–1998 Director View profile
  27. Janardan Sofat 1997–1998 Director View profile
  28. Evelyn Janet Sharman 1997–2008 Director View profile
  29. John Anthony Seward Bassett 1997–2013 Director View profile
  30. John Christopher Shaw 1994–2006 Director View profile
  31. Sir Derek (Roy) Reffell 1994–1996 Director View profile
  32. Dame Elizabeth Anne Loosemore Esteve Coll 1992–1997 Director View profile
  33. Michael Campbell Devas 1992–1997 Director View profile
  34. Lord Lane of Horsell 1992–2005 Corporate-director View profile
  35. Michael Cradock Robinson 1992–1997 Director View profile
  36. Sir Kenneth Carmichael Macdonald 1992–2000 Director View profile
  37. Lady Wendy Ann Levene 1992–1997 Director View profile
  38. Robert Andrews Huskisson 1991 Director View profile
  39. Sir William Staveley 1997 Director View profile
  40. Peter Hugh Trevor Mimpriss 2000 Director View profile
  41. Pringle, Steuart Robert, Lieutenant General Sir 1991 Director View profile
  42. Allsopp, Charles Henry, the Right Hon the Lord Hindlip 1996 Director View profile
  43. John Alexander Spence 2017 Director View profile
  44. Leonard Sulla Manasseh 1997 Director View profile
  45. Christopher John Langridge 2021–2025 Secretary View profile
  46. Andrew Patrick Lionel Fermor 2009–2021 Secretary View profile
  47. Paul Harper 2008–2009 Secretary View profile
  48. Stephen Paul Dyer 1998–2008 Secretary View profile
  49. Wilson, Alastair James Wallace, Commander Royal Navy 1993–1998 Secretary View profile
  50. Bruce Robertson 1993–1993 Secretary View profile
  51. Dare, Peter Kenneth, Major 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/03/1984
Also a registered charity
The Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

6 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.

Board analysis for researchers

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.

9 directors on the board

6y median 6.4y
average tenure
10.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (8)

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.

Professional services 5Arts and leisure 4Property 3Construction 2Education 2Health and social care 2Business services 1Finance 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
01804108
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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