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The Tank Museum Trading Company Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Alexander Allan Medhurst 2019-2019 Director View profile
  2. Helen Smith 2017-2019 Director View profile
  3. Anthony Stirling 2017-2018 Director View profile
  4. Roy Graham Hicks 2015-2017 Director View profile
  5. Richard Charles Edwin Smith 2006-2023 Director View profile
  6. Rollo, William Raoul, Brigadier 2001-2004 Director View profile
  7. Brian Keith Hansford 2000-2016 Director View profile
  8. Short, James, Brigadier 1998-2001 Director View profile
  9. Andrew Charles Ian Gadsby 1994-1997 Director View profile
  10. John Woodward 1993-2006 Director View profile
  11. Wells, Charles Anthony Gilbert, Brigadier 1992-1994 Director View profile
  12. Peter Andrew Mount Gilruth 1992 Director View profile
  13. Forty, George, Lt Col (Rtd) 1993 Director View profile
  14. Paul Dolan 2007-2008 Secretary View profile
  15. Christopher Mccann 1999-2000 Secretary View profile
  16. Adam Charles Francis Forty 1992-1996 Secretary View profile
  17. Peter Ericson Fisk 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/03/1988

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.

  • The Tank Museum Limited
    75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - 191 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 191 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The Tank Museum Trading Company Limited is controlled by Richard Smith
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2017-01-01, ceased 2022-12-13 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard Smith.

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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

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

2.5y median 2.2y
average tenure
6.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Retail and trade 20Professional services 13Property 9Dormant 8Finance 5Arts and leisure 2Other services 2

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
02236998
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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