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Company · Chatham

Master Ropemakers (Trading) Limited

Other manufacturing n.e.c.

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

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Previous officers 19

  1. Mark Peter Ronald Sandberg 2015-2020 Director View profile
  2. David Royston Philip 2013-2024 Director View profile
  3. John Kenneth Yeardley 2012-2019 Director View profile
  4. Samuel Benjamin Cooper 2011-2013 Director View profile
  5. Maurice Storey 2010-2022 Director View profile
  6. Colin Parr 2002-2011 Director View profile
  7. Robert Maurice Adcock 2002-2008 Director View profile
  8. John Alexander Spence 2002-2007 Director View profile
  9. Ronald Ian Gregory 1997-1998 Director View profile
  10. Sir William Staveley 1997-1997 Director View profile
  11. Bruce Robertson 1992-1997 Director View profile
  12. Emma Jean Swan 1991-1994 Director View profile
  13. Christopher John Langridge 2021-2025 Secretary View profile
  14. Andrew Patrick Lionel Fermor 2009-2021 Secretary View profile
  15. Paul Harper 2008-2009 Secretary View profile
  16. Stephen Paul Dyer 1998-2008 Secretary View profile
  17. Wilson, Alastair James Wallace, Commander Royal Navy 1994-1998 Secretary View profile
  18. Dare, Peter Kenneth, Major 1992-1993 Secretary View profile
  19. David Michael Swan 1991-1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Incorporated
07/10/1991
Registered office
Chatham

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. Master Ropemakers (Trading) Limited is controlled by The Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust.

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

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.

4 directors on the board

15.3y median 15.2y
average tenure
28.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Property 3Business services 1Manufacturing 1Retail and trade 1Tech and media 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
02651660
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
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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