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The Natural History Museum Trading Company Limited

Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

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

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Previous officers 23

  1. Sir Patrick John Thompson Vallance 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Lord Stephen Keith Green 2014-2023 Director View profile
  3. Daniel Sakyi Alexander 2008-2014 Director View profile
  4. Louise Elizabeth Charlton 2007-2014 Director View profile
  5. Sir Michael Dixon 2004-2020 Director View profile
  6. Sir Robert Keith O'Nions 2003-2006 Director View profile
  7. Sharon Ann Ament 2000-2012 Director View profile
  8. Dr Anne Laura Mclaren 1999-2004 Director View profile
  9. Professor Linda Partridge 1999-2008 Director View profile
  10. Lord Oxburgh 1999-2002 Director View profile
  11. Oliver Henry James Stocken 1999-2013 Director View profile
  12. Tanya Kim Burman 1995-2000 Director View profile
  13. Sir Owen Green 1994-1995 Director View profile
  14. Jennifer D'Abo 1994-1999 Director View profile
  15. Dr Neil Robert Chalmers 1994-2004 Director View profile
  16. Professor Robert Mccredie May 1994-1999 Director View profile
  17. Sir Denys Hartley Henderson 1994-1999 Director View profile
  18. Rachel Laughton-Scott 1994-1994 Director View profile
  19. Jon Card 1994-1998 Director View profile
  20. Neil Jonathan Greenwood 1998-2023 Secretary View profile
  21. Nicola Ruth Donlon 1998-1998 Secretary View profile
  22. Jonathan Martin Card 1996-1998 Secretary View profile
  23. Julian Legg 1994-1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other retail sale in non-specialised stores; specialised design activities; Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.; Activities of exhibition and fair organisers
Incorporated
16/03/1994

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.

  • Stephen Keith Green ceased 2020-08-03
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - 49 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 49 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • 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

  1. The Natural History Museum Trading Company Limited is controlled by Stephen Keith Green
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-08-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stephen Keith Green.

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.

Grants received

9 grants · £752,177 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £506,101 (5 grants)
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £246,076 (4 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £17,3502021-10-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £145,4782021-09-27
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £142,7622021-06-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £67,9092021-05-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £132,6032021-04-01
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

2.7y median 2.9y
average tenure
3.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Agriculture 2Arts and leisure 2Finance 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02909192
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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