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The Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills Charitable Foundation Limited

The Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills Charitable Foundation Limited is an active UK company (number 03325864), incorporated 1997, with 8 current directors including Rosanna Lawes and Je Hyung Ahn. Source: Companies House, updated 18th October 2026.

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Previous officers 22

  1. Joseph Sullivan 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Andrew David Macdonald 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Helen Margaret Moore 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Sumita Singha 2021-2024 Director View profile
  5. Dr Jennifer Margaret Freeman 2015-2017 Director View profile
  6. Anthony Barry Crosby 2015-2016 Director View profile
  7. John Huw Bowles 2015-2017 Director View profile
  8. Timothy Robert Thomas Goodwin 2013-2015 Director View profile
  9. William Fergus Maclaine 2012-2013 Director View profile
  10. Christopher Mark Pemberton 2011-2026 Director View profile
  11. Oliver Henry James Pearcey 2008-2025 Director View profile
  12. Richard John Reeves 2005-2023 Director View profile
  13. Keith Leslie Eden 2001-2004 Director View profile
  14. John Irving Besent 1998-2024 Director View profile
  15. Trevor Knapp 1998-2020 Director View profile
  16. Donald William Spinks 1998-2001 Director View profile
  17. Richard Cecil Wallace 1998-2015 Director View profile
  18. Buchanan, Brenda June, Doctor 1997-2007 Director View profile
  19. Michael John Lowe 1997-2017 Director View profile
  20. Steven John Norris 1997-2004 Director View profile
  21. Thomas Limna 1997-2011 Director View profile
  22. Ian Davies 2015-2025 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Museums activities
Incorporated
24/02/1997
Registered office
Essex
Also a registered charity
The Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills Charitable Foundation Limited

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills Charitable Foundation Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £6,500,000 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £6,500,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £6,500,0001996-09-24
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.

8 directors on the board

2.3y median 1.7y
average tenure
7.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Arts and leisure 6Professional services 4Construction 3Hospitality 2Dormant 1Education 1Finance 1Property 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
03325864
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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