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The Tank Museum Limited

Museums activities

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

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Previous officers 42

  1. Thompson, Gavin James, Brigadier 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Martin John Rutledge 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Williams MC ADC, Patrick James, Colonel 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Lockhart, Crispin, Colonel 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Swift, Jonathan, Brigadier 2019-2022 Director View profile
  6. Williams, Jason Michael, Colonel 2019-2023 Director View profile
  7. Alexander Hamilton Walters 2018-2024 Director View profile
  8. Oliver John Louis Barnham 2018-2024 Director View profile
  9. Dr Christopher Brynley Hammond 2017-2020 Director View profile
  10. Kathryn Adie 2017-2026 Director View profile
  11. William Kenneth Suttie 2017-2026 Director View profile
  12. Deacon, Guy Hugh John, Colonel 2017-2019 Director View profile
  13. Fraser Mark Stafford Charles 2016-2018 Director View profile
  14. Gibb, Ian Jonathan, Brigadier 2015-2019 Director View profile
  15. Bruce, Robert Bernard, Brigadier 2013-2014 Director View profile
  16. Piers David Prothero Hankinson 2012-2015 Director View profile
  17. Daniel Robert Snow 2011-2017 Director View profile
  18. Steven Edward Rowbotham 2011-2023 Director View profile
  19. Maciejewski, Justin Charles Wladyslaw, Brigadier 2011-2013 Director View profile
  20. Everard, James Rupert, Major General CBE 2011-2017 Director View profile
  21. White-Spunner, Barnabas William Benjamin, Lt.Gen 2010-2011 Director View profile
  22. Mike Gibb 2010-2018 Director View profile
  23. Levey, Simon, Brigadier 2010-2011 Director View profile
  24. Gilchrist, Peter, Maj Gen 2009-2018 Director View profile
  25. Sarah Rutherford-Jones 2009-2017 Director View profile
  26. David Leonard Allott 2009-2011 Director View profile
  27. Rollo, William Raoul, Lieutenant General 2008-2013 Director View profile
  28. Mark Graham Whitmore 2008-2017 Director View profile
  29. Caraffi, Simon, Brigadier 2007-2012 Director View profile
  30. Dr Stuart William Davies 2006-2009 Director View profile
  31. David Mark Henley 2005-2009 Director View profile
  32. Ian Wylie 2004-2016 Director View profile
  33. Michael Seymour 2004-2016 Director View profile
  34. Melissa Gwendolen Cordingley 2004-2013 Director View profile
  35. Richard Simon Wigley 2004-2019 Director View profile
  36. Wheeler, Roger Neil, General Sir 2003-2010 Director View profile
  37. Ridgway, Andrew Peter, Lieutenant General 2003-2023 Director View profile
  38. Jeremy James Richard Pope 2003-2019 Director View profile
  39. Dennis Raoul Whitehall Silk 2003-2011 Director View profile
  40. Richard Marian Ogorkiewicz 2003-2018 Director View profile
  41. Malcolm Seaforth Mackenzie 2003-2010 Director View profile
  42. John Lawrence Stace 2003-2017 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Museums activities
Incorporated
13/11/2003
Registered office
Wareham
Also a registered charity
The Tank Museum Limited

Ownership

Owned by 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.

  • 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 Limited is controlled by Richard Smith
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2017-01-01, ceased 2023-09-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard Smith.

3 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.

Grants received

13 grants · £16,844,417 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 · £15,888,900 (8 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £902,208 (2 grants)
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £43,509 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,800

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,8002022-12-09
  • Department for Work and Pensions £3,7332022-04-01
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £100,0002022-03-09
  • Department for Work and Pensions £39,7772021-04-01
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £49,7002020-07-13
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.

12 directors on the board

4.7y median 3.6y
average tenure
12.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (4)

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 13Dormant 11Property 9Finance 5Arts and leisure 2Hospitality 2Manufacturing 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
04962619
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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