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The Bentley Priory Battle of Britain Trust

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 22

  1. Dean Benton 2019-2025 Director View profile
  2. Bridgette Jones 2018-2019 Director View profile
  3. David Julian Ashton 2017-2024 Director View profile
  4. Stuart Herbert Garman 2016-2017 Director View profile
  5. Derna Gillian Grundon 2014-2019 Director View profile
  6. David Cuttill 2013-2022 Director View profile
  7. Melissa Emily Frances John 2012-2019 Director View profile
  8. Leslie Robert Powell 2009-2023 Director View profile
  9. John Gordon Williams 2009-2021 Director View profile
  10. Brenda Fatima Anne Bigland 2008-2009 Director View profile
  11. Robert Russell Thompson 2007-2009 Director View profile
  12. Gareth Hird 2007-2016 Director View profile
  13. Deborah Aplin 2007-2014 Director View profile
  14. Jonathan Glancey 2006-2014 Director View profile
  15. Simon Geoffrey Greenish 2006-2017 Director View profile
  16. Lord Robin Rotherwick 2006-2014 Director View profile
  17. Patrick Joseph Bishop 2006-2009 Director View profile
  18. John Brychan Steel Kc 2006-2016 Director View profile
  19. Macfadyen, Ian David, Air Marshal 2006-2015 Director View profile
  20. Sir Brian Kevin Burridge 2006-2016 Director View profile
  21. Cyril Stanley Bamberger 2005-2008 Director View profile
  22. Patrick Stuart Edwin Tootal 2005-2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/11/2005
Also a registered charity
The Bentley Priory Battle of Britain Trust

Grants received

8 grants · £1,166,062 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 · £1,108,262 (7 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £57,800

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £114,0622026-02-12
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £86,4202024-10-02
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £10,0002023-12-13
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £83,0802023-01-18
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £57,8002021-03-08
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.

9 directors on the board

8.6y median 10.4y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Education 4Transport 3Hospitality 2Professional services 2Business services 1Construction 1Dormant 1Retail and trade 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05639463
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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