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FLY Navy Heritage Trust Limited
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
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Who leads it
- Nathan ColbernDirector · since 2025
- Betton, Andrew, Rear AdmiralDirector · since 2025
- Rimmington, Anthony, Rear AdmiralDirector · since 2024
- Nigel ColmanDirector · since 2023
- Nigel Robert SmithDirector · since 2017
- Thomas Anthony CunninghamDirector · since 2015
- Michael John Francis StrongDirector · since 2013
- Tibbitt, Ian Peter Gordon, Rear AdmiralDirector · since 2010
- William Macartney CovingtonDirector · since 2007
- Timothy John MannaDirector · since 2006
- Nigel Robert SmithSecretary · since 2017
Previous officers 49
- Thomas, Duncan, Captain 2023-2026 View profile
- Moorhouse, Stephen, Rear Admiral 2022-2024 View profile
- Emlyn Thomas Taylor 2021-2025 View profile
- Niall Robert Griffin 2020-2023 View profile
- Sarah Louise Cook 2019-2023 View profile
- Sir Martin John Connell 2019-2022 View profile
- Nicolas Henry Charles Tindal 2017-2020 View profile
- Paul Nigel Livingston 2017-2021 View profile
- Daniel Patrick Trelawney Stembridge 2016-2018 View profile
- Jonathan Patrick Pentreath 2015-2017 View profile
- John Maurice Maynard Ponsonby 2015-2018 View profile
- Sir Keith Edward Blount 2015-2019 View profile
- Adrian Paul Orchard 2015-2016 View profile
- Howard Gordon Mason 2014-2020 View profile
- Charlier, Simon Boyce, Rear Admiral 2014-2025 View profile
- Clayton, Christopher Hugh Trevor, Rear Admiral 2013-2016 View profile
- Garratt, Mark, Captain 2013-2015 View profile
- Lison, Andrew Christopher, Commodore 2013-2015 View profile
- Kramer, Robert, Director 2013-2017 View profile
- Russell George Harding 2012-2015 View profile
- Alexander, Jock, Commodore 2012-2015 View profile
- Entwisle, William Nicholas, Captain 2012-2013 View profile
- Raymond Edgar Edwards 2012-2015 View profile
- Simon Frederick Baldwin 2012-2021 View profile
- Henry William Cooke 2011-2014 View profile
- John Hugh Craig 2011-2017 View profile
- Chivers, Paul Austin, Commodore 2011-2012 View profile
- Nicholas Charles Whitney 2011-2011 View profile
- Timothy Frederick Boughton 2011-2015 View profile
- Michael John Ryan 2010-2022 View profile
- Malcolm John Toy 2010-2012 View profile
- Rodney Makoske 2010-2012 View profile
- Graham William Hopkins 2009-2012 View profile
- Noble, Mark Jonathan Dean, Brigadier 2009-2011 View profile
- William Ralph Widner 2009-2010 View profile
- Graham Nigel Cole 2008-2011 View profile
- Evans, David John, Commodore 2007-2010 View profile
- Ronald Lee Christenson 2007-2008 View profile
- Alan John Johnston 2006-2011 View profile
- Lionel Anthony Edwards 2006-2015 View profile
- Simon John Stringer 2006-2013 View profile
- Palmer, Christopher Laurence, Commodore Rn 2006-2009 View profile
- Hugh Charles Blagden Malim 2006-2011 View profile
- Axel Arendt 2006-2009 View profile
- Loughran, Terence William, Rear Admiral 2006-2015 View profile
- Geoffrey Charles Capps 2006-2009 View profile
- John Hugh Craig 2014-2017 View profile
- William Antony Trevor Burgess 2009-2014 View profile
- John Christopher Laurijssen 2007-2008 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
- Incorporated
- 18/10/2006
- Registered office
- Yeovil
- Also a registered charity
- FLY Navy Heritage Trust Limited
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above FLY Navy Heritage Trust 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
3 grants · £780,400 total360Giving 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
- Ministry of Defence · £500,000 (2 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £280,400
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Defence
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.
10 directors on the board
- Tibbitt, Ian Peter Gordon, Rear Admiral Director · appointed 2010
- Nigel Robert Smith Director · appointed 2017
- Thomas Anthony Cunningham Director · appointed 2015
- Nathan Colbern Director · appointed 2025
- Nigel Colman Director · appointed 2023
- Timothy John Manna Director · appointed 2006
- Michael John Francis Strong Director · appointed 2013
- Betton, Andrew, Rear Admiral Director · appointed 2025
- William Macartney Covington Director · appointed 2007
- Rimmington, Anthony, Rear Admiral Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Tibbitt, Ian Peter Gordon, Rear Admiral Director · appointed 2010
- Nigel Robert Smith Director · appointed 2017
- Thomas Anthony Cunningham Director · appointed 2015
- Timothy John Manna Director · appointed 2006
- Michael John Francis Strong Director · appointed 2013
- William Macartney Covington Director · appointed 2007
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Tibbitt, Ian Peter Gordon, Rear Admiral Director · appointed 2010
- Thomas Anthony Cunningham Director · appointed 2015
- Nathan Colbern Director · appointed 2025
- William Macartney Covington Director · appointed 2007
- Rimmington, Anthony, Rear Admiral Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (5)
- Nigel Robert Smith Director · appointed 2017
- Nigel Colman Director · appointed 2023
- Timothy John Manna Director · appointed 2006
- Michael John Francis Strong Director · appointed 2013
- Betton, Andrew, Rear Admiral Director · appointed 2025
Left in the last 12 months
- Charlier, Simon Boyce, Rear Admiral Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2025
- Emlyn Thomas Taylor Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2025
- Thomas, Duncan, Captain Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- 05971284
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- 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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