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The Normandy Memorial Trust Limited

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

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Professor Lord Ajay Kumar Kakkar 2022-2025 Director View profile
David Fergus Mcdonough 2017-2025 Director View profile
Lord Robin Berry Janvrin 2017-2024 Director View profile
Lord Peter Forbes Ricketts 2017-2021 Director View profile
Andrew Carl Whitmarsh 2016-2023 Director View profile
George Robert Batts 2016-2017 Director View profile
Alastair Keith Dutch 2016-2017 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 02/06/2016
Also a registered charity: The Normandy Memorial Trust LTD

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.

Francis Richard Dannatt
significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-10-20

Group

The Normandy Memorial Trust Limited is controlled by Francis Richard Dannatt
Evidence
active significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-10-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Francis Richard Dannatt.

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 · £42,150,000 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

Ministry of Defence · £42,150,000 (13 grants)

Most recent

Ministry of Defence £3,000,0002020-04-01
Ministry of Defence £6,000,0002019-04-01
Ministry of Defence £2,500,0002019-04-01
Ministry of Defence £2,000,0002019-04-01
Ministry of Defence £2,000,0002019-04-01

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.

9 directors on the board

Sir Michael Derek Vaughan Rake Director · appointed 2017
Montgomery, Henry David, Viscount Director · appointed 2025
John Conacher Harrison Director · appointed 2022
Richard Andrew Swallow Director · appointed 2024
Nicholas Newton Henshall Witchell Director · appointed 2016
Baroness Gabrielle Louise Grist Director · appointed 2019
Wall, Peter Anthony, General Sir Director · appointed 2017
Dannatt, Francis Richard, General the Lord Director · appointed 2017
Right Hon Lord Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames Director · appointed 2023

6.1y median 7.2y

average tenure

10.1y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Sir Michael Derek Vaughan Rake Director · appointed 2017
Nicholas Newton Henshall Witchell Director · appointed 2016
Baroness Gabrielle Louise Grist Director · appointed 2019
Wall, Peter Anthony, General Sir Director · appointed 2017
Dannatt, Francis Richard, General the Lord Director · appointed 2017

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Montgomery, Henry David, Viscount Director · appointed 2025
Nicholas Newton Henshall Witchell Director · appointed 2016
Baroness Gabrielle Louise Grist Director · appointed 2019
Wall, Peter Anthony, General Sir Director · appointed 2017
Dannatt, Francis Richard, General the Lord Director · appointed 2017
Right Hon Lord Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames Director · appointed 2023

Portfolio (3)

Sir Michael Derek Vaughan Rake Director · appointed 2017
John Conacher Harrison Director · appointed 2022
Richard Andrew Swallow Director · appointed 2024

Also govern a charity

Richard Andrew Swallow James' Place Charity

Left in the last 12 months

David Fergus Mcdonough Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2025

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.

Other services 2Business services 1Manufacturing 1Mining 1Professional services 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.

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: 10210480
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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