Foudroyant Trust(the)

Active00628111 Private company limited by guarantee

Incorporated: 13 May 1959 (67 years)
Industry: Building of ships and floating structures (30110)
Repair and maintenance of ships and boats (33150)
Museums activities (91020)
Directors: Mark Anderson
Andrew Michael Burnett
Richard Paul Hatfield
Owned by: HMS Trincomalee Trust
Accounts type: Dormant
Region: South East
Address: Royal Navy Museums
H M Naval Base (Pp66)
Portsmouth
PO1 3NH

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 December 2027
Last accounts: 31 March 2026
Conf. stmt due: 24 April 2027
Last conf. stmt: 10 April 2026

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Anderson, Mark, Rear Admiral

Director · Appointed 3 July 2023

Also at Royal Navy Museums, NMRN Hartlepool, The HMS Trincomalee Trust · more companies

British

Born June 1956 (70)

Burnett, Andrew Michael

Director · Appointed 3 July 2023

Also at Royal Navy Museums, Warrior Preservation Trust Limited, Royal Marines Museum · more companies

British

Born May 1952 (74)

Hatfield, Richard Paul

Director · Appointed 1 September 2017

Also at NMRN Operations, NMRN Hartlepool, The HMS Trincomalee Trust · more companies

British

Born February 1953 (73)

Officer history (29 former)

3 July 2023

Appointed Burnett, Andrew Michael as Director

3 July 2023

Appointed Anderson, Mark, Rear Admiral as Director

9 January 2023

Resigned Schadla-Hall, Richard Timothy as Director

18 November 2021

Resigned Mcdonald, Caroline Anne as Director

1 September 2017

Appointed Mcdonald, Caroline Anne as Director

1 September 2017

Appointed Schadla-Hall, Richard Timothy as Director

1 September 2017

Resigned Sutermeister, Paul Ramon, Commodore as Director

1 September 2017

Resigned Stewart, Robert Michael, Colonel as Director

1 September 2017

Appointed Hatfield, Richard Paul as Director

22 July 2017

Resigned Megson, John Irving as Director

28 June 2017

Resigned Evans, Owen Robert Douglas as Director

2 June 2016

Resigned Mcknight, David Stuart as Secretary

26 September 2012

Resigned Allison, Raymond Louis as Director

21 October 2010

Resigned Hughes, David Brinley as Secretary

21 October 2010

Appointed Mcknight, David Stuart as Secretary

28 April 2008

Appointed Evans, Owen Robert Douglas as Director

22 December 2007

Resigned Sale, Robert John as Director

1 December 2007

Resigned Atkinson, James Edwin (Snr) as Director

14 September 2006

Appointed Atkinson, James Edwin (Snr) as Director

14 September 2006

Resigned Warren, Richard Laird, Commander as Director

14 September 2006

Resigned Houstoun, Euan Henry, Colonel as Director

14 September 2006

Resigned Spoor, Roger Charlton as Director

14 September 2006

Resigned Tapper, Michael John as Director

14 September 2006

Appointed Megson, John Irving as Director

12 June 2005

Resigned Tovey, Wade James as Director

7 March 2005

Resigned Mennear, John Osborne as Director

4 September 2003

Resigned Hogg, Nigel Robert Laurence as Director

1 November 2000

Appointed Hogg, Nigel Robert Laurence as Director

1 November 2000

Appointed Spoor, Roger Charlton as Director

1 November 2000

Appointed Tapper, Michael John as Director

1 November 2000

Appointed Allison, Raymond Louis as Director

8 June 2000

Resigned Smith, David Terence, Captain as Director

9 March 2000

Resigned Bell Davies, Lancelot, Vice-Admiral Sir as Director

16 September 1998

Resigned Tyrrell, Andrew James Reginald, Captain as Director

31 March 1998

Resigned Thornton, Richard Chicheley as Director

2 February 1998

Appointed Hughes, David Brinley as Secretary

2 February 1998

Resigned Bridgewater, Anthony Gordon as Secretary

22 October 1997

Resigned Betts, Reginald William Henry as Director

4 June 1997

Resigned Frampton, Richard Manwell as Director

18 April 1997

Appointed Bridgewater, Anthony Gordon as Secretary

18 April 1997

Resigned Wynn, Robert Day as Secretary

29 January 1997

Resigned Norman, Ronald, Sir as Director

31 July 1996

Resigned Mcginnity, Anthony Michael Christopher as Director

1 June 1995

Appointed Wynn, Robert Day as Secretary

31 May 1995

Resigned Bridgewater, Anthony Gordon as Secretary

7 December 1994

Appointed Sutermeister, Paul Ramon, Commodore as Director

7 December 1994

Appointed Stewart, Robert Michael, Colonel as Director

7 December 1994

Appointed Sale, Robert John as Director

7 December 1994

Appointed Tovey, Wade James as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

HMS Trincomalee Trust

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 75–100% of shares

Right to appoint and remove directors

Company Limited By Guarantee And Registered Charity

Reg. no. 02678419

Former controllers (3)

10 March 2026

Ceased Richard Paul Hatfield — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

9 January 2023

Ceased Richard Timothy Schadla-Hall — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

18 November 2021

Ceased Caroline Anne Mcdonald — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

Group structure 14 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Royal Navy Museums

National Museum of the Royal Navy Trading Owns 75–100% of shares

NMRN Hartlepool Owns 75–100% of shares

NMRN Operations Owns 75–100% of shares

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Operations Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

NMRN Services Owns 75–100% of shares

Royal Marines Museum Owns 75–100% of shares

Royal Navy Submarine Museum Owns 50–75% of shares

The Fleet Air Arm Museum CLG Limited Owns 50–75% of shares

The HMS Caroline Preservation Company Owns 75–100% of shares

The HMS Trincomalee Trust Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Foudroyant Trust(the) This company Owns 75–100% of shares

The HMS Victory Preservation Company Owns 75–100% of shares

Warrior Preservation Trust Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
21 August 2026	Accounts for a dormant company	31 March 2026
9 June 2026	Registered office address changed
13 April 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	10 April 2026
10 March 2026	Cessation of a person with significant control
17 July 2025	Accounts for a dormant company	31 March 2025