The Helicopter Museum Ltd

Active01517593 Private company limited by guarantee

Incorporated: 16 September 1980 (46 years)
Previously known as: British Rotorcraft Museum and Avon Air Collection Limited(the) (until 8 October 2025)
Industry: Museums activities (91020)
Directors: Clive John Elks
Alisdair Edward James Wood
Philip Henry Chalmers Winterton
all 7 directors
Controlled by: Captain Peter Turner
Accounts type: Total exemption full
Region: South West
Address: Weston Heliport
Locking Moor Road
Weston Super Mare
BS22 8PL

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 December 2026
Last accounts: 31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due: 29 January 2027
Last conf. stmt: 15 January 2026

Officers 8 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Elks, Clive John

Director · Appointed 2 January 2024

British

Born August 1950 (76)

Wood, Alisdair Edward James, Dr

Director · Appointed 16 December 2022

British

Born January 1966 (60)

Winterton, Philip Henry Chalmers

Director · Appointed 9 September 2022

British

Born April 1944 (82)

Dore, Geoffrey

Secretary · Appointed 22 January 2021

Adams, Robert David

Director · Appointed 22 January 2021

British

Born June 1967 (59)

Whittaker, Steven Richard

Director · Appointed 24 April 2017

British

Born July 1953 (73)

Dore, Geoffrey William

Director · Appointed 6 July 1999

Also at Druid Oak Management Company Limited, Heliworld Limited · more companies

British

Born December 1967 (58)

Turner, Peter, Captain

Director · Appointed 1 July 1996

Also at Heliworld Limited · more companies

British

Born February 1947 (79)

Officer history (25 former)

29 January 2026

Resigned Ap Rees, Elfan Dyfed as Director

15 January 2025

Resigned Norris, Alan as Director

2 January 2024

Appointed Elks, Clive John as Director

28 September 2023

Resigned Roller, Richard Eyton as Director

16 December 2022

Appointed Wood, Alisdair Edward James, Dr as Director

9 September 2022

Appointed Winterton, Philip Henry Chalmers as Director

7 July 2022

Resigned Russell, Geoffrey Robert as Director

28 January 2021

Resigned Chatfield, Peter John as Director

22 January 2021

Appointed Norris, Alan as Director

22 January 2021

Appointed Adams, Robert David as Director

22 January 2021

Appointed Dore, Geoffrey as Secretary

20 January 2021

Resigned Ponsonby, John Maurice Maynard as Director

25 June 2020

Resigned Wallace, David as Secretary

25 June 2020

Resigned Wallace, David as Director

24 April 2017

Appointed Whittaker, Steven Richard as Director

1 April 2016

Appointed Ponsonby, John Maurice Maynard as Director

24 March 2016

Resigned Edwards, Raymond Edgar as Director

11 October 2012

Appointed Roller, Richard Eyton as Director

24 September 2010

Appointed Edwards, Raymond Edgar as Director

18 September 2008

Resigned Patch, Brian Wallace as Director

24 January 2008

Appointed Chatfield, Peter John as Director

31 March 2007

Resigned Helm, Hagen Max as Director

20 December 2005

Appointed Russell, Geoffrey Robert as Secretary

20 December 2005

Resigned Russell, Geoffrey Robert as Secretary

20 December 2005

Appointed Russell, Geoffrey Robert as Director

30 April 2005

Resigned Bath, David Richard as Director

21 October 2004

Resigned Semple, Robert, Mr. as Director

21 October 2004

Appointed Helm, Hagen Max as Director

20 June 2002

Appointed Semple, Robert, Mr. as Director

20 June 2002

Resigned Lad, Alan Mansell as Director

20 June 2002

Resigned Hinder, Darrell as Director

20 June 2002

Appointed Bath, David Richard as Director

1 November 2001

Appointed Lad, Alan Mansell as Director

1 November 2001

Resigned White, Dennis Chancellor Bawrington, Cdr as Director

10 July 2001

Resigned Falconer, John Michael as Director

25 January 2001

Appointed Hinder, Darrell as Director

17 February 2000

Appointed Falconer, John Michael as Director

17 February 2000

Resigned Barton, Glenn as Director

6 July 1999

Appointed Dore, Geoffrey William as Director

15 April 1999

Resigned Hughes, Charles Anthony as Director

15 January 1998

Resigned Spence, Colin James as Director

1 January 1997

Appointed Hughes, Charles Anthony as Director

1 January 1997

Appointed Barton, Glenn as Director

1 July 1996

Appointed Turner, Peter, Captain as Director

27 January 1996

Resigned Norris, Alan as Director

30 October 1992

Resigned Gibbs, John as Secretary

30 October 1992

Resigned Tanner, Peter John as Director

13 October 1992

Appointed Wallace, David as Director

13 October 1992

Resigned Edwards, Anthony Brian as Director

13 October 1992

Appointed Wallace, David as Secretary

8 December 1991

Appointed Spence, Colin James as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Captain Peter Turner

Individual · Notified 2 January 2024

Has significant influence or control

British

Born February 1947 (79)

Former controllers (1)

2 January 2024

Ceased Captain Elfan Dyfed Ap Rees — Has significant influence or control

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
31 January 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	15 January 2026
30 January 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
18 December 2025	Total exemption full accounts	31 March 2025
8 October 2025	Certificate of change of name
23 January 2025	Confirmation statement with no updates	15 January 2025