The Royal Collection Trust

Active02713536 Private company limited by guarantee

Incorporated: 11 May 1992 (34 years)
Industry: Library activities (91011)
Archives activities (91012)
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions (91030)
Directors: James Nicholas Lambert
James William Pender Chalmers
Richard Benyon
all 11 directors
Controlled by: James Chalmers
The Right Honourable The Lord Richard Benyon
Vice Admiral Sir Charles Anthony Johnstone-Burt
all 5 controllers
Accounts type: Group
Region: Greater London
Address: York House
St. James's Palace
London
SW1A 1BQ

Website & contact details

Website: rct.uk

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 December 2027
Last accounts: 31 March 2026
Conf. stmt due: 14 April 2027
Last conf. stmt: 31 March 2026

Officers 11 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Lambert, James Nicholas

Director · Appointed 1 April 2026

British

Born April 1957 (69)

Chalmers, James William Pender

Director · Appointed 1 January 2025

British

Born July 1964 (62)

Benyon, Richard, The Right Honourable The Lord

Director · Appointed 1 November 2024

British

Born October 1960 (66)

Bacon, Nicholas Hickman Ponsonby, Sir

Director · Appointed 1 March 2024

Also at The Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth, Robins Row Insurance Holdings Limited, Castell Nominees Limited · more companies

British

Born May 1953 (73)

Alderton, Clive, Sir

Director · Appointed 1 December 2022

Also at Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation

British

Born May 1967 (59)

Nelson, Tonya Lynn, Dr

Director · Appointed 1 April 2022

American

Born November 1973

Shah, Monisha Amrit

Director · Appointed 1 April 2022

Also at Caterham School · more companies

British

Born September 1969 (57)

Ivory, Brian, Sir

Director · Appointed 1 January 2021

Also at Royal Collection Enterprises Limited

British

Born April 1949 (77)

Keay, Anna Julia, Dr

Director · Appointed 1 April 2018

Also at Big Yellow Group PLC

British

Born August 1974 (52)

Johnstone-Burt, Charles Anthony, Vice Admiral

Director · Appointed 18 October 2017

British

Born February 1958 (68)

Bolland, Marc Jan

Director · Appointed 1 April 2017

Dutch

Born March 1959 (67)

Officer history (32 former)

1 April 2026

Appointed Lambert, James Nicholas as Director

31 March 2025

Resigned Leigh-Pemberton, James Henry, Sir as Director

1 January 2025

Appointed Chalmers, James William Pender as Director

31 December 2024

Resigned Stevens Kcvo, Michael John, Sir as Director

1 November 2024

Appointed Benyon, Richard, The Right Honourable The Lord as Director

31 October 2024

Resigned Parker, Andrew David, Lord as Director

1 March 2024

Appointed Bacon, Nicholas Hickman Ponsonby, Sir as Director

1 December 2022

Resigned Young, Edward, The Right Honourable as Director

1 December 2022

Appointed Alderton, Clive, Sir as Director

1 April 2022

Appointed Shah, Monisha Amrit as Director

1 April 2022

Appointed Nelson, Tonya Lynn, Dr as Director

1 April 2021

Appointed Parker, Andrew David, Lord as Director

31 March 2021

Resigned Peel, William James Robert, The Right Honourable The Earl as Director

10 March 2021

Resigned The Prince Of Wales, Charles, Hrh as Director

1 January 2021

Appointed Ivory, Brian, Sir as Director

31 December 2020

Resigned Montagu Douglas Scott, Richard Walter John, Duke Of Buccleuch And Queensberry as Director

1 April 2018

Appointed Keay, Anna Julia, Dr as Director

1 April 2018

Resigned Savill, Rosalind Joy, Dame as Director

1 January 2018

Appointed Stevens Kcvo, Michael John, Sir as Director

1 January 2018

Resigned Reid, Philip Alan, Sir as Director

18 October 2017

Appointed Johnstone-Burt, Charles Anthony, Vice Admiral as Director

17 October 2017

Appointed Young, Edward, The Right Honourable as Director

17 October 2017

Resigned Geidt, Christopher Edward Wollaston Mackenzie, The Rt Hon. as Director

1 April 2017

Appointed Bolland, Marc Jan as Director

1 April 2016

Appointed Leigh-Pemberton, James Henry, Sir as Director

1 April 2016

Resigned Troughton, Peter John Charles as Director

14 March 2012

Resigned Robinson, Duncan as Director

14 March 2012

Appointed Savill, Rosalind Joy, Dame as Director

31 March 2011

Resigned Shaw Stewart, Lucinda Victoria, Lady as Director

31 March 2011

Appointed Montagu Douglas Scott, Richard Walter John, Duke Of Buccleuch And Queensberry as Director

11 November 2008

Resigned Roberts, Hugh Ashley, Sir as Secretary

14 December 2007

Appointed Geidt, Christopher Edward Wollaston Mackenzie, The Rt Hon. as Director

14 December 2007

Resigned Janvrin, Robin Berry, Sir as Director

7 June 2007

Resigned Guinness, John Ralph Sidney, Sir as Director

22 March 2007

Appointed Troughton, Peter John Charles as Director

16 October 2006

Appointed Peel, William James Robert, The Right Honourable The Earl as Director

12 October 2006

Resigned The Lord Luce Gcvo, Richard, The Rt Hon as Director

15 March 2006

Appointed Robinson, Duncan as Director

15 March 2006

Resigned Anderson, William Eric Kinloch, Sir as Director

17 March 2005

Appointed Shaw Stewart, Lucinda Victoria, Lady as Director

17 March 2005

Resigned Marten, Mary Anna Sibell Elizabeth, The Honourable Mrs as Director

25 July 2002

Appointed Reid, Philip Alan, Sir as Director

25 July 2002

Resigned Peat, Michael, Sir as Director

8 June 2001

Appointed Guinness, John Ralph Sidney, Sir as Director

20 March 2001

Resigned Jervis, Simon Swynfen as Director

1 October 2000

Appointed The Lord Luce Gcvo, Richard, The Rt Hon as Director

31 May 2000

Resigned Camoys, Ralph Thomas Campion George Sherman, The Right Honourable as Director

13 March 2000

Appointed Anderson, William Eric Kinloch, Sir as Director

13 March 2000

Resigned Hennessy, David, The Right Honourable The Lord Windlesham as Director

22 March 1999

Appointed Marten, Mary Anna Sibell Elizabeth, The Honourable Mrs as Director

22 March 1999

Resigned Cavendish Dowager Duchess Of Devonshire, Deborah Vivien, Dcvo as Director

5 February 1999

Appointed Janvrin, Robin Berry, Sir as Director

5 February 1999

Resigned Fellowes, Robert, The Rt Hon Sir as Director

1 January 1998

Appointed Camoys, Ralph Thomas Campion George Sherman, The Right Honourable as Director

31 December 1997

Resigned Ogilvy, The Earl Of Airlie, David George Patrick Coke, The Rt Hon The Earl Of Airlie as Director

1 August 1996

Appointed Peat, Michael, Sir as Director

31 July 1996

Resigned Blewitt, Shane Gabriel, Major Sir as Director

12 March 1996

Appointed Roberts, Hugh Ashley, Sir as Secretary

11 March 1996

Resigned De Bellaigue, Geoffrey, Sir as Secretary

27 April 1993

Appointed Cavendish Dowager Duchess Of Devonshire, Deborah Vivien, Dcvo as Director

27 April 1993

Appointed Hennessy, David, The Right Honourable The Lord Windlesham as Director

25 March 1993

Appointed Jervis, Simon Swynfen as Director

29 January 1993

Appointed Fellowes, Robert, The Rt Hon Sir as Director

29 January 1993

Appointed Blewitt, Shane Gabriel, Major Sir as Director

29 January 1993

Appointed De Bellaigue, Geoffrey, Sir as Secretary

29 January 1993

Appointed The Prince Of Wales, Charles, Hrh as Director

29 January 1993

Appointed Ogilvy, The Earl Of Airlie, David George Patrick Coke, The Rt Hon The Earl Of Airlie as Director

29 January 1993

Resigned Foster, Robert Edward as Secretary

29 January 1993

Resigned Foster, Robert Edward as Director

29 January 1993

Resigned Hill, Judith Lynne as Director

29 January 1993

Resigned Thorne, James as Director

11 May 1992

Appointed Foster, Robert Edward as Secretary

11 May 1992

Appointed Foster, Robert Edward as Director

11 May 1992

Appointed Hill, Judith Lynne as Director

11 May 1992

Appointed Thorne, James as Director

Ownership 5 active

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

James Chalmers

Individual · Notified 1 January 2025

Has significant influence or control

British

Born July 1964 (62)

The Right Honourable The Lord Richard Benyon

Individual · Notified 1 November 2024

Has significant influence or control

British

Born October 1960 (66)

Vice Admiral Sir Charles Anthony Johnstone-Burt

Individual · Notified 23 March 2023

Has significant influence or control

British

Born February 1958 (68)

The Rt. Hon. Sir Clive Alderton

Individual · Notified 1 December 2022

Has significant influence or control

British

Born May 1967 (59)

The Sovereign

Legal person · Notified 6 April 2016

Right to appoint and remove directors

Corporation Sole

Holdings 1

Companies where The Royal Collection Trust is registered as a person with significant control

Royal Collection Enterprises Limited

Owns 75–100% of shares

Active

Former controllers (6)

31 December 2024

Ceased Michael John Stevens — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

31 October 2024

Ceased Lord Andrew David Parker — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

1 December 2022

Ceased The Right Honourable Edward Young — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

31 March 2021

Ceased The Right Honourable Earl William James Robert Peel — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

1 January 2018

Ceased Philip Alan Reid — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

17 October 2017

Ceased The Right Honourable Sir Christopher Edward Wollaston Mackenzie Giedt — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
18 August 2026	Group of companies' accounts	31 March 2026
15 April 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	31 March 2026
9 April 2026	Appointment of a director
12 August 2025	Group of companies' accounts	31 March 2025
27 May 2025	Change of details for a person with significant control