The Tank Museum Limited

Active04962619 Private company limited by guarantee

What The Tank Museum say about themselves

“The Tank Museum, Bovington, UK - the world's finest collection of tanks and Dorset's best family day out! Home of TANKFEST and Tiger 131.”

— from tankmuseum.org
Incorporated
13 November 2003 (22 years)
Industry
Museums activities (91020)
Directors
Simon Andrew Ridgway
Rachel Louise Roberts
Matthew Neil Wilkinson
Accounts type
Group
Region
South West
Address
King George V Road
Bovington
Wareham
BH20 6JG

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
24 December 2026
Last conf. stmt
10 December 2025

Officers 13 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Ridgway, Simon Andrew
Director · Appointed 11 December 2025
British
Born June 1976 (50)
Roberts, Rachel Louise
Director · Appointed 4 September 2025
British
Born April 1980 (46)
Wilkinson, Matthew Neil, Colonel
Director · Appointed 12 September 2024
British
Born February 1973 (53)
Director · Appointed 6 June 2024
British
Born August 1963 (63)
Director · Appointed 7 June 2023
British
Born April 1977 (49)
Director · Appointed 7 June 2023
British
Born August 1955 (71)
Serle, Nicholas
Director · Appointed 22 May 2022
British
Born February 1974 (52)
Bishop, Andrea
Director · Appointed 4 March 2021
British
Born November 1960
Choi, Yun Sun
Director · Appointed 4 March 2021
South Korean
Born March 1972 (54)
Director · Appointed 18 September 2018
British
Born July 1965 (61)
Webb, David
Director · Appointed 25 May 2017
British
Born November 1968
Director · Appointed 6 December 2013
British
Born March 1967 (59)
Dolan, Steven Paul
Secretary · Appointed 18 June 2010
British
Officer history (44 former)
11 June 2026
Resigned Adie, Kathryn as Director
11 June 2026
Resigned Suttie, William Kenneth as Director
11 December 2025
Resigned Thompson, Gavin James, Brigadier as Director
11 December 2025
Appointed Ridgway, Simon Andrew as Director
26 October 2025
Resigned Rutledge, Martin John as Director
4 September 2025
Appointed Roberts, Rachel Louise as Director
12 September 2024
Appointed Wilkinson, Matthew Neil, Colonel as Director
12 September 2024
Resigned Williams Mc Adc, Patrick James, Colonel as Director
6 June 2024
Appointed Fernyhough, Nicholas Francis as Director
6 June 2024
Resigned Barnham, Oliver John Louis as Director
6 June 2024
Resigned Walters, Alexander Hamilton as Director
7 December 2023
Resigned Williams, Jason Michael, Colonel as Director
7 December 2023
Appointed Thompson, Gavin James, Brigadier as Director
7 September 2023
7 June 2023
Resigned Rowbotham, Steven Edward as Director
7 June 2023
Appointed Rutledge, Martin John as Director
7 June 2023
Appointed Milne, Scott as Director
7 June 2023
Appointed Rollo, William Raoul, Sir as Director
22 May 2022
Appointed Serle, Nicholas as Director
19 May 2022
Resigned Swift, Jonathan, Brigadier as Director
19 May 2022
Resigned Lockhart, Crispin, Colonel as Director
19 May 2022
Appointed Williams Mc Adc, Patrick James, Colonel as Director
4 March 2021
Appointed Bishop, Andrea as Director
4 March 2021
Appointed Choi, Yun Sun as Director
25 June 2020
Resigned Hammond, Christopher Brynley, Dr as Director
6 December 2019
Appointed Swift, Jonathan, Brigadier as Director
6 December 2019
Appointed Lockhart, Crispin, Colonel as Director
6 September 2019
Resigned Gibb, Ian Jonathan, Brigadier as Director
6 September 2019
Resigned Deacon, Guy Hugh John, Colonel as Director
24 May 2019
Appointed Williams, Jason Michael, Colonel as Director
24 May 2019
Resigned Wigley, Richard Simon as Director
24 May 2019
Resigned Pope, Jeremy James Richard as Director
18 September 2018
Appointed Woodhouse, Anthony William as Director
18 September 2018
Appointed Walters, Alexander Hamilton as Director
8 September 2018
Appointed Barnham, Oliver John Louis as Director
15 August 2018
Resigned Stafford-Charles, Fraser Mark as Director
24 May 2018
Resigned Ogorkiewicz, Richard Marian as Director
24 May 2018
Resigned Gilchrist, Peter, Maj Gen as Director
24 May 2018
Resigned Gibb, Mike as Director
29 May 2017
Resigned Whitmore, Mark Graham as Director
29 May 2017
Resigned Rutherford-Jones, Sarah as Director
29 May 2017
Resigned Everard, James Rupert, Major General Cbe as Director
29 May 2017
Resigned Stace, John Lawrence as Director
29 May 2017
Resigned Snow, Daniel Robert as Director
25 May 2017
Appointed Deacon, Guy Hugh John, Colonel as Director
25 May 2017
Appointed Suttie, William Kenneth as Director
25 May 2017
Appointed Adie, Kathryn as Director
25 May 2017
Appointed Webb, David as Director
25 May 2017
Appointed Hammond, Christopher Brynley, Dr as Director
30 May 2016
Resigned Seymour, Michael as Director
19 May 2016
Resigned Wylie, Ian Mcewan as Director
19 May 2016
Appointed Stafford-Charles, Fraser Mark as Director
6 March 2015
Appointed Gibb, Ian Jonathan, Brigadier as Director
6 March 2015
Resigned Hankinson, Piers David Prothero as Director
30 November 2014
Resigned Bruce, Robert Bernard, Brigadier as Director
7 March 2014
Resigned Walters, Alexander Hamilton as Director
6 December 2013
Appointed Bannister, William Bahlsen as Director
31 May 2013
Resigned Cordingley, Melissa Gwendolen as Director
31 May 2013
Resigned Maciejewski, Justin Charles Wladyslaw, Brigadier as Director
31 May 2013
Appointed Bruce, Robert Bernard, Brigadier as Director
31 May 2013
Resigned Rollo, William Raoul, Lieutenant General as Director
7 December 2012
Appointed Hankinson, Piers David Prothero as Director
7 December 2012
Resigned Caraffi, Simon, Brigadier as Director
31 December 2011
Resigned Levey, Simon, Brigadier as Director
9 December 2011
Appointed Rowbotham, Steven Edward as Director
9 December 2011
Appointed Maciejewski, Justin Charles Wladyslaw, Brigadier as Director
9 December 2011
Appointed Snow, Daniel Robert as Director
28 October 2011
Resigned White-Spunner, Barnabas William Benjamin, Lt.Gen as Director
30 September 2011
Appointed Everard, James Rupert, Major General Cbe as Director
11 August 2011
Resigned Allott, David Leonard as Director
31 March 2011
Resigned Silk, Dennis Raoul Whitehall as Director
10 September 2010
Appointed White-Spunner, Barnabas William Benjamin, Lt.Gen as Director
18 June 2010
Appointed Dolan, Steven Paul as Secretary
18 June 2010
18 June 2010
Resigned Mackenzie, Malcolm Seaforth as Director
18 June 2010
Appointed Gibb, Mike as Director
18 June 2010
Resigned Wilsons (Company Secretaries) Limited as Corporate Secretary
18 June 2010
Appointed Levey, Simon, Brigadier as Director
11 December 2009
Appointed Gilchrist, Peter, Maj Gen as Director
11 December 2009
Appointed Rutherford-Jones, Sarah as Director
2 December 2009
Resigned Davies, Stuart William, Dr as Director
4 November 2009
Resigned Henley, David Mark as Director
13 March 2009
Appointed Allott, David Leonard as Director
19 September 2008
Appointed Rollo, William Raoul, Lieutenant General as Director
6 June 2008
Appointed Whitmore, Mark Graham as Director
19 October 2007
Appointed Caraffi, Simon, Brigadier as Director
3 February 2006
Appointed Davies, Stuart William, Dr as Director
23 September 2005
Appointed Henley, David Mark as Director
22 November 2004
Appointed Cordingley, Melissa Gwendolen as Director
22 November 2004
Appointed Seymour, Michael as Director
22 November 2004
Appointed Wylie, Ian Mcewan as Director
27 February 2004
Appointed Wigley, Richard Simon as Director
13 November 2003
Appointed Stace, John Lawrence as Director
13 November 2003
Appointed Wheeler, Roger Neil, General Sir as Director
13 November 2003
Appointed Walters, Alexander Hamilton as Director
13 November 2003
Appointed Ogorkiewicz, Richard Marian as Director
13 November 2003
Appointed Mackenzie, Malcolm Seaforth as Director
13 November 2003
Appointed Pope, Jeremy James Richard as Director
13 November 2003
Appointed Silk, Dennis Raoul Whitehall as Director
13 November 2003
13 November 2003
Appointed Wilsons (Company Secretaries) Limited as Corporate Secretary

Ownership 0 active

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

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Holdings 1

Companies where The Tank Museum Limited is registered as a person with significant control

Active
Former controllers (4)
19 June 2025
Ceased William Raoul Rollo — Has significant influence or control
8 September 2023
Ceased Major General Andrew Peter Ridgway — Has significant influence or control
7 September 2023
Ceased Richard Smith — Has significant influence or control
24 May 2018
Ceased Maj Gen Peter Gilchrist — Has significant influence or control (as a trust)

Filings 183

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
25 July 2026Group of companies' accounts31 December 2025
18 June 2026Termination of appointment of a director
18 June 2026Termination of appointment of a director
13 January 2026Appointment of a director
6 January 2026Confirmation statement with no updates10 December 2025
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