THE GREENWICH FOUNDATION FOR THE OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-21 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+7.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
-7.2% vs 2024
Employees
83
-2.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE GREENWICH FOUNDATION FOR THE OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE 2003-07-01 → present
- THE GREENWICH FOUNDATION FOR THE ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE 1997-03-20 → 2003-07-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,470,769 | £2,131,848 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,311,990 | -£910,049 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£981,531 | -£814,492 | |
| Cash | £2,677,290 | £2,870,059 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,111,437 | £14,186,550 | |
| Net assets | £11,371,201 | £10,556,709 | |
| Equity | £11,371,201 | £10,556,709 | |
| Average employees | 85 | 83 | |
| Wages | £2,064,049 | £2,095,332 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -89.2% | -42.7% | |
| Net margin | -66.7% | -38.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -8.7% | -6.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.9% | 36.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.84x | 2.56x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a result, the Trustees do not consider there to be a material uncertainty in relation to the Foundation's ability to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- THE GREENWICH FOUNDATION FOR THE OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE · parent
- The Greenwich Trading Company Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “We welcomed 819,000 visitors and sold 92,000 admission tickets fortifying the enduring appeal of our offer for all visitors and our local community.”
- “Our commitment to stewardship included two significant conservation projects in the Chapel. The 235-year-old organ... has been fully restored... The Four Graces statues... were carefully cleaned.”
- “For the first time, we surpassed £1 million in General Admission income, with 92,000 tickets sold and a total of 819,000 visitors welcomed to the site.”
- “Over 40,000 visitors were transported to another world at Luke Jerram's Mars installed in the Painted Hall from November to January.”
- “More than 22,000 people came to see the co-commissioned celestial artwork that brought light and wonder in an extraordinary setting. The installation was a fusion of solar imagery, sunlight and sound composition by acclaimed artists Duncan Speakman and Sarah Anderson.”
- “Opening on Easter weekend, 30 March, the Chocolate House Greenwich exhibition proved hugely popular, attracting 29,000 visitors across the year.”
- “We earned the Investing in Volunteers certification for the next three years (2024-2027).”
- “We were proud to host the annual Citizenship Ceremony with the Royal Borough of Greenwich Mayor's Office, welcoming 140 new British citizens and their guests.”
- “We also partnered with Transport For London (TfL) for their 'In the City' campaign, which highlighted key London attractions...”
- “We also delivered the high-profile GreenWitch takeover with the University of Greenwich, Visit Greenwich and Universal Studios to celebrate the new Wicked movie.”
- “From March, we launched celebrations marking 100 years of filming at the Old Royal Naval College.”
- “This year we welcomed Greenwich Spirits Company as a new partner on our UNESCO maritime site. Opening its distillery and shop in the Mews Courtyard in November...”
- “The year was another landmark year for filming at the Old Royal Naval College, reinforcing our reputation as the UK's most filmed heritage site.”
- “This year we were proud to achieve Planet Mark Business Certification, an internationally recognised sustainability standard that reflects our ongoing commitment to reducing our environmental impact.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEES, Matthew Paul | Secretary | 2019-02-18 | — | — |
| ETHERINGTON, Stuart James, Sir | Director | 2023-07-01 | Feb 1955 | British |
| FAY, Samantha Louise | Director | 2024-02-01 | Nov 1969 | British |
| GYLPHE, Claire | Director | 2024-02-01 | Sep 1968 | French |
| HENRY, Alanna | Director | 2025-05-01 | Jul 1976 | British |
| JOHNS, Adrian James, Vice Admiral Sir | Director | 2018-07-05 | Sep 1951 | British |
| PALIN, William Michael | Director | 2024-02-01 | Nov 1970 | British |
| REYNOLDS, Eric George | Director | 2022-08-03 | Jul 1943 | British |
| SMITH, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2024-12-16 | Aug 1979 | British |
| VARRIALE, Monica | Director | 2026-04-02 | Oct 1975 | Italian |
| WILSON, Duncan Henry | Director | 2022-08-03 | Mar 1957 | British |
| WIPPERMAN, Thomas Edward | Director | 2022-10-11 | Jan 1984 | British |
| YOUNG, Liz | Director | 2024-02-01 | Jun 1973 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMSON, Jeffrey Peter | Secretary | 2008-05-01 | 2013-06-14 |
| BARNARD, Edward John | Secretary | 2015-04-13 | 2019-02-18 |
| CARNWATH, Francis Anthony Armstrong | Secretary | 1997-03-20 | 1999-01-21 |
| GATESHILL, David John | Secretary | 2014-09-30 | 2015-04-13 |
| GRAY, John Wilson | Secretary | 2003-03-06 | 2008-05-01 |
| HOLMES, Elspeth Lucy | Secretary | 2013-10-24 | 2014-09-30 |
| SHELDON, Jonathan Richard | Secretary | 1999-01-21 | 2003-03-07 |
| ANDREAE, Sophie Clodagh Mary | Director | 2007-07-02 | 2015-03-19 |
| BARNES, John Nigel | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2022-06-03 |
| BATHURST, David Benjamin, Sir | Director | 1997-03-20 | 2004-03-10 |
| BAX, William Robert | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2022-10-11 |
| BAXTER, Alan James | Director | 2004-06-10 | 2006-03-13 |
| BERMAN, Franklin Delow, Sir | Director | 1997-03-21 | 2005-05-31 |
| BRIGGS, Nicola Susan | Director | 2019-03-21 | 2023-09-08 |
| BROOKS, Peter John | Director | 2008-02-14 | 2016-02-11 |
| CLARK, Andrew Robert | Director | 2015-12-17 | 2024-12-15 |
| COPPIN, Alan Charles | Director | 2003-05-22 | 2004-05-03 |
| CRAWFORD, Robert William Kenneth, Sir | Director | 2007-03-14 | 2014-09-30 |
| CROCKETT, Nicole Jane, Dr | Director | 2005-09-22 | 2013-09-21 |
| DUVALL, Leonard Lloyd | Director | 1997-03-21 | 2000-05-25 |
| EVENETT, Rupert William, Dr | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2022-12-28 |
| GOULDEN, John, Sir | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2010-10-13 |
| GOWMAN, Alison Jane | Director | 2006-03-09 | 2013-03-21 |
| GREATBATCH, Kenneth John | Director | 2011-10-06 | 2014-05-19 |
| HALES, Antony John | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2023-06-30 |
| KEMPNER, Thomas, Professor | Director | 1997-03-21 | 2003-02-27 |
| KONG, Jamaria | Director | 2015-12-17 | 2023-12-15 |
| MACCORMAC, Richard Cornelius, Sir | Director | 1997-03-21 | 2003-02-27 |
| MACQUEEN, Rosemarie Anne | Director | 2015-12-17 | 2022-02-18 |
| MCCALLA, Jillian | Director | 2008-10-09 | 2014-06-05 |
| MORRISON, Michael James | Director | 2007-03-14 | 2015-03-19 |
| MORSE, Victoria Elizabeth | Director | 2003-05-22 | 2007-12-05 |
| PEROWNE, Brian Benjamin | Director | 2010-10-13 | 2018-10-11 |
| PLOWDEN, Francis John | Director | 2003-05-22 | 2011-05-20 |
| RICHARDSON, Margaret Ann | Director | 1997-03-21 | 2004-05-03 |
| ROBERTS, Christopher John | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2007-12-05 |
| SARWAL, Prodaman Kumar | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2023-10-02 |
| SHANKS, Peter David Kenneth | Director | 2014-11-27 | 2018-11-01 |
| SHARMAN, Evelyn Janet | Director | 2002-10-03 | 2010-03-18 |
| SHAWE-TAYLOR, Desmond Philip | Director | 2015-12-17 | 2023-12-15 |
| STIRLING, Angus Duncan Aeneas, Sir | Director | 1997-03-20 | 2004-03-10 |
| SWINSON, Christopher | Director | 1997-03-21 | 2002-07-31 |
| TRUSLER, Peter Michael Anthony | Director | 2006-03-09 | 2007-05-04 |
| VARRIALE, Monica | Director | 2024-02-01 | 2026-03-06 |
| WHYTE, Diane Laura | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2025-05-01 |
| WILKINSON, Nicholas John, Rear Admiral | Director | 2003-02-27 | 2010-10-13 |
| WILKINSON, Susan Linda | Director | 2010-10-13 | 2018-10-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew Paul Mees | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-10-11 | Active |
| Ms Angela Marie Clare Mcconville | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-10-02 | Ceased 2019-10-11 |
| Mr Brendan Mark Mccarthy | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 192 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-02 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+44.9%
£1,470,769 £2,131,848
-
Cash
+7.2%
£2,677,290 £2,870,059
-
Net assets
-7.2%
£11,371,201 £10,556,709
-
Employees
-2.4%
85 83
-
Operating profit
+30.6%
-£1,311,990 -£910,049
-
Wages
+1.5%
£2,064,049 £2,095,332
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers