NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM CORNWALL TRUST
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Cash
£573k
+6.5% vs 2025
Net assets
£25m
-2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
52
+2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£518k
+49.7% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £4,789,534 | £2,412,516 | £2,276,859 | -5.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,906,998 | -£1,029,777 | -£517,961 | +49.7% | |
| Net profit | £2,995,101 | -£1,035,204 | -£517,961 | +50% | |
| Cash | £902,432 | £538,735 | £573,484 | +6.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,597,627 | £26,553,435 | £26,000,333 | -2.1% | |
| Net assets | £26,712,864 | £25,677,660 | £25,159,699 | -2% | |
| Equity | £26,712,864 | £25,677,660 | £25,159,699 | -2% | |
| Average employees | 45 | 51 | 52 | +2% | |
| Wages | £777,673 | £912,576 | £910,507 | -0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 62.5% | -42.9% | -22.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.0% | 6.8% | 5.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.55x | 1.63x | 1.40x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM CORNWALL TRUST 2000-08-22 → present
- NATIONAL AND CORNWALL MARITIME MUSEUM TRUST 1997-10-08 → 2000-08-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered these matters, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation the Group and Charity have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM CORNWALL TRUST · parent
- Discovery Quay Enterprises (Trading) Limited 100%
- Discovery Quay Enterprises Limited 100%
- Discovery Quay Square Limited
- Discovery Quay Property Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Helen Denise | Secretary | 2024-12-03 | — | — |
| BRADBURY, Susan Mary | Director | 2023-12-19 | Sep 1957 | British |
| CARR, Michael John | Director | 2023-12-28 | Jun 1959 | British |
| ESRA, Jo, Dr | Director | 2024-12-03 | Jul 1968 | British |
| GREEN, Coralie Dawn | Director | 2021-03-05 | Nov 1966 | British |
| GRIFFITHS, Michael | Director | 2020-09-24 | Sep 1949 | British |
| HOLMES, Robert Michael | Director | 2014-09-17 | Nov 1967 | British |
| HUNT, Sam Hugh D'Aquilar | Director | 2013-12-17 | Jan 1948 | British |
| MORGAN, Shan, Dame | Director | 2022-12-06 | Mar 1955 | British |
| NEWBERRY, Patrick John, Dr | Director | 2025-09-18 | Oct 1956 | British |
| SLADE, Stuart | Director | 2026-07-01 | Jan 1967 | British |
| WINSER, Margaret Ellen | Director | 2026-03-18 | Sep 1942 | British |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGHTY, Richard Mervyn | Secretary | 2014-10-06 | 2024-12-03 |
| GRIFFIN, Jonathan Peter | Secretary | 2013-09-30 | 2014-10-06 |
| OHLY, Christopher John | Secretary | 2000-07-14 | 2002-06-20 |
| PIKE, Christopher Anthony | Secretary | 2002-06-20 | 2013-09-30 |
| SLAUGHTER, John Keith | Secretary | 1997-10-08 | 2000-07-14 |
| BARLOW, Amanda Jane Vivian | Director | 2006-03-20 | 2009-06-30 |
| BOSCAWEN, Evelyn Arthur Hugh, Viscount | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2024-08-23 |
| CHIN QUEE, Gerald William | Director | 2007-03-26 | 2009-06-30 |
| CLARK, Deborah Jean | Director | 1999-09-10 | 2000-07-14 |
| CUNLIFFE, Jonathan David William | Director | 2014-09-17 | 2021-03-05 |
| DAVIES, Peter Wilton | Director | 2013-12-17 | 2026-03-18 |
| DOE, Helen | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2009-05-06 |
| EVANS, Michael Emlyn | Director | 2003-12-15 | 2014-02-23 |
| FAWCETT, Amelia Chilcott, Dame | Director | 2004-10-04 | 2006-12-11 |
| FERRETT, Jill | Director | 2001-01-15 | 2004-06-22 |
| HAIRE, Penny Alexandra | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2004-11-02 |
| HOGG, Gordon Anthony, Captain | Director | 1997-10-08 | 2017-12-07 |
| HOLBOROW, Mary Christina, Lady | Director | 1997-11-04 | 2006-10-02 |
| HUNT, Christopher John | Director | 2013-09-17 | 2018-12-14 |
| HUNT, Simon Hugh D'Aquilar | Director | 2006-03-20 | 2012-01-15 |
| HUTCHINGS, Stewart Charles | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2006-10-28 |
| KNIGHT, Michael Anthony | Director | 2005-07-04 | 2014-09-17 |
| KNIGHT, Roger John Beckett, Dr | Director | 1997-11-04 | 2002-12-31 |
| KNOX-JOHNSTON, Robin | Director | 1997-11-04 | 2006-06-07 |
| MANN, Tamsin Rebecca | Director | 2017-03-16 | 2021-03-05 |
| MILES, Raymond Reginald | Director | 2000-12-04 | 2008-03-28 |
| MONEY, Jonathan Ernie | Director | 2000-10-13 | 2005-11-01 |
| MORGAN, Lucy Harriet | Director | 2014-12-09 | 2016-03-09 |
| MORRIS, Brinley | Director | 2004-10-04 | 2005-05-05 |
| MYNERS, Paul | Director | 1997-12-11 | 2004-03-26 |
| PARR, Martin Rennell Charlton | Director | 1997-11-04 | 2003-03-31 |
| PAWLYN, Anthony Josiah | Director | 2003-09-19 | 2023-09-21 |
| PUGH, Sara Victoria | Director | 2017-12-07 | 2022-09-23 |
| SEARLE, Peter Raymond England | Director | 2014-03-25 | 2021-03-31 |
| SHERRARD, Simon Patrick | Director | 2014-06-24 | 2025-09-18 |
| SLAUGHTER, John Keith | Director | 1997-11-04 | 2003-09-19 |
| SORRENTINO, Olga Marie Louise Anna Polizzi Di, The Hon Mrs | Director | 1999-09-10 | 2003-09-19 |
| STAMMERS, Michael Kingsley | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2006-10-02 |
| STANHOPE, Alan, Dr | Director | 1997-11-04 | 2006-10-02 |
| STATHAM-WILKINS, Ben Lawson | Director | 2023-03-23 | 2026-09-17 |
| STAUGHTON, Simon James | Director | 2008-12-08 | 2018-09-20 |
| STEMBRIDGE, Helen | Director | 2018-09-20 | 2023-09-21 |
| STEPHENS, Roger Michael | Director | 2004-10-04 | 2013-12-17 |
| STETHRIDGE, Peter Charles | Director | 2006-10-02 | 2010-07-31 |
| STEWARD, Brian Derrick | Director | 2011-06-28 | 2022-01-07 |
| TREGONING, Simon Charles | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2026-09-17 |
| VANN, Barbara Jane, Dr | Director | 2006-03-20 | 2015-07-01 |
| VERNON, Terence John | Director | 1997-10-08 | 2003-03-31 |
| WILLIAMS, David | Director | 2020-09-24 | 2023-11-01 |
| WINSER, Margaret Ellen | Director | 2000-10-13 | 2014-03-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.