ROYAL NAVY MUSEUMS

Active
Company number 06699696Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 2008

No accounts in digital format (iXBRL) since 2019. Paper or PDF accounts are available at Companies House.

Sector comparison

SIC 91030

Where the company stands among the 758 active companies whose first SIC code is 91030 (Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions).

Company age18.1 years
Younger than 55% · median 19.9 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
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  5. NMRN OPERATIONS£48.6m
  6. THE ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUST£42.9m
  7. TRENTHAM LEISURE LTD.£38.6m
  8. CHATSWORTH HOUSE TRUST£37m
  9. DARTINGTON HALL TRUST(THE)£28.5m
  10. BLENHEIM PALACE HERITAGE FOUNDATION£28.4m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: ROYAL NAVY MUSEUMS

What kind of company is it?

ROYAL NAVY MUSEUMS is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 06699696. It was incorporated on 16 Sep 2008. Its status is active. The registered office is in Portsmouth (PO1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions (91030).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 758 active companies whose first SIC code is 91030: It is younger than 55% of them (median age 19.9 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It is a registered charity (number 1126283) with a latest reported income of £19.7m. It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 4.1% higher than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 15 Sep 2027.

Statutory reporting

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 4.1% higher
Mean hourly pay
women 3.9% higher
Median bonus pay
women 63.6% higher
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter46% womenLower middle60% womenUpper middle60% womenUpper pay quarter62% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
no gap
women 2.5% higher
2023/24
women 5.1% lower
women 0.6% higher
2022/23
women 4.5% lower
women 5.7% lower
2021/22
women 3.4% lower
women 3.2% lower
2020/21
women 3.2% higher
women 1.5% higher
2019/20
women 1% lower
women 10.3% lower
2018/19
women 2.7% lower
women 9.3% lower
2017/18
women 9.1% lower
women 16.2% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Registered charityNo. 1126283
Registered with the Charity Commission
14 Oct 2008
Income, year to 31 Mar 2025
£19.7m
Spending
£21.7m

To become the world's leading naval museum underpinned by the spirit of enterprise and adventure which has always been the hallmark of the Royal Navy. To make accessible to all the story of the Royal Navy and its people from earliest times to the present by collecting, preserving and interpreting a…

View on the register of charities

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Name changed to ROYAL NAVY MUSEUMSPreviously THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE ROYAL NAVY
  2. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  3. Ministry Of Defence registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.