George Robert Cobb
British Army Reserve officer; Commanding Officer of the Honourable Artillery Company
Lieutenant Colonel George Robert Cobb VR (G R Cobb) is the Commanding Officer of the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC), the Army Reserve regiment based at Finsbury Barracks in the City of London, and an ex officio trustee of the HAC as a charity.[1][2]
Commanding Officer and trustee
The HAC's 2025 accounts list "Lieutenant Colonel G R Cobb VR" as Commanding Officer and an ex officio member of the Court of Assistants, the body whose members are the trustees of the charity. The accounts say that the Commanding Officer, "who is also a Trustee of the Company, is provided with free accommodation and also has exclusive discretion over the application of the Active Unit Grant". The grant was £40k in the year to 31 October 2025 (2024: £40k). The Court's annual grants to the Regiment "are fixed on an annual basis following discussions with the Commanding Officer", and one Court trustee post can be appointed by the Commanding Officer.[1]
In June 2026 the Army's FOI office said the units of the 77th Brigade had been resubordinated to the Land Special Operations Force on 14 April 2026, listing "The Honourable Artillery Company" among its units.[3] The Journal of the Royal Artillery (Spring 2026) reported HAC work in 2025 in "intelligence, PSYOPS, reconnaissance and irregular warfare", including Human Terrain analysts and support to "further IO deployments".[4]
Company directorships
Companies House records George Robert Cobb as a director of two HAC subsidiaries registered at Armoury House: Pencelli Limited (03724227), from 1 November 2023 (active), and HAC Flank Companies' Ball Limited (02266408), from 1 November 2023 to 15 October 2026.[5] A former HAC Commanding Officer, Mark Wood, was also a Pencelli director, in 2016–2019.[5]
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Honourable Artillery Company, Report of the Court of Assistants and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 October 2025, filed with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ The Journal of the Royal Artillery, Spring 2026, Honourable Artillery Company office-holders list ("Commanding Officer - Lt Col GR Cobb VR"), accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ Army Policy and Secretariat, LSOF and former 77 Brigade Freedom of Information response ArmySec/FOI2026/10971, 23 June 2026, via WhatDoTheyKnow, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ The Journal of the Royal Artillery, "The Honourable Artillery Company", Spring 2026, pp. 21–22, accessed 1 November 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Companies House, officer records for companies 03724227 and 02266408, accessed 1 November 2026.