THE FARNBOROUGH AIR SCIENCES TRUST

Charity number: 1040199
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Please see attached report. Main activities remain: Safeguarding Farnborough's unique aviation heritage. Displaying and archiving a world-class artifact, photo, film, report collection. Conserving historic buildings and large aviation exhibits. Running a museum. Providing facilities and inspiration for future generations.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £395,644
Total expenditure: £211,844

People

10 Trustee(s)

70 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Hampshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 August 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • FARNBOROUGH AIR SCIENCES TRUST (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JAMES ANDREW LLOYD Chair 06 March 2017
None on record
Susan Linda Adcock Trustee 08 February 2021
None on record
Michael John Hordley Trustee 17 June 2019
None on record
Peter Buckroyd Trustee 25 January 2016
None on record
Sir Donald Spiers Trustee 01 March 2015
None on record
DAVID WILSON Trustee 11 April 2013
None on record
Dr GRAHAM MARTIN ROOD Trustee
FORT HALSTEAD TRUST
Received: On time
RICHARD ERIC GARDNER Trustee
None on record
BRIAN FREDERICK LUFF Trustee
None on record
LAURENCE DAVID PESKETT Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £82.95k £120.38k £197.94k £237.98k £395.64k
Total expenditure £105.46k £75.18k £170.06k £174.08k £211.84k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £11.00k £12.00k £2.50k £44.77k N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 July 2024 01 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 01 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 25 June 2024 25 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 25 June 2024 25 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 15 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 15 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 17 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 17 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 18 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 18 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 7 AUGUST 1994, AS AMENDED BY MEMORANDUM OF CHOICE AND APPOINTMENT DATED 13TH. JANUARY 1995 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 16 MAY 2016

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A PUBLIC AIR AND SPACE SCIENCES CENTRE AT THE MAIN FACTORY SITE, FARNBOROUGH AERODROME, FARNBOROUGH IN THE COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE AND TO PRESERVE CERTAIN HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND APPARATUS THEREON AND DOCUMENTS, FILM, ARTEFACTS AND OTHER ITEMS CONNECTED THEREWITH SO AS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENTS OF AVIATION AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY FROM ITS EARLIEST DAYS AND ITS CONTINUING EVOLUTION.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Farnborough Air Sciences Trust
Trenchard House
85 Farnborough Road
FARNBOROUGH
GU14 6TF
Phone:
01252375050
Email:
manager@airsciences.org.uk
Website:

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