FLYABILITY

Charity number: 1059197
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Flyability does not simply take people with disabilities flying, but strives to motivate people with disabilities to become involved in the sport of hang gliding and paragliding and to train as pilots. Flyability encourages people with disabilities to train at the BHPA school of their choice - alongside able-bodied student pilots (where possible).

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £831
Total expenditure: £1,681

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 November 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
GEORGE RANSOME Chair
None on record
David Charles Richardson Trustee 15 November 2018
None on record
SIMON WHITE Trustee 12 August 2013
None on record
HELEN LYSAGHT Trustee 12 August 2013
None on record
MARC NIGEL ASQUITH Trustee
None on record
JOHN PATRICK GLANDORE CROSBIE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £9.55k £2.62k £497 £4.54k £831
Total expenditure £1.49k £101 £1.31k £2.69k £1.68k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A 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 March 2024 16 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 28 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 06 February 2021 6 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not Required
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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 12 OCTOBER 1996 AS AMENDED 6 SEPTEMBER 1998

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF DISABLED PERSONS BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR SUCH PERSONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPORT OF HANG GLIDING, PARAGLIDING AND ANY OTHER RELATED FORMS OF FLIGHT, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE BRITISH HANG GLIDING AND PARAGLIDING ASSOCIATION

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
British Gliding Association
8 Merus Court
Meridian Business Park
LEICESTER
LE19 1RJ
Phone:
01162894316
Email:
contact@flyability.org.uk
Website:

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