SOLENT SKY LTD

Charity number: 262995
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Museum Heritage Amenity

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income: £298,204
Total expenditure: £282,372

People

5 Trustee(s)

35 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Southampton City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 September 1971: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SOLENT SKY (Working name)
  • AERONAUTICA AT SOUTHAMPTON LTD (Previous name)
  • THE R J MITCHELL MEMORIAL MUSEUM LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
00960329 Open in new window
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Neil Leslie Hallett Trustee 18 October 2022
None on record
Alan Jones Trustee 04 July 2017
None on record
RICHARD LITTLE Trustee 30 May 2017
PPMA BUSINESS EDUCATION SKILLS TRAINING
Received: On time
Kathleen Elizabeth Jones Trustee 16 December 2015
None on record
JOHN GEORGE UPFIELD CLARK Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £235.10k £287.80k £295.91k £223.55k £298.20k
Total expenditure £182.51k £200.64k £204.84k £226.82k £282.37k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £138.79k £30.00k £30.00k 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 May 2024 21 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 21 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2023 22 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 22 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2022 10 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 10 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2021 29 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 29 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2020 29 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 29 March 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15 AUGUST 1969 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 14 JUNE 1971 AND 24 MARCH 1982 AND BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 13 JANUARY 2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 07 MAY 2014

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS RELATING TO AVIATION BY ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A MUSEUM AS A PERMANENT MEMORIAL TO R J MITCHELL THE DESIGNER OF THE SCHNEIDER TROPHY S6B SEAPLANE AND THE SPITFIRE.

Area of benefit

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

SOUTHAMPTON

Contact information

Address:
Timsbury Manor
Manor Lane
Timsbury
Romsey
SO51 0NE
Phone:
01794368963
Email:
aviation@spitfireonline.co.uk
Website:

www.solentskymuseum.org Open in new window