GENERAL AVIATION SAFETY COUNCIL

Charity number: 1094175
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity works to improve safety in all forms of general aviation via: quarterly magazine 'Flight Safety' - newsletters, - physical safety evenings, seminars, webinars, visits & outside events - production of safety material - special investigations - responding to consultations and delivery of Airspace Infringements Awareness courses approved by the CAA.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £160,961
Total expenditure: £165,321

People

9 Trustee(s)

7 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

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 October 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • GASCO (Working name)
Company number:
04425086 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Captain Nils Jamieson Trustee 17 October 2024
None on record
Simon Tilling Trustee 09 October 2023
None on record
Robert George Hughes Trustee 02 November 2021
None on record
Russell William Mason Trustee 16 November 2020
None on record
Martin Robinson Trustee 24 October 2018
None on record
Stephen Slater Trustee 28 June 2016
None on record
Elizabeth Walkinshaw Trustee 25 June 2015
None on record
Philip Andrew Hall Trustee 26 June 2014
None on record
WG CDR GARY COLEMAN RAF Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £185.22k £155.75k £112.76k £107.99k £160.96k
Total expenditure £188.58k £152.84k £135.31k £134.38k £165.32k
Income from government contracts N/A £48.92k 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 December 2023 31 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 26 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 26 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 02 November 2022 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 02 November 2022 2 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 12 November 2021 12 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 12 November 2021 12 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 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 ON THE 25 APRIL 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 6TH MAY 2004 AND 26TH NOVEMBER 2009. as amended on 12 Jun 2012

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF GENERAL AVIATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ("THE UK") ALONG SAFE LINES BY ENCOURAGING COMPETENCE, SAFETY AND GOOD AIRMANSHIP AMONG GENERAL AVIATION PILOTS AND OPERATORS AND ALL CONCERNED WITH GENERAL AVIATION ACTIVITY.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
ROCHESTER CITY AIRPORT
MAIDSTONE ROAD
CHATHAM
ME5 9SD
Phone:
01634200203
Email:
penny@gasco.org.uk
Website:

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