BOURNEMOUTH AVIATION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1034671 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOURNEMOUTH AVIATION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LIMITED, JET HERITAGE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

The Bournemouth Aviation Museum is now situated opposite the airport in the grounds of Adventure Wonderland .The museum is open every day during the summer 10am till 5pm and at weekends in the winter from 10am until 4pm. The museum will only be closed during this time due to adverse weather or shortage of volunteers. We always need more volunteers to keep the museum open.

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Latest income

£168k

Latest spending

£164k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the museum's financial performance has improved considerably compared to the previous year, resulting in a strong and stable financial position. This stability has allowed the Trustees to invest confidently in site development and collection expansion. The museum continues to provide significant public benefit through educational and cultural offerings, supported by new revenue streams such as an on-site coffee shop and an expanded museum shop.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

CLIVE EDWARD WHYBROW
DAVID FRENCH-WAY
HILARY BASNETT
Jean Mary Loader
PAUL NESBITT

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/11/2024	£168k	£164k
30/11/2023	£136k	£138k
30/11/2022	£129k	£104k
30/11/2021	£108k	£82k
30/11/2020	£68k	£77k

Common questions

Is BOURNEMOUTH AVIATION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the museum's financial performance has improved considerably compared to the previous year, resulting in a strong and stable financial position. This stability has allowed the Trustees to invest confidently in site development and collection expansion. The museum continues to provide significant public benefit through educational and cultural offerings, supported by new revenue streams such as an on-site coffee shop and an expanded museum shop.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS	2	£2k
ARMY AIR CORPS CHARITY	1	£44k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK AVIATION MUSEUM LIMITED.

NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK AVIATION MUSEUM LIMITED income £184k
THE FARNBOROUGH AIR SCIENCES TRUST income £126k
GATWICK AVIATION MUSEUM income £222k
DUXFORD AVIATION SOCIETY income £233k
CITY OF NORWICH AVIATION MUSEUM income £236k
KENT BATTLE OF BRITAIN MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED income £151k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BOURNEMOUTH AVIATION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	£168k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK AVIATION MUSEUM LIMITED FY2025	£184k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FARNBOROUGH AIR SCIENCES TRUST FY2025	£126k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GATWICK AVIATION MUSEUM FY2025	£222k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
DUXFORD AVIATION SOCIETY FY2024	£233k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CITY OF NORWICH AVIATION MUSEUM FY2025	£236k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.