THE FARNBOROUGH AIR SCIENCES TRUST

Registered charity 1040199 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FARNBOROUGH AIR SCIENCES TRUST

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.

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Latest income

£126k

Latest spending

£135k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust’s financial position remains sound and it operates on an entirely volunteer basis. The Chairman's report notes that visitor numbers held up well at around 12,000 for the year and that the Trust has secured a 30-year lease extension for its museum building.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

JAMES ANDREW LLOYDchair
BRIAN FREDERICK LUFF
DAVID WILSON
Dr GRAHAM MARTIN ROOD · trustee of 1 other charity
LAURENCE DAVID PESKETT
Michael John Hordley
Peter Buckroyd
RICHARD ERIC GARDNER
Sir Donald Spiers
Susan Linda Adcock

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£126k	£135k
31/07/2024	£396k	£212k
31/07/2023	£238k	£174k
31/07/2022	£198k	£170k
31/07/2021	£120k	£75k

Common questions

Is THE FARNBOROUGH AIR SCIENCES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust’s financial position remains sound and it operates on an entirely volunteer basis. The Chairman's report notes that visitor numbers held up well at around 12,000 for the year and that the Trust has secured a 30-year lease extension for its museum building.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	03/05/2023	£90k	"FAST Historic Film Archive"

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	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HERITAGE AIRCRAFT TRUST.

THE HERITAGE AIRCRAFT TRUST income £251k
FLY HARRIER TRUST income £431k
VULCAN RESTORATION TRUST income £217k
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK AVIATION MUSEUM LIMITED income £184k
BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST income £2.5m
GATWICK AVIATION MUSEUM income £222k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FARNBOROUGH AIR SCIENCES TRUST	£126k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HERITAGE AIRCRAFT TRUST FY2024	£251k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
FLY HARRIER TRUST FY2024	£431k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
VULCAN RESTORATION TRUST FY2024	£217k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK AVIATION MUSEUM LIMITED FY2025	£184k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST FY2025	£2.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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