VULCAN RESTORATION TRUST

Registered charity 1058111 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VRT

Preservation of Avro Vulcan aircraft as part of Britain's aviation heritage, in particular Avro Vulcan B2 XL426 at London Southend Airport, Essex, and to educate the general public in matters relating to the Vulcan's role in Britain's military history.

Objects

(1) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT AVRO VULCAN AIRCRAFT AND OTHER AIRCRAFT WHICH MAY OR HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST ASSOCIATED WITH THE AVRO VULCAN AS HISTORICAL OBJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND TO DEMONSTRATE AND DISPLAY SUCH AIRCRAFT AT PUBLIC EVENTS. (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ITEMS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST TOGETHER WITH THE ASSOCIATION EQUIPMENT THERETO IN PARTICULAR IN THE FIELD OF AVIATION.

Area of benefit: SOUTHEND/ROCHFORD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£217k

Latest spending

£168k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased to £234,865, with unrestricted funds comprising the entirety of this amount. The charity reports a net movement in funds of £48,809 for the year, indicating a positive financial position. The trustees confirm they are satisfied with the financial position and have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Vulcan Restoration Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW JOHN WAGSTAFF
HANNAH ELIZABETH DUERDEN
Jamie Keene
KEITH GRAHAM FATHERS
Matthew James Lawrence
PETER RAINEY
RICHARD JOHN CLARKSON
ROBIN JOHN WHITTLE

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£217k	£168k
31/12/2023	£177k	£181k
31/12/2022	£173k	£169k
31/12/2021	£139k	£113k
31/12/2020	£119k	£43k

Common questions

Is VULCAN RESTORATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that net assets increased to £234,865, with unrestricted funds comprising the entirety of this amount. The charity reports a net movement in funds of £48,809 for the year, indicating a positive financial position. The trustees confirm they are satisfied with the financial position and have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE SIR PETER RIGBY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£170k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£100k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£20k
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with VULCAN TO THE SKY TRUST.

VULCAN TO THE SKY TRUST income £847k
DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED income £314k
THE HERITAGE AIRCRAFT TRUST income £251k
THE FARNBOROUGH AIR SCIENCES TRUST income £126k
FLY HARRIER TRUST income £431k
AIRFIELDS OF BRITAIN CONSERVATION TRUST income £242k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
VULCAN RESTORATION TRUST	£217k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
VULCAN TO THE SKY TRUST FY2025	£847k	—	above	64.3%	noted
DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£314k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HERITAGE AIRCRAFT TRUST FY2025	£251k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE FARNBOROUGH AIR SCIENCES TRUST FY2025	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FLY HARRIER TRUST FY2025	£431k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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