GATWICK AVIATION MUSEUM

Registered charity 1075858 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For awareness of National Aviation History. Maintain & display historic aircraft & engines, classic aircraft & associated memorabilia & provide practical workshop on the development and progress of aviation.

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Latest income

£222k

Latest spending

£216k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £5,243 for the year ended 30 May 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £87,757. The trustees confirm that their reserves policy of maintaining three months of operating costs has proven to be sound. The filing confirms the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operating costs (held: £88k)

“Our reserves policy of 3 months of operating costs has proven to be sound and will continue.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Gatwick Aviation Museum (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW HELGE SCRASE
Brian Buchanan Aitchison
Gary John Ramsdale
Milton Roach

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/05/2025	£222k	£216k
30/05/2024	£218k	£216k
30/05/2023	£102k	£104k
30/05/2022	£49k	£82k
30/05/2021	£85k	£47k

Common questions

Is GATWICK AVIATION MUSEUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £5,243 for the year ended 30 May 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £87,757. The trustees confirm that their reserves policy of maintaining three months of operating costs has proven to be sound. The filing confirms the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 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
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GATWICK AIRPORT COMMUNITY TRUST.

GATWICK AIRPORT COMMUNITY TRUST income £250k
THE SOLWAY AVIATION SOCIETY LIMITED income £223k
GLOUCESTERSHIRE AVIATION COLLECTION income £130k
THE HERITAGE AIRCRAFT TRUST income £251k
DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED income £314k
CITY OF NORWICH AVIATION MUSEUM income £236k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GATWICK AVIATION MUSEUM	£222k	—	above	—	no doubt
GATWICK AIRPORT COMMUNITY TRUST FY2024	£250k	—	unclear	—	not going concern
THE SOLWAY AVIATION SOCIETY LIMITED FY2024	£223k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE AVIATION COLLECTION FY2025	£130k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE HERITAGE AIRCRAFT TRUST FY2024	£251k	—	above	—	no doubt
DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£314k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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