FLY NAVY HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 1117272 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FLY NAVY HERITAGE TRUST
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held £1,549,300 in free reserves, which exceeds its policy target of covering in excess of 6 months of operating costs (£777,493). The trustees report the charity remains in good health with a healthy bank account, despite a net expenditure for the year driven by significant capital investment in aircraft and spares.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: in excess of 6 months operating costs of £777,493 (held: £1.5m)
“Trustees continue to ensure that available free reserves are adequate to cover in excess of 6 months operating costs of £777,493.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Albert Goodman LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
NAVY WINGS HERITAGE FLIGHT LIMITED — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 2025-12-31)
- Equity: £1
- Average employees: 2
NAVY WINGS HERITAGE FLIGHT LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — FLY NAVY HERITAGE TRUST (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- BETTON, Andrew, Rear Admiral — director, appointed 10/11/2025on trustee list
- COLBERN, Nathan — director, appointed 10/11/2025on trustee list
- RIMMINGTON, Anthony, Rear Admiral — director, appointed 06/02/2024on trustee list
- COLMAN, Nigel — director, appointed 12/10/2023on trustee list
- SMITH, Nigel Robert — director, appointed 12/10/2017on trustee list
- STRONG, Michael John Francis — director, appointed 15/03/2013on trustee list
- COVINGTON, William Macartney — director, appointed 15/03/2007not on trustee list
- MANNA, Timothy John — director, appointed 19/10/2006on trustee list
- SMITH, Nigel Robert — secretary, appointed 12/10/2017
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£1.0m
Reported reserves equal ~32.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 42.0% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- BILL COVINGTON
- MICHAEL JOHN FRANCIS STRONG
- NATHAN COLBERN
- NIGEL ROBERT SMITH
- Nigel Colman
- REAR ADMIRAL IAN PETER GORDON TIBBITT CBE
- REAR ADMIRAL THOMAS ANTHONY CUNNINGHAM
- Rear Admiral Andrew Betton · trustee of 1 other charity
- Rear Anthony Rimmington
- TIMOTHY JOHN MANNA
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FLY NAVY HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £1,549,300 in free reserves, which exceeds its policy target of covering in excess of 6 months of operating costs (£777,493). The trustees report the charity remains in good health with a healthy bank account, despite a net expenditure for the year driven by significant capital investment in aircraft and spares. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Albert Goodman LLP.
Who funds FLY NAVY HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FLY NAVY HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE BRITTEN FOUNDATION.
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