AVIATION HERITAGE FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1127909 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AVIATION HERITAGE FOUNDATION

To advance the education of the public in national aviation history by the establishment and maintenance of a museum

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN NATIONAL AVIATION HISTORY BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE LOCAL

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

£34k

Latest spending

£32k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £54,463, which is above the stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity reports a net income surplus of £1,719 for the year, though it notes it is reliant on continued donations to exist.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least six months expenditure (held: £54k)

“It is currently the policy of the charity to maintain reserves at a level which equates to at least six months expenditure in order that the charity can continue to function if income from current sources declines.” — 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.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

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Complaints policy and procedures
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

RAY BURGESSchair
Lynn Reynolds

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

Operates in: Cardiff · Carmarthenshire · Ceredigion · Pembrokeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£34k	£32k
31/12/2024	£33k	£28k
31/12/2023	£28k	£31k
31/12/2022	£14k	£16k
31/12/2021	£31k	£19k

Common questions

Is AVIATION HERITAGE FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £54,463, which is above the stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity reports a net income surplus of £1,719 for the year, though it notes it is reliant on continued donations to exist. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.