STOW MARIES GREAT WAR AERODROME LTD

Registered charity 1151099 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Preservation of Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome

Objects

1.TO PRESERVE THE FABRIC OF STOW MARIES WORLD WAR I AERODROME FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF STOW MARIES WORLD WAR I AERODROME, THE GREAT WAR AND THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE DEEMED CHARITABLE IN LAW.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Maldon, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Group generated a net surplus of £20,227 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £2,037,058. Per the Trustees' report, the Group's actual minimum unrestricted funds not invested in fixed assets or stock amounted to £176,243, which is above the policy target of £62,053. The Trustees confirm adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a minimum of 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2022 (received 03/03/2023, 31 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• LEADER and EAFRD — “With some great support from the Essex Rivers Team, we are very proud to thank the LEADER and EAFRD team for funding our Rule Britannia Exhi…” (source page)
• Essex Heritage Trust — “Essex Heritage Trust have been a wonderful supporter of the site, granting funds for exhibitions and volunteering needs since 2016.” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• An Catrin Margison
• Christopher John Macgowan OBE
• JOHN FRANCIS ALDRIDGE · trustee of 5 other charities
• Martyn John Gill · trustee of 1 other charity
• Penelope Anne Johnson
• SARAH JANE THRELFALL · trustee of 1 other charity
• Terry Collin
• Timothy John Clarke

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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