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NATIONAL SPITFIRE PROJECT

Registered charity 1158286 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advance the education of the public in the history of the design and development of the Spitfire aircraft and its role, including the erection and maintenance of a memorial to the Spitfire.

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Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£407k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £671,633, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The trustees report a healthy financial position with significant cash balances and pledged donations, confirming the entity is a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £672k)
“The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to a minimum of approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 6
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 — National Spitfire Monument (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£407k
Cost of raising funds
£74k
Reserves (reported)
£672k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~19.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£1.5m£407k
31/10/2024£175k£563k
31/10/2023£533k£101k
31/10/2022£78k£58k
31/10/2021£2k£2k

Common questions

Is NATIONAL SPITFIRE PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £671,633, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The trustees report a healthy financial position with significant cash balances and pledged donations, confirming the entity is a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NATIONAL SPITFIRE PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NATIONAL SPITFIRE PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£50k