HAWKER TYPHOON PRESERVATION GROUP

Registered charity 1167143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Rebuild Hawker Typhoon RB396 to flight as an active memorial to all the crews

Objects

1. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT A NAPIER SABRE POWERED HAWKER TYPHOON MK1B AIRCRAFT AND RETURN HER TO FULL WORKING ORDER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND TO DEMONSTRATE AND DISPLAY HER TO THE PUBLIC; AND2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN HAWKER TYPHOON AIRCRAFT AND THEIR CREWS FOR THE BENEFIT OF BRITISH HERITAGE, REMEMBRANCE AND HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE AND IN PARTICULAR:A. ITS ASSOCIATED PROVENANCE AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT;B. ITS AVIATION AND ENGINEERING HERITAGE,C. ITS SIGNIFICANT HERITAGE INTEREST,D. ITS OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES AND PROCESSESE. ITS DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGIES

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

£130k

Latest spending

£105k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free unrestricted reserves were £126,607 at the end of the period, which the trustees consider adequate to meet future anticipated demands and maintain operations. The charity reported total incoming resources of £130,361 against total outgoing expenditures of £108,422, resulting in a net increase in funds. There are no disclosed material uncertainties or deficits affecting the charity's financial stability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to meet the future anticipated demands on the charities resources (held: £127k)

“It is the policy of the Team to maintain the general unrestricted funds at a level to provide sufficient reserves to meet the future anticipated demands on the charities resources.” — 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.

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
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
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Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Funders the charity credits

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

TriGuard Security — “TriGuard Security Sponsors Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

SAMUEL WORTHINGTON-LEESEchair
Alexander William Davies
Mark Charles John McMurrugh

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£130k	£105k
31/05/2024	£230k	£185k
31/05/2023	£111k	£104k
31/05/2022	£179k	£273k
31/05/2021	£296k	£79k

Common questions

Is HAWKER TYPHOON PRESERVATION GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free unrestricted reserves were £126,607 at the end of the period, which the trustees consider adequate to meet future anticipated demands and maintain operations. The charity reported total incoming resources of £130,361 against total outgoing expenditures of £108,422, resulting in a net increase in funds. There are no disclosed material uncertainties or deficits affecting the charity's financial stability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HAWKER TYPHOON PRESERVATION GROUP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HAWKER TYPHOON PRESERVATION GROUP as a grant recipient include SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k

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
THE SIR PETER RIGBY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£170k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED.

DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED income £314k
The Helicopter Museum income £352k
FLY HARRIER TRUST income £431k
THE HAWKS AND OSPREYS CHARITABLE TRUST income £116k
THE PEOPLE'S MOSQUITO LIMITED income £350k
SEFTON PARK PALM HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST income £981k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HAWKER TYPHOON PRESERVATION GROUP	£130k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£314k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Helicopter Museum FY2025	£352k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FLY HARRIER TRUST FY2025	£431k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HAWKS AND OSPREYS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£116k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PEOPLE'S MOSQUITO LIMITED FY2025	£350k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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