THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN MEMORIAL TRUST CIO

Registered charity 1169005 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust CIO is dedicated to preserving the memory of the men and women who took part in the Battle of Britain commemorating their achievements and sacrifice. The Trust sets out to educate the public about the unique nature of the Battle of Britain and ensure that future generations are aware of the importance of this event and its place in history.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY AIRCREW FROM THE UK AND COMMONWEALTH AND ALLIED COUNTRIES WHO FLEW OPERATIONALLY UNDER RAF FIGHTER COMMAND IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN BETWEEN JULY 10TH AND OCTOBER 31ST 1940 THROUGH THE PROVISION OF E MEMORIAL VISITOR CENTRE AND SUCH OTHER ATTRACTIONS AND COMMEMORATIVE MEDIA AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORT THE SURVIVING MEMBERS OF THOSE AIRCREW THEIR DEPENDANTS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS IN PRESERVING THE NAME OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN FIGHTER ASSOCIATION IN PERPETUITY

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Folkestone and Hythe, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £139,745 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by charitable costs exceeding incoming resources. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £738,971, which is above the stated policy target of six months' expenditure, though the trustees acknowledge a financially difficult period and the potential need to liquidate reserves. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by McCabe Ford Williams. 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
• 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
• 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.

Corporate structure

• Trading subsidiary: THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN MEMORIAL LIMITED Companies House 08638616 · Financial health read from its filings

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~59.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (75% 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: 18.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• RICHARD HUGH HUNTING CBEchair · trustee of 3 other charities
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton GCB
• Arabella Hastie
• Barry Martstan Duffield DL
• Charles Souster
• Deborah Burns · trustee of 1 other charity
• GP CAPT PATRICK TOOTAL RAF OBE DL
• MR DAVID ROSIER · trustee of 2 other charities
• Nicholas Lawn BSc Hons · trustee of 1 other charity
• SAMANTHA JOSEPHINE PILCHER
• Wng Cmdr RAF Retd Ian Paul Woodhouse MBE BSc

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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• THE BRITISH PILGRIMAGE TRUST CIO income £304k
• WAR MEMORIALS TRUST income £237k
• INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE MEMORIAL TRUST income £33k
• BETHEL TRUST PORT TALBOT income £75k
• THE REMEMBRANCE TRUST income £40k
• TRINITY CHURCH BRISTOL income £50k

Side by side with its peers

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