ARMY AIR CORPS CHARITY
Registered charity 1184333 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
THE PURPOSE OF THE ARMY AIR CORPS CHARITY IS TO PROVIDE THE PRACTICAL AND FINANCIAL MEANS WHEREBY THE ARMY AIR CORPS CAN DISCHARGE ITS CHARITABLE OBLIGATIONS TO PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE CORPS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £203,396, which the Trustees deem adequate to meet current demands despite being a conservative figure. The charity relies principally on investment income to fund its activities, with voluntary contributions from the serving community identified as a risk due to potential reductions in workforce numbers. The Trustees maintain a policy of retaining invested funds to mitigate against inflation and increased demand, noting that an irreducible minimum of £6mn in investments is required to run the charity.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £203k; policy: maintain the invested funds at current levels)
“The current free reserves of £400,000 is still deemed adequate to meet demands now, but it is acknowledged that this is a conservative figure. The Trustees have agreed to retain this current level for the time being.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sponsorship donation from company employing a trustee
“During the year a sponsorship donation totalling £5,000 (2023 £5,000) was received from a company for whom a trustee of the Army Air Corps Charity is an employee.” — page 27
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£44k
Reserves (reported)
£11.5m
Reported reserves equal ~187.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (56% 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: 5.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Colonel Edward Jonathon Butterworthchair
- Captain Benjamin Handcock
- Col Ret'd Alexander Vivian Tucker
- Colonel James Francis Peycke
- Colonel Penelope Susan Kitson
- Colonel Timothy William Joe Pittaway MBE
- Colonel Toby Moore MBE
- Harriet James
- Lt Col David Lambert MBE
- Major Hannah Rachel Mathers
- SSgt Katie-Leigh Carter
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Brunei · Canada · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ARMY AIR CORPS CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £203,396, which the Trustees deem adequate to meet current demands despite being a conservative figure. The charity relies principally on investment income to fund its activities, with voluntary contributions from the serving community identified as a risk due to potential reductions in workforce numbers. The Trustees maintain a policy of retaining invested funds to mitigate against inflation and increased demand, noting that an irreducible minimum of £6mn in investments is required to run the charity. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Ltd.
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