GREENHAM CONTROL TOWER LIMITED

Registered charity 1185951 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To preserve and maintain Greenham Control Tower,for the benefit of the public by providing a museum, special exhibitions and supporting visitor facilities. To advance the education of the public by provision of a museum, displays and relevant collections, special exhibitions, talks and activities about the Tower explaining its role in military and aviation history and its local community links

Objects

2.1 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING (IN EACH CASE AS CARRIED OUT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT):(A) TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN GREENHAM CONTROL TOWER , A 1950’S GRADE II CONTROL TOWER, WHICH WAS THE HUB OF FLIGHT ACTIVITY FOR GREENHAM U.S. AIRBASE DURING THE COLD WAR, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM, SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS AND SUPPORTING VISITOR FACILITIES(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVISION OF A MUSEUM, DISPLAYS AND RELEVANT COLLECTIONS, SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS, TALKS AND ACTIVITIES ABOUT GREENHAM COMMON CONTROL TOWER EXPLAINING ITS HISTORY, ITS ROLE IN MILITARY AND AVIATION HISTORY AND ITS LINKS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

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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Registered contact address: West Berkshire, 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 £2,756 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £95,333 to £92,577. The trustees confirm there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £92,577, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months of reserves.

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 policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Greenham Common Control Centre (matched by registered charity number).

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• STEPHEN ROBERT JONESchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• BELINDA REDPATH
• David Alasdair Thomas · trustee of 2 other charities
• Deborah Simone Bebbington
• JULIAN MARK SWIFT-HOOK
• Jonathan Mark Gage
• MARTIN FORSTER
• Nigel John Manley

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

Operates in: West Berkshire

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• METHERINGHAM AIRFIELD VISITOR CENTRE income £50k
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• ARMY FLYING MUSEUM LIMITED income £1.1m
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• WIGHT AVIATION MUSEUM income £52k
• GRANTHAM COMMUNITY HERITAGE ASSOCIATION income £37k

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