METHERINGHAM AIRFIELD VISITOR CENTRE

Registered charity 1194347 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDE FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE BUILDINGS, OTHER CONSTRUCTIONS AND RELATED HISTORIC ARTEFACTS FORMING PART THE FORMER METHERINGHAM AIRFIELD AS DEFINED IN THE LEASE AND IN CONNECTION WITH 106 SQUADRON OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, NO. 5 GROUP BOMBER COMMAND, THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND RAF METHERINGHAM AND BY TH

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TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDE FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE BUILDINGS, OTHER CONSTRUCTIONS AND RELATED HISTORIC ARTEFACTS FORMING PART THE FORMER METHERINGHAM AIRFIELD AS DEFINED IN THE LEASE AND IN CONNECTION WITH 106 SQUADRON OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, NO. 5 GROUP BOMBER COMMAND, THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND RAF METHERINGHAM AND BY THE EXHIBITION AND PUBLIC DISPLAY OF HISTORIC AND INFORMATIVE COLLECTIONS RELATING THERETO.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £9,240 at year end, which is below the stated target of £15,000. The charity reports a net current asset position of £73,144 and total assets of £356,189, with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern.

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 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
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• Museum Development Midlands — “Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre working with Museum Development Midlands and Lincoln University to enhance our displays and improve col…” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (19/12/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW SCOLEY
• Adrian Ellison
• Barry John Walker
• Benjamin Charles William Whiting
• David Kavanagh
• Roger Brindley
• Samantha Parker

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

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