BLACKBUSHE HERITAGE TRUST

Registered charity 1198733 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promote the history of Blackbushe Airport, highlights the unique Heritage and importance to initial independent commercial aviation from the UK around the world by restoration of aircraft G-AGRW which will be used as a focal point for educational briefings.

Objects

THE BLACKBUSHE HERITAGE TRUST (HEREIN NAMED THE TRUST) WILL FORM AMUSEUM TO DISPLAY AND PRESERVE THE RICHLY VARIED HISTORY AND HERITAGEOF BLACKBUSHE AIRPORT, AND TO ACQUIRE, RECOVER AND RESTORE VICKERS VIKING G-AGRW, AN AIRCRAFT THAT OPERATED FROM THIS AIRPORT FOR SEVERALYEARS. THIS AIRCRAFT (AND MANY OTHERS OF ITS TYPE BASED AT BLACKBUSHE)HELP DEVELOP THE EARLY YEARS OF AIR PASSENGER TRANSPORT.TO CARRY OUT THIS PRIMARY PROJECT, THE TRUST WILL ESTABLISH A WORKSHOPFROM WHICH IT WILL PROMOTE, TEACH AND NURTURE THE REQUIRED TECHNICALSKILLS, AND ENDEAVOUR TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN PEOPLE FROM ALL AGEGROUPS (REGARDLESS OF ETHNIC ORIGIN OR GENDER), THEREFORE HELPING TOCONTINUE THE RELEVANT HERITAGE TRAINING SKILLS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

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 · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £12,259 for the year ended March 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £21,200. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to meet future demands and maintain operations. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified in the filing.

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.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Peter Brownchair
• Christopher Mark Gazzard
• David Payne
• Mark Griffiths
• Patrick Marchant
• Paul Nicholls
• Rebecca Cornthwaite

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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