THE AIR PILOTS BENEVOLENT FUND
The relief of poverty of persons who are or have been engaged professionally as air pilots or air navigators and who are British subjects by birth or by naturalisation or who are liverymen, upper freemen or freemen of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators of London.The relief of poverty and/or advancement of education of the dependants widows and orphans of all such persons mentioned above.
Objects
4. Objects of the charity(1) The objects of the charity are:a) The relief of poverty of persons who are or have been engaged professionally as Air Pilots or Air Navigators or Air Technical Crew in Commercial Aviation and who are British subjects by birth or by naturalization or who are Liverymen, Upper Freemen or Freemen of the Honorable Company of Air Pilots of London.b) the relief of poverty and/or advancement of education of the dependents widows and orphans of all such persons as mentioned in a).(2) The trustees may relieve persons in need by:(a) making grants or loans of money to them; or (b) providing or paying for goods, services or facilities for them; or (c) making grants of money to other persons or bodies who provide goods, services or facilities to those in need.(3) Insofar as the income and capital of the charity cannot be applied towards objects (a) and (b) above it may be applied in supporting such charities established wholly for purposes in the field of aviation or for such charitable purposes connected with aviation as the trustees shall determine.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total net assets increased to £1,112,606 from £1,047,033 in the prior year, driven by a net surplus on investments and operational activities. The trustees consider a prudent level of reserves to be that which enables planned expenditure and unforeseen assistance to be met, noting that the current level of £1,100,000 is sufficient for this purpose. Investment income and donations remain the principal sources of funds, with the investment portfolio maintaining a sound position despite market fluctuations.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (31/07/2025)
Trustees
- CAPTAIN CHRISTINE ANN McGEE
- Captain Adrian Joseph Robert Keenan
- Cdr Mark Christopher Walker
- Elizabeth Palmer Walkinshaw
- Ian Melia MA FCA VR
- John Anthony Denyer
- Kieran Ferrier Trasler
- Lt Col Ian Henry Murning
- PAUL JOSEPH TACON BA ACIS
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £78k | £56k |
| 30/09/2024 | £275k | £50k |
| 30/09/2023 | £42k | £50k |
| 30/09/2022 | £28k | £36k |
| 30/09/2021 | £34k | £25k |
Common questions
Is THE AIR PILOTS BENEVOLENT FUND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased to £1,112,606 from £1,047,033 in the prior year, driven by a net surplus on investments and operational activities. The trustees consider a prudent level of reserves to be that which enables planned expenditure and unforeseen assistance to be met, noting that the current level of £1,100,000 is sufficient for this purpose. Investment income and donations remain the principal sources of funds, with the investment portfolio maintaining a sound position despite market fluctuations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.