NEWARK (NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND LINCOLNSHIRE) AIR MUSEUM LIMITED

Registered charity 256434 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEWARK (NOTTS & LINCS) AIR MUSEUM, NEWARK AIR MUSEUM

The preservation and display of aircraft and aviation artefacts, with a particular emphasis on training and post-war airframes for the benefit of the public and future generations.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £1,098,988, driven by a significant legacy from the estate of John Dove. The trustees note that free reserves are slightly below their stated policy target of retaining a six-month reserve fund of £250,000 plus a designated fund. The charity relies on public admission fees and shop sales to fund operations, with volunteer support being vital to its activities.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 00930888

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Newark Air Museum (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• JOHNSON, Michael — director, appointed 09/06/2026not on trustee list
• WEBBER, Stephen — director, appointed 13/01/2026not on trustee list
• WARDELL, Philip John — director, appointed 21/06/2024on trustee list
• MAXWELL, Samuel John — director, appointed 18/06/2024on trustee list
• HAZLE, Dawn Emily — director, appointed 08/12/2021on trustee list
• CLARK, Angus Cameron — director, appointed 11/02/2020on trustee list
• GRAHAM, Kevin — director, appointed 14/01/2020on trustee list
• SAVILL, Colin — director, appointed 13/11/2012on trustee list
• HIBBERT, David John — director, appointed 10/08/2000on trustee list

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~6.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 15.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Angus Clark
• Christopher Edward Rice
• Colin Savill
• DAVID JOHN HIBBERT
• Dawn Emily Hazle
• HOWARD FRANK HEELEY
• Kevin Graham
• Philip John Wardell
• Samuel John Maxwell

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).