DUXFORD AVIATION SOCIETY

Registered charity 285809 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Society is based at the Imperial War Museum site at Duxford, where it works in partnership with the IWM. The Society has a collection of post-WW2 British Civil Aircraft, which it maintains and displays to the public.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF BRITISH CIVIL AVIATION BY MAINTAINING, DEVELOPING AND PRESENTING THE 'BRITISH AIRLINER COLLECTION' AND ASSOCIATED ARTEFACTS THROUGH PHYSICAL INTERACTION AND VARIOUS ELECTRONIC MEDIA.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Latest income

£233k

Latest spending

£424k

Registered

1982

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with increased unrestricted reserves of £2,696,937, up from £2,582,342 the previous year, supported by a net income of £114,595. The trustees confirmed the charity remains financially sound with cash resources of £577,936, although they noted that the Military Vehicle Wing is scheduled for closure in 2025 due to the IWM Duxford Masterplan.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: M Vyletova, a trustee, was remunerated for her services in aircraft restoration. Charity Commission approval has been obtained in respect of this payment.

“M Vyletova, a trustee, was remunerated for her services in aircraft restoration. Charity Commission approval has been obtained in respect of this payment.” — page 18

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Duxford Aviation Society (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr William Leavens
Gary Beach
Julian Gladwin
Mike Smith
Nicholas Denton
Paul Zwager
Peter Archer
Robert Wright
STEPHEN JEAL
Steve Radford
Vivienne Tincombe

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£233k	£424k
31/12/2024	£357k	£242k
31/12/2023	£223k	£229k
31/12/2022	£296k	£247k
31/12/2021	£365k	£164k

Common questions

Is DUXFORD AVIATION SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with increased unrestricted reserves of £2,696,937, up from £2,582,342 the previous year, supported by a net income of £114,595. The trustees confirmed the charity remains financially sound with cash resources of £577,936, although they noted that the Military Vehicle Wing is scheduled for closure in 2025 due to the IWM Duxford Masterplan. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	25/10/2000	£315k	"Duxford Civil Airliners, Restoration and Preservation"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS	2	£3k
ARMY AIR CORPS CHARITY	1	£44k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SOLWAY AVIATION SOCIETY LIMITED.

THE SOLWAY AVIATION SOCIETY LIMITED income £115k
GATWICK AVIATION MUSEUM income £222k
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK AVIATION MUSEUM LIMITED income £184k
ARMY FLYING MUSEUM LIMITED income £1.1m
CITY OF NORWICH AVIATION MUSEUM income £236k
SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETY income £289k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DUXFORD AVIATION SOCIETY	£233k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE SOLWAY AVIATION SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£115k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GATWICK AVIATION MUSEUM FY2025	£222k	—	above	—	no doubt
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK AVIATION MUSEUM LIMITED FY2025	£184k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ARMY FLYING MUSEUM LIMITED FY2026	£1.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CITY OF NORWICH AVIATION MUSEUM FY2025	£236k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.