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.

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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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/10/2000£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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS2£2k
ARMY AIR CORPS CHARITY1£44k

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DUXFORD AVIATION SOCIETY£233k0aboveno doubt
THE SOLWAY AVIATION SOCIETY LIMITED FY2024£223k0unclearno doubt
GATWICK AVIATION MUSEUM FY2025£222k0aboveno doubt
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK AVIATION MUSEUM LIMITED FY2025£184k0unclearno doubt
ARMY FLYING MUSEUM LIMITED FY2025£1.3m0unclearno doubt
CITY OF NORWICH AVIATION MUSEUM FY2025£236k0unclearno doubt

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