ARMY FLYING MUSEUM LIMITED
Registered charity 297897 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MUSEUM OF ARMY FLYING LIMITED
THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A PUBLIC MUSEUM RECORDING AND EXHIBITING ALL ASPECTS OF FLYING IN THE BRITISH ARMY BOTH PRESENT AND PAST.
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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net deficit of £172,517 for the year, driven by higher-than-anticipated expenditure costs despite increased visitor numbers. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £349,546, which is above the stated policy target of £200,000, providing financial resilience against operational risks such as aging infrastructure and potential reductions in MOD support.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £200,000 (held: £350k)
“The Trustees reviewed the policy last year regarding free reserves and agreed to increase the requirement to £200,000.” — page 14
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Army Flying Museum Trading Company Limited
“The Army Flying Museum Trading Company Limited is the 100% subsidiary of the Army Flying Museum Limited.” — page 13
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Compass Accountants Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Army Flying Museum (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Major General (Retd) Neil Sexton CB — Chairman (source)
- Andrew Bulpitt — Vice Chairman (source)
- Caroline Hopkins — Treasurer (source)
- Andrew Simkins — Company Secretary (source)
- Colonel Timothy Pittaway MBE — Director (source)
- Colonel Ed Butterworth ADC — Director (source)
- Brigadier (Retd) David Short CBE — Director (source)
- Colonel (Retd) Paul Edwards MBE — Director (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2026)
Cost of raising funds
£101k
Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (54% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Neil David Sexton CBchair
- Andrew Richard Bulpitt
- Caroline Mary Hopkins
- Colonel Edward Butterworth
- Colonel Retired Paul Edwards MBE
- Colonel Timothy Pittaway MBE
- David Stephen Short
- James Johnson
- Oliver James Bryan WOI
- PAUL ELI BEAVER · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hampshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ARMY FLYING MUSEUM LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net deficit of £172,517 for the year, driven by higher-than-anticipated expenditure costs despite increased visitor numbers. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £349,546, which is above the stated policy target of £200,000, providing financial resilience against operational risks such as aging infrastructure and potential reductions in MOD support. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Compass Accountants Limited.
Who funds ARMY FLYING MUSEUM LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ARMY FLYING MUSEUM LIMITED as a grant recipient include ARMY AIR CORPS CHARITY, ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS.
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