The Royal Air Squadron Charity

Registered charity 306024 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GEOFFREY DE HAVILAND FLYING FOUNDATION, GEOFFREY DE HAVILLAND FLYING FOUNDATION

To advance knowledge and education in aviation and aerospace, particularly to support and encourage young people seeking careers in the armed services or aerospace industry.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF AERONAUTICS AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALLY OFTHE FOREGOING.(A) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR TRAINING IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF AERONAUTICS.(B) TO HOLD MEETINGS LECTUERES ETC. CONCERNED WITH THE ART AND SCIENCE OF AERONAUTICS.(C) FO FOUND LIBRARIES CONNECTED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF AERNAUTICS.(D) TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES OR EXHIBTIONS OR PRIZES CONNECTED WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF AERONAUTICS.

Area of benefit: GENERAL

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

£56k

Latest spending

£48k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £1,312,654, driven by a £171,657 revaluation gain on investments which offset a net outgoing resource of £91,424 from operations. The charity reports that its operational level has recovered to pre-pandemic levels, with voluntary income decreasing to £20,350 while investment income remained stable at £36,000.

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.

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.

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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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Volunteer management

Register events

Received assets from another charity (28/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Julian STINTONchair
DR THE HON GILBERT GREENALL CBE MD DL · trustee of 1 other charity
Jonathan James Valentine ELWES FCA
MARK RUDOLF CORETH
SIR IAN DAVID MACFADYEN KCVO CB
TIM CLARK

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

Operates in: France · Malta · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£56k	£48k
31/12/2023	£92k	£43k
31/12/2022	£43k	£20k
31/12/2021	£39k	£20k
31/12/2020	£49k	£27k

Common questions

Is The Royal Air Squadron Charity financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased to £1,312,654, driven by a £171,657 revaluation gain on investments which offset a net outgoing resource of £91,424 from operations. The charity reports that its operational level has recovered to pre-pandemic levels, with voluntary income decreasing to £20,350 while investment income remained stable at £36,000. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.