Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs high: -5

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -1

VULCAN TO THE SKY TRUST

Honouring the Past, Inspiring the Future - To preserve Avro Vulcan XH558 and return other aircraft and engineering artefacts of significant heritage interest to working order and to demonstrate them.To advance the inspiration and education of the public in aviation and engineering heritage and technical knowledge by providing access to engineering demonstrations and other practical activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 20 years

www.vulcantothesky.org

enquiries@vulcantothesky.org

01302 802077

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/10/22		£727	£1,114	£-387	£780	£1,388	£960	10.3	10	30
31/10/21		£1,033	£1,132	£-100	£796	£1,766	£1,344	14.2	11	30
31/10/20		£2,346	£1,417	£930	£1,200	£1,792	£1,792	15.2	10	30
31/10/19		£776	£923	£-148	£537	£862	£862	11.2	8	30
31/10/18	*	£1,095	£1,107	£-12	£677	£1,010	£1,010	10.9	8	30
31/10/17		£1,413	£1,427	£-14	£818	£1,022	£1,022	8.6	16	0
31/10/16		£2,400	£2,598	£-198	£1,377	£1,037	£1,037	4.8	36	0
31/10/15	*	£4,558	£3,084	£1,473	£1,039	£2,477	£2,477	9.6	34	0
31/10/14		£2,845	£2,815	£30	£888	£1,011	£1,004	4.3	26	0
31/10/13	*	£2,751	£2,567	£184	£776	£1,205	£1,244	5.8	30	0
31/10/12		£2,233	£2,687	£-454	£565	£797	£797	3.6	27	0
31/10/11		£2,000	£2,314	£-314	£479	£1,250	£1,250	6.5	21	0
31/10/10		£2,492	£2,667	£-176	£431	£1,564	£1,564	7	14	0
31/10/09?		£2,021	£2,904	£-883	£296	£1,740	£1,740	7.2	15	0
31/07/08		£1,809	£1,366	£443	£351	£2,623	£2,623	23	17	0
31/07/07	*	£2,167	£1,636	£530	£340	£2,180	£2,180	16	15	0
31/07/06	*	£2,278	£1,081	£1,196	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05	*	£1,092	£840	£253	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/04	*	£446	£200	£246	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 156.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 70.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 69%
Reserves/Spending: 10.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 3.3

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

10 employees
30 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Vulcan To the Sky Trust
£27,600	06/12/2022	Securing a New Home for the Vulcan – “The Dr Robert Pleming Vulcan Experience
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Vulcan To the Sky Trust
£10,000	15/05/2014	Vulcan XH558 Legacy

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

DR STEPHEN LIDDLE CENG MRAES Appointed: 2011

JOHN NICHOLAS SHARMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Banker

MARIE COOPER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Finance Director, Other trusteeships: THE COMBINED CUTLERS COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST, WORK-WISE FOUNDATION,

PHILIP SPIERS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director

RICHARD CLARKE Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Pr Executive, Other trusteeship: VOLUNTARY ACTION SOUTH LEICESTERSHIRE,

SIR DONALD SPIERS KCB FRAES

SIR GERALD HOWARTH MP

THOMAS EDWARD LAWSON JARRON Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Bursar, Other trusteeship: CHARITY FOR ECCLESIASTICAL PURPOSES,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/02/2004, number: 1101948
Registered at Companies House on 05/07/2002, number: 04478686

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR18: 48 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR13: 3 days late, AR07: 228 days late, AR06: 334 days late, AR05: 51 days late, AR04: 153 days late,

Main office

Vulcan to the Sky Trust, Unit 4
Delta Court
Sky Business Park
Auckley
DONCASTER
DN9 3GN

Objectives

1) To preserve and protect Avro Vulcan XH558 and return her to full working order for the benefit of the public and to demonstrate and display her to the public and to conserve and return to full working order other aircraft and engineering artefacts in general which are of significant heritage interest and to maintain such in a purpose-built facility. 2) To advance the education of the general public in Avro Vulcan XH558, in aviation and engineering heritage, in its associated provenance, historical and social context and in the strategy of deterrence, for the benefit of British heritage, and historical knowledge. 3) To advance the education of the general public in Avro Vulcan XH558 and other aircraft and engineering artefacts in general of significant heritage interest, in their design, engineering and technologies, operational and maintenance processes and procedures; for the benefit of British heritage, and technical knowledge and conservation, by providing access to engineering demonstrations and practical activities. 4) To advance the education of the general public in the causes of climate change, in particular by aviation, and in the solutions being devised to mitigate these causes, by providing explanations and demonstrations

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

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