Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

THE ROYAL AIR SQUADRON CHARITY 

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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently and was substantially in excess of spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

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
31/12/22£43£20£23n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/21£39£20£19n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/20£49£27£22n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/19£54£56£-2n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/18£89£64£25£0£0£0n/a09
31/12/17£78£98£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£86£94£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£50£70£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£66£28£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£42£32£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£22£28£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£25£10£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£30£23£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£22£19£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£28£21£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£21£18£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 58 years

www.gdhf.com

guy@fourseasonsmarquees.co.uk

01252714090

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • France, Malta, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 12 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/09/1966, number: 306024
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR15: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE WORLDWINGS CHARITABLE TRUST on 28/03/2023
Main office

Clarks Hill Cottage
Dippenhall
FARNHAM
GU10 5ED

Objectives

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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GENERAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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