Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

AIR LEAGUE TRUST 

To promote aeronautical education of the young and, through counselling and the award of scholarships and bursaries, to encourage students to follow careers in aviation and the aerospace industry. In pursuance of these objectives the Trustees & Chief Executive Office seeks to encourage support through relevant journals, magazines, the Air League's own website and fund raising events and donations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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£597£702£-105£218£1,275£5449.3442
31/12/21£152£447£-295n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£417£361£56n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£488£571£-84n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18*£455£470£-15£0£0£0n/a042
31/12/17£368£462£-94£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£425£405£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£460£406£54£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£500£388£111£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£278£340£-62£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£244£299£-55£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11*£159£153£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10*£156£158£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£1,136£133£1,003£6£1,026£60254.300

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 37.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 31%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 29%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 22%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 43%
Reserves/Spending: 9.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 15 years

www.airleague.co.uk

finance@airleague.co.uk

02077663488

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 4 employees
  • 42 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-74
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/06/2009, number: 1129969
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/01/2009, number: 06794828
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR15: 3 days late, AR11: 29 days late, AR10: 21 days late,
Main office

3 Whitehall Court
London
(Not Applicable)
SW1A 2EL

Objectives

A TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN AVIATION ANDB TO PROMOTE VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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