Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 9

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 6

STOW MARIES GREAT WAR AERODROME LTD

Preservation of Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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 and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 11 years

http://www.stowmaries.org.uk/

ian.flint@stowmaries.org.uk

07944 292052

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£178	£277	£-99	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	125
31/03/22	*	£216	£270	£-54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	145
31/03/21		£289	£292	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	160
31/03/20		£282	£425	£-143	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/03/19		£582	£810	£-228	£7	£2,412	£2,301	34.1	5	150
31/03/18		£575	£387	£188	£24	£3,359	£2,657	82.3	5	0
31/03/17		£495	£314	£181	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16?		£1,670	£278	£1,392	£22	£3,066	£3,005	129.6	3	0
30/11/14		£1,636	£63	£1,573	£8	£1,573	£1,572	301.3	1	0
30/11/13		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Essex,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
125 volunteers

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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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Heritage Fund	£32,700
Essex Community Foundation	£20,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Stow Maries Aerodrome
£5,000	13/12/2022	to develop a new website for a heritage WW1 aerodrome of historical and educational importance
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome
£1,000	09/12/2021	towards the cost of a 'Guiding the Empire' exhibition and related activities for guides around Essex
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award - COVID19 response
£20,000	30/07/2021	Core Funding Support
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Stow Maries Aerodrome
£5,000	15/10/2020	towards the cost of providing educational activities for young people during the reopening of the site after the COVID19 pandemic
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome Trust
£32,700	05/06/2020	COVID19: Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome
Essex Community Foundation - Ideal Interpretations
£9,000	06/12/2019 5	To support the development of a heritage WW1 aerodrome to make it more accessible for those with disabilities
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome Ltd
£25,000	16/10/2018 7	Stow Maries Officers' Mess Conservation Fund
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	23/05/2018	Core Costs
DCMS - Stowe Maries Great War Aerodrome, Maldon, Essex
£60,000	01/04/2018	Phase III repairs to the following buildings: building no.29 - Womens' Hostel; building nos.31, 32 and 33 - Officers' Quarters; building no.33A - Toilets and washroom; building no.34 Officers' Mess ....more Phase III repairs to the following buildings: building no.29 - Womens' Hostel; building nos.31, 32 and 33 - Officers' Quarters; building no.33A - Toilets and washroom; building no.34 Officers' Mess (further work); and building no.34A - Toilet block.
Essex Community Foundation - Stokers Sessions
£5,000	20/03/2018	To support Sto-KERS, a STEM project for young people at a heritage project in the Maldon District
DCMS - Repair Grants for Heritage at Risk
£300,000	20/10/2017	Phase III repairs to the following buildings: building no.29 - Womens' Hostel; building nos.31, 32 and 33 - Officers' Quarters; building no.33A - Toilets and washroom; building no.34 Officers' Mess ....more Phase III repairs to the following buildings: building no.29 - Womens' Hostel; building nos.31, 32 and 33 - Officers' Quarters; building no.33A - Toilets and washroom; building no.34 Officers' Mess (further work); and building no.34A - Toilet block.
Essex Community Foundation - Stokers Sessions - Resources
£5,550	27/01/2017 11	To support a family STEM activity at a conservation project in the Maldon District

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 58-79

CHRISTOPHER JOHN MACGOWAN OBE Appointed: 2024

DAVID MACK FCMA,CGMA Appointed: 2022

PETER HEWITT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired Airline Captain

ANTHONY JOHN MCQUIGGAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Councillor, Other trusteeships: THE KEENE HALL, ANN JOHNSON'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION,

JOHN FRANCIS ALDRIDGE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: County Councillor, Other trusteeships: THE MONSIGNOR WILSON MEMORIAL FUND, KING EDWARD VI'S SCHOOL AT CHELMSFORD, THE CANON HOLMES MEMORIAL TRUST, OPEN ROAD VISIONS, ESSEX SHIRE HALL TRUST, THE KING EDWARD VI'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT CHELMSFORD FOUNDATION,

MARTYN JOHN GILL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: WIVENHOE FILM THEATRE,

PENELOPE ANNE JOHNSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Freelance Consultant

SARAH JANE THRELFALL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT WALTHAM WITH FORD END,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/03/2013, number: 1151099
Registered at Companies House on 28/11/2011, number: 07863395

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR22: 31 days late,

Main office

Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome Trust
Hackman's Lane
Purleigh
CHELMSFORD
CM3 6RN

Objectives

1.TO PRESERVE THE FABRIC OF STOW MARIES WORLD WAR I AERODROME FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF STOW MARIES WORLD WAR I AERODROME, THE GREAT WAR AND THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE DEEMED CHARITABLE IN LAW.

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