Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

All male board: -3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -2

RAF STATION COLTISHALL HERITAGE TRUST

Raising funds to operate and develop the RAF Coltishall Heritage Centre. Opened on 23 June 2021 the Centre is in the former Main Guardroom on the site of the former RAF station. The facilities, open to the public and under the Trust's management, include exhibition rooms, a lecture and educational/meeting room and external reconnaissance cabins next to the building

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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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
31/01/23	£13	£14	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/01/22	£9	£9	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/01/21	£5	£5	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/01/20?	£1	£2	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/12/18	£13	£5	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	4

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.rafscht.co.uk

RAFSCHT@btinternet.com

01603737333

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Norfolk,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 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

CHRISTOPHER KEVIN MALONEY Appointed: 2018

CARL LAMB Appointed: 2023

DAVID KEITH HOLLAND Appointed: 2020

IAN STANNETT Appointed: 2018

JOHN STUART WELTON MBE GCGI Appointed: 2018

MERVYN FREDERICK COUSENS MCIOB (Chair) Appointed: 2018

PAUL DENNIS SWEETMAN Appointed: 2018

PAUL HENDLEY Appointed: 2020

THOMAS HEMPSALL Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/01/2018, number: 1176736

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

THE RAF COLTISHALL HERITAGE CENTRE
BUILDING 40 (MAIN GUARDROOM)
SCOTTOW ENTERPRISE PARK
BADERSFIELD
NORFOLK
NR10 5FB

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF RAF COLTISHALL AND ITS PLACE IN THE DEFENCE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM THROUGHOUT ITS OPERATIONAL LIFE BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A HERITAGE CENTRE TO DISPLAY ARTEFACTS, DOCUMENTS AND ASSOCIATED MEDIA RELATING TO RAF COLTISHALL.2. TO PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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