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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 2
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

ARMY AIR CORPS CHARITY

THE PURPOSE OF THE ARMY AIR CORPS CHARITY IS TO PROVIDE THE PRACTICAL AND FINANCIAL MEANS WHEREBY THE ARMY AIR CORPS CAN DISCHARGE ITS CHARITABLE OBLIGATIONS TO PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE CORPS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £11,736,861 available, equivalent to 199 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£722£709£13£0£11,987£11,737198.700
31/03/23£701£691£9£0£11,266£10,962190.300
31/03/22£607£700£-93£0£12,042£11,739201.300
31/03/21£598£543£55£0£11,708£11,405251.900
31/03/20£294£290£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 198.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 6.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 5 years

www.army.mod.uk/aviation

bernard.fowler103@mod.gov.uk

01264784426

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Brunei, Canada, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Ministry of Defence - OVA Afghanistan Veterans' Fund
£10,000 29/03/2022
To increase capacity in services and initiatives that offer supportive comradeship, engagement and wellbeing efforts for those in the Armed Forces community impacted by events in Afghanistan, and the wider veterans community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

  • CAPTAIN EMILY WILSON Appointed: 2021
  • CAPTAIN MELANIE HALE Appointed: 2021
  • COL RET'D ALEXANDER VIVIAN TUCKER Appointed: 2019
  • COLONEL BRENDAN SHAW MBE Appointed: 2023
  • COLONEL EDWARD JONATHON BUTTERWORTH (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • COLONEL OLIVER JAMES STEAD Appointed: 2023
  • COLONEL PENELOPE SUSAN KITSON Appointed: 2023
  • COLONEL TOBY MOORE Appointed: 2023
  • LT COL DAVID LAMBERT MBE Appointed: 2023
  • MAJOR ROBERT BRAMLEY Appointed: 2021
  • WARRANT OFFICER CLASS ONE PHILIP DOCHERTY Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/07/2019, number: 1184333
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

RHQ ARMY AIR CORPS
HQ ARMY AIR CORPS
MIDDLE WALLOP
STOCKBRIDGE
HAMPSHIRE
SO20 8DY

Objectives

(1) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF HER MAJESTY'S ARMY AND PARTICULARLY THE CORPS IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE; AND (2) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE (A) IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS; AND (B) ARE SERVING OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE CORPS, THE CHILDREN OR DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS, OR CHILDREN OR DEPENDANTS OF SERVING OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE CORPS WHO HAVE DIED (THE BENEFICIARIES).

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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