Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

No PartB

All male board: -3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 0

216 SQUADRON ASSOCIATION

The 216 Squadron Association is established to enabling serving and former members of 216 Squadron to mix together, encouraging esprit de corps and maintaining a living memory of the unit.It aims to look after the welfare of serving and former members and is involved in the commissioning of a memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum to commemorate all those who served on the Squadron.

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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

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
05/04/23	*	£12	£5	£7
01/04/22		£44	£45	£-1

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

www.216squadronassociation.org.uk

davemaloney216@outlook.com

07809 374754

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency

GiG Classification

Professional associations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DOUG SWINNEY (Chair) Appointed: 2020

MICHAEL PEARCE Appointed: 2020

STEVEN DARLEY Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/05/2021, number: 1194436

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

2 returns made; AR23: 115 days late,

Main office

18 Bolts Croft
CHIPPENHAM
Wiltshire
SN15 3GQ

Objectives

THE 216 SQUADRON ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES BY ENABLING SERVING AND FORMER MEMBERS OF 216 SQUADRON TO MIX TOGETHER, ENCOURAGING ESPRIT DE CORPS AND MAINTAINING A LIVING MEMORY OF THE UNIT. IT AIMS TO LOOK AFTER THE WELFARE OF SERVING AND FORMER MEMBERS THROUGH SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND BEING A FOCAL POINT FOR ANY MEMBERS SUFFERING FINANCIAL OR WELL-BEING HARDSHIP. IT IS ALSO THE LARGEST CIVILIAN REPOSITORY OF SQUADRON HISTORY AND ACTIVELY COLLECTS HISTORICAL RECORDS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND INTERVIEWS FOR SUBMISSION TO THE AIR HISTORICAL BRANCH.IT MAINTAINS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL LINKS WITH ITS SISTER SQUADRON IN THE AIR CADET ORGANISATION AND IS INVOLVED IN THE COMMISSIONING OF A MEMORIAL AT THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM TO COMMEMORATE ALL THOSE WHO SERVED AND DIED DURING THE SQUADRONÆS EXISTENCE FROM 1 APRIL 1918.