Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

All male board: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -5

AIRSHIP HERITAGE TRUST

Promote the study of airship historyStimulate interest in Cardington as an airship base and encourage the preservation of its principal buildingsPromote the development of a national airship museum and study centrePublication of the journal DIRIGIBLEAcquisition of artefacts and memorabiliaMaintaining close links with relevant museumsManagement of the Collection and trading stock

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

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

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
31/12/22	£8	£21	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£7	£8	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£7	£10	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£4	£10	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£5	£9	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/17	£5	£13	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/16	£5	£10	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/15	£6	£7	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/14	£5	£8	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/13	£6	£7	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/12	£6	£8	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/11	£6	£13	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/10	£4	£21	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/09	£26	£6	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/08	£37	£6	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/07	£6	£6	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/06	£7	£12	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05	£33	£14	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04	£17	£19	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 37 years

www.airshipsonline.com

membership@airshipsonline.com

01234340034

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 55-90

JOHN ARTHUR BAKER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Book Seller

MR A J LAWSON, Occupation: Insurance Broker

MR B HARRISON (Chair), Occupation: Civil Servant

MR C L ANGELL, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN'S BOXMOOR,

MR M L PENN, Occupation: Engineer

NIGEL GRAEME RAYMOND HILLS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Project Manager

ROGER ALLTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: RADCLIFFE-ON-TRENT METHODIST CHURCH,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/03/1987, number: 296398
Registered at Companies House on 27/02/1987, number: 02104681

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

COLLETT HULANCE
40 KIMBOLTON ROAD
BEDFORD
MK40 2NR

Objectives

TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF AIRSHIPS AND TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY TO THE PUBLIC AND TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE ROLE OF CARDINGTON AS AN AIRSHIP BASE AND IN THE CONSERVATION OF THE PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS THEREOF AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST IN THE FORMATION AND OPERATION OF A MUSEUM AND STUDY CENTRE DEVOTED TO THE AIRSHIP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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