Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

ARMY FLYING MUSEUM LIMITED

THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A PUBLIC MUSEUM RECORDING AND EXHIBITING ALL ASPECTS OF FLYING IN THE BRITISH ARMY BOTH PRESENT AND PAST.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
28/02/23£812£1,123£-311£63£2,253£9209.83040
28/02/22£986£1,205£-219£57£2,564£1,35513.53435
28/02/21£748£1,001£-253£5£2,783£1,34616.13545
29/02/20£1,348£1,292£56£10£3,036£1,36312.73870
28/02/19£1,813£1,104£709£0£2,979£1,30214.13747
28/02/18£1,184£1,268£-85£0£2,270£1,50314.2370
28/02/17£1,547£834£713£211£2,355£1,56922.6350
28/02/16£657£734£-77£193£1,642£1,61526.4320
28/02/15£587£626£-39£202£1,720£1,61631340
28/02/14£402£426£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/13£466£428£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/12£446£496£-50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/11£574£467£108£25£1,888£94224.2200
28/02/10£576£441£135£85£1,783£88524.1180
28/02/09£452£351£101n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/08£416£418£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/07£440£349£91n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/06£320£285£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/05£321£231£90n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/04£229£211£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 41%
Reserves/Spending: 9.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 8.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 37 years

www.armyflying.com

info@armyflying.com

01264781086

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Army Flying Museum
£29,000 29/09/2020
COVID19: Army Flying Museum
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£500,000 01/04/2017
Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Museum of Army Flying
£1,776,400 22/06/2016
British Army Flying: Discovering stories of courage, comradeship and innovation

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-78
  • ANDREW RICHARD BULPITT Appointed: 2022
  • BRIGADIER COLIN SIBUN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: None
  • CAROLINE MARY HOPKINS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Audit Manager
  • COLONEL BRENDAN SHAW Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Army Officer
  • COLONEL EDWARD BUTTERWORTH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Army Officer
  • COLONEL RETIRED PAUL EDWARDS MBE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Managing Director
  • DAVID STEPHEN SHORT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Associate
  • JAMES JOHNSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor
  • NEIL DAVID SEXTON CB (Chair) Appointed: 2023
  • PAUL ELI BEAVER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director
  • RHONDA SMITH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director
  • WOI PHILIP DOCHERTY Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/11/1987, number: 297897
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/03/1987, number: 02109510
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

ARMY FLYING MUSEUM LTD
MIDDLE WALLOP
STOCKBRIDGE
HANTS
SO20 8FB

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A PUBLIC MUSEUM RECORDING AND EXHIBITING ALL ASPECTS OF FLYING IN THE BRITISH ARMY BOTH PRESENT AND PAST.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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