CCEW Charity Commission profile

BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST

Registered charity 1010632 · organisation 1010632

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
24 April 1992
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02689238
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£2,525,120
Latest expenditure
£2,939,294
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Aerospace Bristol, Hayes Way, Patchway, BRISTOL, BS34 5BZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.aerospacebristol.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Operation of a Museum available to the public for the acquisition, preservation, restoration and display of the products of the Bristol aviation manufacturing organisations and their related artefacts.Provision of a research facility of exhibits and related documentation available to the public.Operation of the Concorde at Filton public attraction for hosting visitors to Concorde 216.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
23 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
23 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,525,120
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,939,294
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
19 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
19 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,736,465
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,686,276
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
17 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
17 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,045,161
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,248,294
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
20 December 2022
Date Accounts Received
20 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,212,470
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,383,613
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
13 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
13 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,335,203
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,056,471

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
23 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,525,120
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,939,294
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
107
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
19 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,736,465
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,686,276
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£63,800
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
50
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
17 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,045,161
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,248,294
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£258,288
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
170
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
20 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,212,470
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,383,613
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£6
Income From Government Grants
£63,163
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
170
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
13 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,335,203
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,056,471
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£7
Income From Government Grants
£1,228,252
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
170

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
23 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
430587
Income Other Trading Activities
1006823
Income Charitable Activities
1087711
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2525121
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£634,189
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,305,105
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2939294
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
11650
Expenditure Support Costs
1038976
Expenditure Depreciation
339497
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
15632871
Assets Own Use
15632871
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£414,959
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,032,668
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£14,015,162
Creditors One Year Total Current
1293434
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
739234
Assets Cash
£91,401
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
13770957
Funds Restricted
244205
Funds Total
14015162
Count Employees
35
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
19 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
421747
Income Other Trading Activities
2126629
Income Charitable Activities
1188089
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3736465
Income Legacies
150000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,524,118
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,162,158
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3686276
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
11650
Expenditure Support Costs
1056332
Expenditure Depreciation
387294
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
15960317
Assets Own Use
15960317
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£536,183
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,067,164
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£14,429,336
Creditors One Year Total Current
1311500
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
755664
Assets Cash
£193,257
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
14322135
Funds Restricted
107201
Funds Total
14429336
Count Employees
35
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
17 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
230578
Income Other Trading Activities
2034003
Income Charitable Activities
780580
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3045161
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,196,143
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,052,151
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3248294
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
7226
Expenditure Support Costs
970746
Expenditure Depreciation
388896
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
16329123
Assets Own Use
16329123
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,736,111
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,686,085
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£14,379,149
Creditors One Year Total Current
3015253
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
670832
Assets Cash
£178,942
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
14320646
Funds Restricted
58503
Funds Total
14379149
Count Employees
47
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
20 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
1112600
Income Other Trading Activities
535249
Income Charitable Activities
564621
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2212470
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£419,185
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,964,428
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2383613
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
16004
Expenditure Support Costs
917545
Expenditure Depreciation
375568
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
16661828
Assets Own Use
16661828
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,135,837
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,215,382
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£14,582,283
Creditors One Year Total Current
2284549
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
930833
Assets Cash
£524,973
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
14460401
Funds Restricted
121882
Funds Total
14582283
Count Employees
48
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
13 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
2083303
Income Other Trading Activities
44313
Income Charitable Activities
207587
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2335203
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£181,567
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,874,904
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2056471
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
10856
Expenditure Support Costs
1177968
Expenditure Depreciation
370298
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
16725419
Assets Own Use
16725419
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£629,483
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,601,480
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£14,753,422
Creditors One Year Total Current
1659813
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
941667
Assets Cash
£372,663
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
14314312
Funds Restricted
439110
Funds Total
14753422
Count Employees
58
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2013-10-01T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
4032503
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1119810
Assoc Charity Name
THE CONCORDE TRUST
Charity Name
BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1992-04-24T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19/02/1992AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/09/2012AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25/09/2012 as amended on 18 May 2018
Charitable Objects
1) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ALL MATTERS CONCERNING AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT AND AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM FOR THE PUBLIC DISPLAY, RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION OF AIRCRAFT, FLYING BOATS, MISSLES, ROCKETS, SATELLITES, OTHER FLYING AERIAL OR SPACE DEVICES OR MACHINES AND THE COMPONENT PARTS OF THEM AND DRAWINGS OR PICTURES AND OTHER PRODUCTS OF, OR RELATING TO THE AIRCRAFT AND AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES; AND 2) TO PROMOTE OR UNDERTAKE RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY OF AIRCRAFT DESIGN MANUFACTURE AND OPERATION INCLUDING THE HISTORY OF THE PERSONS AND COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THESE ACTIVITIES AND TO PUBLISH AND DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL ACTIVITIES AND TO PUBLISH AND DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
35735
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures