CCEW Charity Commission profile

FLYABILITY

Registered charity 1059197 · organisation 1059197

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Trust
Registered
13 November 1996
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,820
Latest expenditure
£1,173
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: British Gliding Association, 8 Merus Court, Meridian Business Park, LEICESTER, LE19 1RJ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Flyability does not simply take people with disabilities flying, but strives to motivate people with disabilities to become involved in the sport of hang gliding and paragliding and to train as pilots.Flyability encourages people with disabilities to train at the BHPA school of their choice - alongside able-bodied student pilots (where possible).

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
30 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,820
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,173
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
16 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£831
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,681
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
24 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£4,540
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,689
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
28 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£497
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,313
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
9 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£2,622
Total Gross Expenditure
£101

04 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

05 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport

06 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FLYABILITY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1996-11-13T00:00:00

07 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
TRUST DEED DATED 12 OCTOBER 1996 AS AMENDED 6 SEPTEMBER 1998
Charitable Objects
THE RELIEF OF DISABLED PERSONS BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR SUCH PERSONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPORT OF HANG GLIDING, PARAGLIDING AND ANY OTHER RELATED FORMS OF FLIGHT, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE BRITISH HANG GLIDING AND PARAGLIDING ASSOCIATION
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED