KENT BATTLE OF BRITAIN MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 November 1982
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 01667506
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £168,070
Latest expenditure: £93,233
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Kent Battle of Britain Museum, Aerodrome Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AG

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

A MUSEUM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IT CONTAINS AIRCRAFT, RELICS AND MEMORABILIA FROM THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN PERIOD OF 1940 DURING WORLD WAR 11.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 25 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 25 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £168,070
Total Gross Expenditure: £93,233

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 7 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £151,398
Total Gross Expenditure: £101,898

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 10 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £130,451
Total Gross Expenditure: £79,870

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 14 September 2023
Date Accounts Received: 14 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £139,098
Total Gross Expenditure: £76,158

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 8 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 8 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £132,996
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,560

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 25 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £168,070
Total Gross Expenditure: £93,233
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £151,398
Total Gross Expenditure: £101,898
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £130,451
Total Gross Expenditure: £79,870
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 14 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £139,098
Total Gross Expenditure: £76,158
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: £1
Income From Government Grants: £5,298
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 46

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 8 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £132,996
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,560
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: £4
Income From Government Grants: £24,143
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 35

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kent
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: KENT BATTLE OF BRITAIN MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1982-11-24T00:00:00

Charity Name: KENT BATTLE OF BRITAIN MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2021-06-18T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 3977767
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1086439
Assoc Charity Name: BOULTON PAUL ASSOCIATION

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27TH SEPTEMBER 1982 AND AMENDED 21ST JUNE 1988
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY ESTABLISHING A MUSEUM FOR THE EXHIBITION AND PRESERVATION OF AIRCRAFT AND AERONAUTICAL EQUIPMENT OF HISTORICAL AND TECHNICAL INTEREST PARTICULARLY FROM THE FIRST AND SECOND WORLD WARS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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