BAWDSEY RADAR TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 26 August 2008
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06474550
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £72,714
Latest expenditure: £83,575
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Bawdsey Radar Trust, Bawdsey, WOODBRIDGE, Suffolk, IP12 3BA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Bawdsey Radar Trust maintains a Grade II* listed Radar Transmitter Block which formed part of the world's first operational radar station at Bawdsey. The Transmitter Block re-opened in 2017 after a major restoration project and includes an award winning exhibition. The Trust maintains and exhibits a collection of relavant artefacts to advance the education of the public.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 27 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £72,714
Total Gross Expenditure: £83,575

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: 18 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £38,546
Total Gross Expenditure: £48,439

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: 30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £42,925
Total Gross Expenditure: £68,043

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: 11 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £46,761
Total Gross Expenditure: £88,743

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: 12 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 12 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £88,351
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,767

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 27 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £72,714
Total Gross Expenditure: £83,575
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £21,309
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
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 18 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £38,546
Total Gross Expenditure: £48,439
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: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £42,925
Total Gross Expenditure: £68,043
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: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 11 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £46,761
Total Gross Expenditure: £88,743
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £10,584
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: 35

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 12 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £88,351
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,767
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: £5
Income From Government Grants: £66,284
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BAWDSEY RADAR TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2008-08-26T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16 JANUARY 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 1 AUGUST 2008 as amended on 06 Aug 2019 as amended on 09 Dec 2021 as amended on 16 Jul 2024
Charitable Objects: The objects of the Charity are:3.1 to preserve for the benefit of the people of East Anglia and of the Nation, the historical, architectural and constructional heritage that may exist in and around East Anglia, buildings (including any structure or erection, and any part of a building as so defined) of particular beauty or historical, architectural or constructional interest,3.2 to advance education of the public in discovery, development and use of radio direction and ranging radar at Bawdsey, Suffolk,3.3 to advance education of the public by maintaining a museum for the exhibition and preservation of objects and information illustrating the central role that Bawdsey, Suffolk played in radar development.
Area Of Benefit: EAST ANGLIA

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Charity Policy

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Policy Name: Risk management

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Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

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