AIR LEAGUE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 June 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06794828
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £360,102
Latest expenditure: £599,066
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 4 HAMILTON PLACE, LONDON, W1J 7BQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.airleague.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote aeronautical education of the young and, through counselling and the award of scholarships and bursaries, to encourage students to follow careers in aviation and the aerospace industry. In pursuance of these objectives the Trustees & Chief Executive Office seeks to encourage support through relevant journals, magazines, the Air League's own website and fund raising events and donations.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

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: 15 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 15 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £360,102
Total Gross Expenditure: £599,066

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: 15 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 15 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £564,515
Total Gross Expenditure: £605,661

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: 26 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £597,015
Total Gross Expenditure: £701,638

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: 4 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 4 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £152,211
Total Gross Expenditure: £447,052

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 28 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 28 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £417,185
Total Gross Expenditure: £360,914

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 15 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £360,102
Total Gross Expenditure: £599,066
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £55,000
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 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 15 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £564,515
Total Gross Expenditure: £605,661
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £37,500
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: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 26 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £597,015
Total Gross Expenditure: £701,638
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £12,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Volunteers: 42

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 4 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £152,211
Total Gross Expenditure: £447,052
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 28 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £417,185
Total Gross Expenditure: £360,914
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £156,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 15 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 543750
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 20765
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 564515
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £187,762
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £417,899
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 605661
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9740
Expenditure Support Costs: 131682
Expenditure Depreciation: 3836
Gain Loss Investment: 50567
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £421,140
Assets Total Fixed: 1158410
Assets Own Use: 125603
Assets Long Term Investment: 1032807
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £176,728
Assets Total Liabilities: £50,472
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,284,666
Creditors One Year Total Current: 50472
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £117,962
Funds Endowment: 260593
Funds Unrestricted: 546743
Funds Restricted: 477330
Funds Total: 1284666
Count Employees: 4
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 26 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 574563
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 22452
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 597015
Income Legacies: 160687
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £217,723
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £483,915
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 701638
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4800
Expenditure Support Costs: 134124
Expenditure Depreciation: 169
Gain Loss Investment: -154447
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £419,298
Assets Total Fixed: 1296879
Assets Own Use: 124639
Assets Long Term Investment: 1172240
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £107,825
Assets Total Liabilities: £129,459
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,275,245
Creditors One Year Total Current: 129459
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £76,412
Funds Endowment: 261439
Funds Unrestricted: 543937
Funds Restricted: 469869
Funds Total: 1275245
Count Employees: 4
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 114
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

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

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: AIR LEAGUE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2009-06-03T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19/01/2009AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 18/01/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/10/2013
Charitable Objects: A TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN AVIATION ANDB TO PROMOTE VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 408148
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: AIR LEAGUE EDUCATIONAL TRUST

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries