BOSCOMBE DOWN AVIATION COLLECTION LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 27 June 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06528182
Financial period: 1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025
Latest income: £212,948
Latest expenditure: £195,566
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Boscombe Down Aviation Collection, Hangar 1 South, Old Sarum Airfield, Old Sarum, SALISBURY, SP4 6DZ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Boscombe Down Aviation Collection Limited is a heritage aviation museum.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 12 March 2026
Date Accounts Received: 12 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £212,948
Total Gross Expenditure: £195,566

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 12 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 12 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £216,914
Total Gross Expenditure: £214,844

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £194,938
Total Gross Expenditure: £195,374

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 8 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 8 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £185,702
Total Gross Expenditure: £160,908

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 6 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 6 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £175,813
Total Gross Expenditure: £123,139

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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 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Received Date: 12 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £212,948
Total Gross Expenditure: £195,566
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
Count Volunteers: 98

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Received Date: 12 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £216,914
Total Gross Expenditure: £214,844
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £4,946
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: 92

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £194,938
Total Gross Expenditure: £195,374
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
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Received Date: 8 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £185,702
Total Gross Expenditure: £160,908
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: £8,159
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Received Date: 6 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £175,813
Total Gross Expenditure: £123,139
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £12
Income From Government Grants: £49,851
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BOSCOMBE DOWN AVIATION COLLECTION LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-06-27T00:00:00

Charity Name: BOSCOMBE DOWN AVIATION COLLECTION LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2019-06-03T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 4048079
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1135003
Assoc Charity Name: THE EXPEDITIONARY TRUST

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 31/05/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/07/2013
Charitable Objects: "THE OBJECTS OF THE COLLECTION ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF A COLLECTION DEDICATED TO RECORDING AND EXHIBITING ALL ASPECTS OF FLIGHT AND FLIGHT TESTING AT BOSCOMBE DOWN THEREBY PRESERVING ITS HERITAGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS".PLEASE NOTE THE COLLECTION IS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING FROM A SECURE MOD ESTABLISHMENT TO OLD SARUM AIRFIELD WHERE THE COLLECTION WILL BE COMPLETELY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.THE COLLECTION WILL THEN BROADEN ITS BASE TO COVER ALL THE AVIATION HERITAGE IN THE SALISBURY AND SALISBURY PLAIN AREA. BRITISH MILITARY AVIATION STARTED IN 1909 AT LARKHILL ON SALISBURY PLAIN WITH BOSCOMBE DOWN AND OLD SARUM STARTING IN 1917. ALL THESE ESTABLISHMENTS CONTINUE IN OPERATION TO THIS DAY.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 504792
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: THE BOSCOMBE DOWN AVIATION COLLECTION

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures