CCEW Charity Commission profile

Air Cadet Charity CIO

Registered charity 1160910 · organisation 5048529

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
16 March 2015
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,108,567
Latest expenditure
£1,033,199
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: ROYAL AIR FORCE, CRANWELL, SLEAFORD, NG34 8HB

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity supports charitable purposes for the benefit of cadets and personnel of the Air Training Corps by providing grants and funding for activities that fall within the following categories and align to the RAF Air Cadets vision: Aviation, Adventure training, Exploiting technology, Immersive training, Enhance education, Improve employability, Health and wellbeing, Welfare.

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
19 November 2025
Date Accounts Received
19 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,108,567
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,033,199
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
29 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
29 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,186,455
Total Gross Expenditure
£692,031
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
15 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
15 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£961,337
Total Gross Expenditure
£517,653
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
7 December 2022
Date Accounts Received
7 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£792,817
Total Gross Expenditure
£438,480
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
26 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
26 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£51,247
Total Gross Expenditure
£392,087

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
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
19 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,108,567
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,033,199
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
2
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
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
29 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,186,455
Total Gross Expenditure
£692,031
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
1
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
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
15 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£961,337
Total Gross Expenditure
£517,653
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
3
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
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
7 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£792,817
Total Gross Expenditure
£438,480
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
3
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
26 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£51,247
Total Gross Expenditure
£392,087
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
6

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
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
19 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
976200
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
132367
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1108567
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,033,199
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1033199
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
775793
Expenditure Governance
30200
Expenditure Support Costs
241980
Expenditure Depreciation
82168
Gain Loss Investment
25801
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,913,133
Assets Total Fixed
1768663
Assets Own Use
99325
Assets Long Term Investment
1669338
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,551,254
Assets Total Liabilities
£141,900
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,178,017
Creditors One Year Total Current
141900
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,123,817
Funds Endowment
401854
Funds Unrestricted
4440926
Funds Restricted
335237
Funds Total
5178017
Count Employees
2
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
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
29 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1037084
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
74935
Income Investments
74436
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1186455
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£692,031
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
692031
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
168256
Expenditure Governance
20423
Expenditure Support Costs
39063
Expenditure Depreciation
85921
Gain Loss Investment
104694
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,625,601
Assets Total Fixed
1822000
Assets Own Use
178464
Assets Long Term Investment
1643536
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,275,754
Assets Total Liabilities
£20,906
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,076,848
Creditors One Year Total Current
20906
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,778,732
Funds Endowment
401454
Funds Unrestricted
4206100
Funds Restricted
469294
Funds Total
5076848
Count Employees
1
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
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
15 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
874663
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
62785
Income Investments
20787
Income Other
3102
Income Total Income And Endowments
961337
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£517,653
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
517653
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
120623
Expenditure Governance
16190
Expenditure Support Costs
9455
Expenditure Depreciation
89307
Gain Loss Investment
-66455
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-90590
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,067,572
Assets Total Fixed
888511
Assets Own Use
264385
Assets Long Term Investment
624126
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,602,016
Assets Total Liabilities
£12,797
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,477,730
Creditors One Year Total Current
12797
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,171,223
Funds Endowment
392271
Funds Unrestricted
3720240
Funds Restricted
365219
Funds Total
4477730
Count Employees
1
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
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
7 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
761546
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
15588
Income Investments
15683
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
792817
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£438,480
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
438480
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
6500
Expenditure Support Costs
6605
Expenditure Depreciation
89761
Gain Loss Investment
59014
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,592,645
Assets Total Fixed
1045557
Assets Own Use
354975
Assets Long Term Investment
690582
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,064,883
Assets Total Liabilities
£9,939
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,100,501
Creditors One Year Total Current
9939
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,725,530
Funds Endowment
430541
Funds Unrestricted
3360192
Funds Restricted
309768
Funds Total
4100501
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Germany
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Cyprus
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Gibraltar
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
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
114
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
Air Cadet Charity CIO
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2016-06-04T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
3991030
Assoc Registered Charity Number
256391
Assoc Charity Name
THE MALCOLM CLUB FUND FOR SCARMAN SCHOLARSHIPS
Charity Name
Air Cadet Charity CIO
Charity Event Order
4
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2016-06-04T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
256391
Assoc Registered Charity Number
256391
Assoc Charity Name
THE AIR TRAINING CORPS GENERAL PURPOSES FUND
Charity Name
Air Cadet Charity CIO
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2016-06-04T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
22301
Assoc Registered Charity Number
256391
Assoc Charity Name
THE STAN EASTON MEMORIAL AWARD
Charity Name
Air Cadet Charity CIO
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2015-03-16T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - Foundation Registered 16 Mar 2015 as amended on 20 Dec 2022 as amended on 01 Dec 2023
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO CARRY ON SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT FOR THE BENEFIT OF AIR TRAINING CORPS AND CADETS; AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
550892
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE AIR TRAINING CORPS GENERAL PURPOSES FUND CHARITABLE INCORPORATED TRUST CIO
Charity Name Id
550893
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
AIR CADETS CORPS GENERAL PURPOSES FUND

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Risk management