BOTTISHAM AIRFIELD MUSEUM — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 31 October 2014
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income: £144,318
Latest expenditure: £129,885
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Bottisham Airfield Museum, Wilbraham Road, Bottisham, CAMBRIDGE, CB25 9BU

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Bottisham Airfield Museum is dedicated to creating a permanent memorial to the brave men and women who served at Bottisham during WW2. We are creating a museum that tells their story as well as an archive that allows learners of all ages to research the subject further.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 14 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 14 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £144,318
Total Gross Expenditure: £129,885

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 19 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 19 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £134,714
Total Gross Expenditure: £101,440

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 4 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 4 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £124,929
Total Gross Expenditure: £72,246

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 20 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £124,118
Total Gross Expenditure: £120,323

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 22 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 22 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £77,069
Total Gross Expenditure: £69,797

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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 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 14 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £144,318
Total Gross Expenditure: £129,885
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: 59

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 19 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £134,714
Total Gross Expenditure: £101,440
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: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 4 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £124,929
Total Gross Expenditure: £72,246
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: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 20 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £124,118
Total Gross Expenditure: £120,323
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 22

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 22 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £77,069
Total Gross Expenditure: £69,797
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BOTTISHAM AIRFIELD MUSEUM
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2014-10-31T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 31 Oct 2014
Charitable Objects: TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM AND ARCHIVE TO BE KNOWN AS THE BOTTISHAM AIRFIELD MUSEUM AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:A) TO COLLECT, RESTORE, CONSERVE AND DISPLAY ITEMS RELEVANT TO THE HISTORY OF BOTTISHAM AIRFIELD, INCLUDING MATERIAL RELATING TO THE HOME FRONT IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES;B)TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A REFERENCE ARCHIVE FACILITY AND TO ACQUIRE MATERIALS FOR THIS PURPOSE;C) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ROLE OF THE AIRFIELD, THE UNITS THAT SERVED THERE, AND THE ROLE THE LOCAL VILLAGES PLAYED IN THE WAR EFFORT;D) TO RECORD THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF) AND UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE (USAAF) WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THEIR CONNECTION WITH BOTTISHAM AIRFIELD; ANDE) TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE RESEARCH INTO BOTTISHAM AIRFIELD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

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Charity Policy

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Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

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