01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 19 March 2026
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Community Foundation For Staffs, Philanthropy House, Priestley Court, Gillette Close, Staffordshire Technology Park, STAFFORD, ST18 0LQ
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.operationspitfire4schools.com/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Operation Spitfire was established to ensure the refurbishment and maintenance of the Spitfire in the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery. The Charity operates an extensive education programme to promote STEM subjects and engineering in general.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- OPERATION SPITFIRE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2026-03-19T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 06 JUN 2025AS AMENDED ON 05 MAR 2026
- Charitable Objects
- 1. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (PRIMARILY KEY STAGE 2, 3 AND 4 PUPILS) THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.’(C) ADVANCING EDUCATION.2. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION IN THE FIELDS OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING, PRIMARILY THROUGH ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF PROJECTS, MATERIALS AND EXPERIENCES INCLUDING PRACTICAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TO AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES & TECHNICIANS.
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 701521
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- OPERATION SPITFIRE 4 SCHOOLS
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures