Aviation Heritage Foundation Limited
What it does
To advance the education of the public in national aviation history by the establishment and maintenance of a museum
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN NATIONAL AVIATION HISTORY BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Amateur sport
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
- Ceredigion
- Carmarthenshire
- Pembrokeshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Undefined. in Practice Local
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £34,007 and spent £32,288.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £34,007 | £32,288 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 December 2024 | £32,713 | £28,155 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 December 2023 | £28,292 | £30,785 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 December 2022 | £13,742 | £15,973 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 December 2021 | £31,170 | £18,675 | Not reported | 6 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 9%, from £31,170 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £34,007 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 95% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £15,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
2 trustees run the charity.
- Ray BurgessChair
- Lynn Reynolds
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 14 September 2026, 47 days early | Received 14 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 25 September 2025, 36 days early | Received 25 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 30 September 2024, 31 days early | Received 30 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 18 September 2023, 43 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 27 September 2022, 34 days early | Received 27 September 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1127909
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 4 February 2009
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25 SEPTEMBER 2008 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION 29 JANUARY 2009
- Company number
- 06707945This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- welshspitfire.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Pembrokeshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.