Reglstored numbar: 0268923
Charlty numbor: 1010632
AEROSPACE
BRISTOL
BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

8RI8TOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
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BR18TOLAERO coLLE￿10N TRU8T
TRU8TEES' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 202
The Board of frustees ( the Board") ha& pl¥Jasure In presentlng Its annual report tog6th&r wlth the audlted
flnfjnclal ytat&monta for the Trust for the year ended 31 March 2025. Tho Annual Report Serves thè purpose$ Of
oth a Tru$teos' report and a dlrector$' report under company law. Tho Truste08 aonflrm Ihat the Annual Report
and finan¢ial statgmpnts of the chadiable company comply ￿th tha Guffent statutory requlrements, thg
requlremonts of the ttharltable company's gov6mlng documènt and the prgvlglon8 of th& Statement of
Re¢ommend?d Practice (SORP) appllcgble to ¢hariti08 preparlng thelr acGaunts In accordancewlth the Flnanclal
Reportlng Standard appll¢abl6 In th& UK (FRSIQ2) {gffe¢tive l January 2019).
Since the group and the Char￿Y quallty ag small under Section 383 ot the Companles Aol 2006, the Group
Btratg9l¢ report required of medium and large companle8 under the Compon168 Aot 2006 (stratgglc Roport and
Dlrector4' Report) R89ulaUons 2013 ha8 been omltted.
Our V181on
An aerospace tnduNtrfal museum ond learnlng centre thot Inspires and entertaln& today'8 and future géneratlons
through the Ètorles and achlavemehts of 8rl$tol'$ a¢rospac¥ Industy- pa8t, pr¢$ent and future.
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BR18TOL AERO COLLECTION TRU8T
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Refer8nog and admlnlstratlvo detsll¥ of th& Charlty, Its trustses and advl80rn
Tru8tea8
Slr l Gray CBE, Chalr
J Body C8E. Vl¢e Chalr (reslgn8d 8 DeGember 2024)
R PettlL S8cretary
J Hensey (appolnted 6 December 20241
P ¢ralg
P Chlvers, Vlr6 Chalr
M 8ander8
S Smith
S Cordwell
R Ygandle
R CoNer
J Wllllams
D (31bb¥ (appolnted 19 July 2024)
Company regl$tsrgd
numb&r
02689238
Charlty raglttsrod
numbor
1010632
Roglstsrnd office
Aero8pa¢8 Brl8tol
Hayes Way
Patchway
Brlstol
BS34 $82
Patron
HRH The Prtncess Royal
Vlce Patrons
Str Georgo Whlte BL
Mr. Jack Lopr&s11 MP
Indopondent audltor8
Randall & Payno LLP
Chartered Ac¢ountant¥ & statutory Auditors
Shurdlngton Road
Ch¢itenham
GlouGostershlie
GL514GA
8ank•r#
Lloyd8 Bank
Canons Hou8
Canons Way
Brlstol
BS99 7LB
CAF Bank Ltd
25 Klng8 Hlll Avenuo
West Malllng
K8rrt
ME19 4JQ
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BRI8TOL AERO COLLECTION fBu8T
TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
ObJecthf08 and a¢tlvltla8
a. Pollcles and obJeGtlves
The Tru8tee$ have had du# r¢g8rd, as required. by the charllles Ad 2011, to the Cfiarlty Commlsslon'$ general
guldance on public benèlt when revlewlng Its almb and obJectlve8 and In planning It& octSvltFeg.Tho Objects of
the Trti$t, as Stated In Its Mgmorandum of Assoclatlon are:
1) To adv4n¢& publlc edii¢atlun In 811 malters concarnino alreraft And the alr¢raft 8nd aBrospace Indu$trl8$, In
particular by the provlsion of a museum for the publi¢ dlsplay, restoration and con¥eNallon Of alrcraft,
Ilylng boats, mlsslte8, rockets, 8atellltes, other flylng a¢rlal or spac& devlce8 or machlnes and the
component parts of them and drA￿n96 or ar¢hlv98 and other products Df, or r8latlng to the alrcraft and
aerogpac¥ indusfrles: and
2) To promote or undertake resear¢h Into the history of ¥lr¢raft deslgn manufacture and operatlon Includlng
the hi¥tory of the person& and companles involved In these acUv11168 and to publish and dl¥semlnate the uyoful
results of that r88ear¢h.
Tho 8p8¢lflo public b8ne15ts that fiow from our VSslon and Oblerts ire:
To anable a wlde range of peopla to particlpate In and learn about the region's a¥iallon herftaye;
To advance leamlng 8ki118 and traSntng, parllcularly In Selenrye. technology, englneetlnG and deglgn a$
wall as heriiage ¢onsoNatlon 8klll8;
To ¢on8ervo th8 a￿atIon herftaoe, Includlng Concorde 216, for pr888nt and ftrture genoratlon8 to
experlen¢o, appre¢iate and enjoy: and
To celebrate the world ¢ta88 achlevaments of the &erospaGe Industry and the people who made It
pogslble.
Achlev¢m8nts and perfomianc8
Maln a¢hl•vèMents of tha Charlty
The financlal yeor 8aw contlnued proyre89 In dovéloplng Aerospac8 Brt$tol's offer, deepenlng communKy
conne¢llons, and Strengthenlng our long-tarm plans for 8u8talnablllty, dosplte a ¢hallenglng vlsitor market acr088
the sector. Total vlsltors for thé year were sllghfly lower than last year but Close to 100,000 with standout peaks
durfn9 key eventy 8u¢h ag the Car Show, Lego day and February half-ttsm'g Robot Explorers actlvltles.
M8Jor exhibltlon& and events onca a9aln proved a draw for n6w and rntumlng vlsllors, Look Upl The Story of Hot
Alr Balloonlng in Brlstol launched In partnershlp wl*h Cameron Balloon9, featuring hi8torlc bask6t8, bumarj, an
Interacttve exp0rfenGes. In the autumn, we partnered wilh the Brlll8h Airways H8rlts98 Colle¢tlon to dellver
Fashlon of Fllght, a strlking dlsplay of unlfomi& from BQAC, BEA, and BA whi¢h attracted 8trong media oov6ragg
and praise from bolh vtsltors and Indu8ty partners. The Brabozon 75 dlsplay welcomed yug5ts Into the mu$eum,
whlle thè addltlon of Ihe AERALIS Modular Atrcraft model brought a new. forwarthlooklng story to our aarospace
gallery, Preparatlong began for our WWII alr rald shelter 8xpertèn¢&, dua to laun¢h along8id8 VE Day
commemoratlons In M4y 2025, and consemtlon volunteers made slgnlflcant progre88 on th• 8ollngbrt)ke
restoratlon, Including fitting rapllca propeller8 and wlndows.
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BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
TRusfEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
Ach18voments and p9rfonnHnc8 {cofttlnufjd)
The Learning team bullt on last year's record 8chool vlslt flgure8 With a contlnued strong performance, 8UPPOrtèd
by the ranaw6d £31,000 South Gk)uce8tsr8hlre Coun¢ii Iravel bursary, We also launched now Inltiatlves for
home educatlon groups. youth clubs, and secondary SGhools. Includlng late openlng8 and gpe¢l*l subject-
fo¢u$6d tours. Tho Inaugural GCSE Boo¥t ovent bmught nearly 1,500 local $tudent8 Into ¢onta¢t ￿th employor4,
8peakerB, and a¢tlvEttès to Intsplre thelr next 8tep8.
Communlty engag8ment remalned central to our work. We ho8led the tlr$t Chaflton Hayes Festlval, contlnued
weekly Internatlonal ¢afa evenlng5 Wtlh Concord Church, and support$d tho church'i Chrl$tmas Hamper¥ ￿th
500 free ￿Ck0t£ for local re¥ldent$ who wouldn* othèThvlse b¢ able to vl8lt tha mu¥eum. Volunteer$ gave
thousands of hours a¢royg vl8ltor eng•gamant, ieamlng, ConseN4￿on, the archive and avènts, w]Ih over 45 new
volunteers racrultad through th8 year.
Commercial growth vts$ 8UPPOrted by a year of tthanga for caterfng. Fosters oan8olldated their first full year as
our caterlng partner, Introduclng now menus, Improvlng service, and beglnnlng a malor refurbl#hment of the café
Snto Fllghtllne Kltchen + Bar, due to open Easter 2025. Retall spend p¢r vl$itur ro36, hèlped by better 8tock
management, Improved polnt¥of4ale ft)r the guldebook, and a new prfdng strategy. The Eventè team welcotned
a dlvetse tange of dlent$ for aventg ranging from dlnner8, drink8 receptlon¥ and awards ceremonles to
confgrences, meotlng$ anrj product launches.
Behlnrl tho scanos, ?lunlficant yroundwork was lald far our futura, We worked elo#èly wtlh V18ion XS to Ilnallse a
10-year Strategy and began plannlnp for major capital projects, Includlng tho rofurblshment of Hangar 16R to
bgcome home of the Roll8*Royce Herltage Trust'8 eolle¢tion of englneg, and the pre8eNatlon of the hlstoric
cot)trol tower. Fundlng 8u¢ce8se3 In¢lud¥d the firgt Gf three annual Alrbu8 d¢natlong, major support from Roll8
Royce, 8nd the Greatlon of a ￿&￿￿nat&d Transfomiatson Fund from lega¢1¥8 such a8 th& £150,QQO beque3t
rè¢elved last year.
W• rfj¢glved rooognttlon In thej forni ol aLtrr hlghe8t*ever Vl8lt England score of 94%, 8 pre$tlgiou$ Vlslt England
Food & Drlnk award for the ¢alé, a Silver Award at Ihe Bristol, Bath & Somarsat Tourf8m Awards, 8 TrfpAdvl8or
Travellerfs Cholca accolade. and our Facllltlg8 and Operatlony te8m being 8hortllstad for Team of the Year at the
Museum8 & Herltage Awards.
The Tw8t'3 dedlcated staff, volunteer9, members, and supporters have been koy to dellvertn9 th1$ yearfs
achlevement$ and layln9 tho foundatlon for Ille excltlng dovelopments ahead. We extend our sincera thanks to
all those who contrfbuted tlme, expertl$e, donatlon$, and enthusl8sm to help u8 pre86rvo and shore over 100
year8 of 8rlgtol's remarkable avlatlon story.
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BRISTOLAEROCOLLECTIOM TRUST
TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Aohlèvements and perfomianco (contlnuod)
b. Fundral8lng acllvltles and Incomè g•neratlon
Aerospace Bristol does all its fundralsing work Inknhtsu88 and doe8 not outsour¢a any fundralsing nor rely on
exlemal ¢xpert]8e.
The Trust 1$ roglstBred with the Fundralsing Regulator ft)r whlch the voluntary levy Is pald. Fundra181ng a¢tivlty
adheres to the Fundralslng Cod& relatlng to othlca] matter8, fundralslng Standards and best pKctlce. The Truyt
has recolved no complalnt8 through tha Fundralsln9 Pr6fgrenca Servfjca.
The Trust work$ hard to en8ure that money18 managed r88por(slbly and that a good roputallon Ik malnt&lned by
being Iran8parent and trufjiworthy. PèBdback t& welcomed from donors, 8UPPOrter$ and Qihers who aro
approach8d for funds and 18 athys taken ?erlou8ty, ¥eTvlng to dovelop and thprove a¢tlvltles and
communlcations,
The Trust tak&8 very s&rfoufjly Its responsiblllly towards supporters who may be tton8lde￿d to be In vulnarab16
clrcum81ance8. In Ilne belng a Dementla Frl8n.dly Org0n18atlon, the Trust ￿11 carefully conslder donatlons
glven by vulnprablg adults anrj when appropthato con¥lder the retum of the donatEon. The taam wlll comply wlth
tha d¢natlon8 pollcy which ha$ been approved by the Board of Tntsie&8'.
The Trust Is a ¢ompgny Ilrnlted by 9uarantee, Incorporated on 19 February 1992 ￿th numbBr 02889238 and
reglst8r8d as a charlty on 24 April 1992 number 1010632.
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BRISTOLAERO ¢OLLE¢TION TRUST
TRUSTEE8' REPORT (CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Flnanclal ravlgw
a. Golng concern
Tho Charlty hold8 a loan of £789,234 wlth South Glouoester3hlre Councll. 86oured by a floatlng chargo over Its
888ets. Intsre81 paymenta on the romainlng loan balance comrn8nced tn Aprll 2024, wtth capltal repayments
scheduled to b&gln In Aprll 202S. In adclltlon, the Councll has committad to provlde £31,000 annu8lly for the next
ygar from alt¢matlve VlkTtsh411 fundlng. olmed at supporttng Incre88ed school tthp a¢tlvity.
An overdraft faclllty 01 £1,25 milllon obtalned from Uoyd8 Bank 18 $6¢ured by a guarantee provlded by 8AE
Syltsmg, whloh was reduced from £1.3 mllllon In November 2024. The current annual overdmft extends to 30th
November 2025 buL SUPPOrtEd by BAE Sy8tem'8 guaranteè, th? Tru8t18 du8 to agroa a new 12 monlhs ¢verdrAft
faolltty to 30th November 2026 shortly.
Th8$e ftnanclal laollltle8 wmaln neco8$ary to mqnage the lego¢y funding shortlJll rslatlng to capftal expendlture
tncurred prfor to the mu89um'$ openlng In October 2017. While th8 rellance un an ov6rdr8ft faclllty pre¥fjnt$ an
elèment of Un￿rtaInty, ylvgn that such facllftles can legally be wlthdrawn al short notlcg, th¢ Trustee8 remaln
onfldent In the continued 8UPPQrt of BAE Systems and Lloyds Bank,
F.urthermure, the financlal re8uIts (beforo the Impa¢1 of deprecSatlon on tlxed a8sel$ and Inter¢st costs) for the
yeAr ended 31 March 2025 are pogltlve, wlth encoutaglng trend8 In vl$itor &dml88ions, School and group
booklngs.
The Trusteès are conldont that the Charlty has adequate finandal regourc&s to m&6t It8 obllg&tlon8 a8 they lall
duo, and plan$ ar• In pla¢6 lo begln redu¢lng rellanae on thg Ovordraft faclllly a$ Burplusos are gfrnor8ted.
Accordingly. tho Trustee& conslder It approprlata to ¢ontlnue to adopt the golng concern ba81S In preparing these
flnanclal statem6nt$, but re¢ognlsed Ihe f[nan￿41 po8ltion of the Trustlg that of negalive unre8trlcted re$¢N88
and rollan¢e upon continued fundlng In ploce wlth South Glcuce8torshlra Councll and Lloydg Bank.
b. Flnan¢lal rèvfow
A6 at 31 Mar¢h 2028, the Charfty'8 total fund¥ stood at £14,016,162, r8pre8entln9 a decrga8e of £414,174
compared to lh8 posltlon at thp end of 2024,
Income for the y¢ar amounted to £2.525,120 (2024,. £3,738,466), wlth the reducllon prlmarlly attrtbutable to lower
tfadlng In¢ome from the Charlty'g pfin¢lpal tradlng sub8ldlary. BAC Trading Llmite
Expendlture for the year was £1939,294 (2024: £3,686,277), reffactlng thls reductlon In actlvlty. The overall
sutt wa8 a d¢tlclt of £414,174 (2024: surplus of £60,189). This deficlt Include$ £339.497 of depreCIa￿on on the
Charlty's fixed a88ets.
The Charlty'o tradlng $ub31(Jlgry gon8ral&d a ?urplus of £66,467 for tha year, whlch wtll be donatsd to the Charlty
under glft ald in the financlal yèar endlng 31 March 2026.
Of the Charty'$ tvtal Iljnds. £16,772,61 D IJ deslgnated against Ixed assets and planned 'legaey tran8lorm8tlon°
expenditur6 of £15Q.000. The Chadty htsld# re$trlct*d funds of £244,206, earfflarked for future projects, and ha8
negatlve general funds of (£2,088,121).
Further d6tally regardlng the Charlty'8 Itnan¢lal outlook arg 88t out In Note 1.2 to lh¢ financlal ¥t8tements.
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BRISTOLAERO COLLEcnoN TRUST
TRUSTEE8' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2028
c. R48arvas polloy
The Truste8$ alm to en6ur¢ the Charlty malntelns adequats re8eNe8 to safoguard oper8tlons, manage rfsk, and
provlde financial stablllty.
At 31 March 2025, the Charlty had negative general funds of {£2,088,121), Wlh mo8t re8erve$ Jed up In fued
assets and deglgnated prole¢ts. Free r88ervos ara therefore In d8ficlt.
The Trustees, long.lerm goal 18 to rebuild free re8eTves and pl&n to achelve thi8 through:
Apptylng any avallablg 8urplu$e8 from the tr8ding $ubsldlary and fulurfj fundralslng.,
Ggn&ratlng regular annual operating surpluses In the Charlty; and
Careful cost control and income dlversification.
Progre9• ￿11 be revlawod annually and reported In th¢ Trusteg$' Annual Report.
d. Prlnclpal rlsk8 and uncortalnttas
The Execullvo Management Commlttee, Audtt Commltteo, and Board of Trustoes mDnltor r18k menagomenl on
regular basis. The Audlt Commlttee Is spe¢ttlcally r8spon8lble for r89ularly rev10￿n9 the rlsks that the Trust may
fa￿, and for en¥urlng that there arè adequat& proe¢durBs lo m4nagB tha identllled rfsks. The maln rlsks
faced by thg Tru8t are.,
Rlblng costs asso¢lated wlth the global energy erlsls could have a real Impact on the ratas and utiiitle8
Gogts. In add]lion to th1$ a c05t of livlng crlsis In the UK and rlalng cost8 for everyono could affect Staff
retentlon, v1811or Income 8nd potentlally many other Incom& lines. Th18 Situallon need8 to be monitored
¢108ely and the TN¥t must romaln alert and agile enough to mako dtangos a8 needed. Flnanclal rf$k8
rèiatlng to the repayment of debt as axplalnld In the Flnan¢lal Rovlow abov8.
Envlronmental and other rlsk$ such as fir?, ffood and ierrorlsm whlth could lèad to th& damage or
destruction of the museum, Mltl9alln9 factar$ Include In8uranc6 ¢0ver, good hou$ekt&plng and
eommunlcatlon, om¢rq6ncy plans and 8taff trainlng.
Cllmate change cau8lng extreme weath¢r pattem8, With high t¢mperatur¥$ Impactlng * I8rgely Indoor
attraction. Conslder8tton.18 bèlng glven to what Impact thls mlght hav& on v181tor numbors and behavlcr
and what changes msght bt needèd to th& Indoor and ouldoor oxtending rjutdoor provlslon¥.
Incidents cauglng lo88 of reputatlon affectlng vi8ttor number8 and Stskeholdgr eonfid8nce In the Trust,
Careful recrultment and staff tralnlng, partlGularly in Vl8ltor ServlGe8. plus cfo8e monltorlng of social mgdta
and ¢UBt¢mer feèdback are ways u8Èd to manage th18 rl8k.
It the pullcy of Ihe Board to htsld in$uran¢a on its Colledon of artefa¢ts and $r¢hlv81 ma*erlal on Iho
b881$ of the po¥8lble repalr and regtDrallon costs andlor altematlve replac¢ment CQ8ts. but not the Ilkefor-
Ilk8 replacemtnt ¢ost thot may be in¢urred, as most of Ihe collection Its unlqu6 ond Irrèpla¢èable. Itéms
und&r108n are insured for oosts presGrlbed under the terms of loan 8greement.
Cytjer rl$k rtymalns a 8lgnlfi¢ant pdncipal rt$k and uncprtalnty. Wa reaugnise the potontlal threats posed by
cyberattacks and aro cammltted to ¥afeguardlng our dl9ltal as6otS and protocllng sen¥itive Infomiation,
Our robust ¢yber¥ecurfty measures, IT control procedures and ongolng rnonltQFfng efforts alm to mlll98te
Ihe Impqet of ¢yb¢r rt8k8 on our operallon8 and stak6holder¥,
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BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRU8T
TRUSTEES, REPORT ICONTINUED)
POR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
StruGturo, gov&rnan¢e and managgmont
a. Con$tStutlttn
The Trust Is a company Ilmlted by guarantee, Incorporated un 19 Fgbruary 1992 wlth number 02689238 and
reglstered as a Charlty on 24 April 1992 with number 1010632,
b. Organlsatlonal 8tructuro and declslon4haklng pollclos
New Artlcleg of Associatlon wer8 adopted In May 2018 to brlng Ihem Into Ilne wFth current leglslation and be$t
praoiice, and to provlde a su6tablo Qorporate governance framework for the fvture. Member$ of tha Trust are
requlre(I to renew annually and a reglster of member818 malntslned by the TN8t.
The Board met fomially 6 tlmeg plus the Annual General Mee￿n9, durlng the Ilnanclal ye8r. Board Is
spon$lblp for pollcy, 89ttlng ¥trateglc objeciives and the overall dlreotron of th¥ Tru8t.
The Board remalns éngagad In é review pr00933 to enauro ihat tha Board hag the ne¢a888ry 8kllls.
experien¢0 and dlverslty to successfully dlrect and manag¢ the oharlty Into tha futuro. There 18 a ¢ontlnual
pnJce8s of Improvement Sn Iha goveman¢e of tha charlty, wlth the planned Introdu¢uon of a Code of
Condud for Truste&$, and new Trustees r8Grutted through pubilc 4dvertl$emenL
The Tru8t'g AudR Commlttee meets regularfy and has ￿$pCn$lbll{fy for revlewlng, monitoring and rapurtlng to tho
Board on financlal ptsrformance, budgtktg and foreca$t8, pollde8 and procedure$, rtak managément, Ihternal
contml8, extemal audlt and tha Annual Accounts.
An Execuiivg Managemént Team, haadgd by a CEO, 6s responslb16 for the day.tsd8y operatlonal m8nagemont
of th¢ TNgY8 a¢tlvttle$,
Tha Board and It$ Man89gment aro $UPPOrt¢d by a Herfiage & Collectlon8 Advl80ry Group whi¢h 0￿rates under
formal temis ol reference and ar8 ohalrèd by exp$rianc$d Tru¥to88.
Annual a¢¢ounls are prepared In accordance ￿th the ac¢ountlng pollcle8 89t out In note 1 to the a¢count$ and
comply wlth the Trusf8 Memorandum and Artlcles of Assottlatlon. the Companley Act 2006 and the Statemont of
Rocommgnded Pra¢tlc8, 'Accountlng and Raportfng by Charltle8' (FRS 102 SORP).
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BRI8TOL AERO CQLLecTION TRUST
TRV8TEE8' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 202fj
Pl?ns for futUlO Porlod8
The Tru8t'$ new Forward Plan sets out Its strateglc goals and plan of a¢tlon In order to achleve Its charltabla
purp08es and m￿ntaIn Its fina￿lat gustalnabllity.
To su¢G88¥lully, 3uetainably and $ef¢ly operate a na1lonal1y￿recognlsed and fvSly accrodlted museum Tho Trust
11 aim to:
Achteve an operallng surplu8 in each year of operatlon$ and becoma debt.free over the next 10 years
Make Improvement¥ agalnst thè itandards set by Museum A¢credltation. malntaln a s¢orÈ ol 90% ot
above under th¢ ￿811 Brltaln'8 Vt8Itor Attrac#on Quallty Schem• and achleva Ar¢hlve Accredltatlon.
Attra¢t and rotsln hlgh qua16ty profe8Yl¢nal Jtaff.
Maintaln a mlnimum of 170 volunt6er8 to support the museum's actlvitles and Improv• the dlv8r8tty of our
8taff, inoludlng volunteers, to refle¢t th8 communlly Served by the museum.
cOn￿n￿e to work towards achievlng ngt zero greonhouse ga$ omlsslons by 2050 to meet the ooal for the
UK, a$ well as alLqnlng wtth South Glouce$tershlro'g 2030 Zero Carbon targeL
To ?dvan¢e learning, tralnlng an(f skllls partlcularly hlstory and heritago, and In sclence, tschnology and
engln£ering, Its past, presont and fut¢Jro appll¢atlon$. Tho Trust w511 bulld on Its learnlng and outreach
programmés, dev61oplng Its partnershlp ￿1h Ioc81 unlversltles, college8, schools, Industy and communlty
organisations. The museum wlll aim to offor More volunttarfng opportunltle$, e$peclAlly for young peopl6 a$ a
means of provldlng pathway4 Into tralnlng and $mploym8nt.
Tho Trust wdl alm to:
Attract a minimum of l O,OQO student vlsll8 in each y¢Ar of oper8tlon$, with an ompha81s on th090 from
disadvantaged backgrounds. DeKtver 200 fom)al and Snformal learnlng evgnt8.
Ho#tAead c. 5 major &v&nts or projects each year wlth STEM, communlty and h6rftag¢ partfior¥ such a8
unlversiles, Industry and prolesslonal bodies.
Partlclpgt8 in or attend 5 major learnlng andlor communlty proSect8 or evenis a year to c¢n$erv& harltage
and gnhance the tollectlona for present and future goneratlon to experl8nce, appreclate and 8nJoy.
The Trust ￿11 contfnue the major review of it8 re8eNe. collection. digiti86 and rAlalOgUe Ihs MU88um'$ naltonally
slgnlficant archive and make our collectsons Increas1ng￿ a¢ces8lbk to the publltt.
The Tru8t ￿11 81m to:
Make the ¢051ections mora a¢w81ble by documenttng obJOCtg and archives to 8PECTRvwirchl
stendards, 8nd increase vlsiblllty of collections through communlty outreach, dl¥play, 8oclal medla, dlgltal
platform8 and engagement wth 8peclallst neiwork4.
Maintsln a program of prevent8tlvo conge￿atIon and dèllvér pmoross on large ¥cale con8eN8tlon and
resloratlon project¥: BulSngbroke, Flghter. and Frelghter.
complete 8 wllectlons revtow of the re89rve colleGtlon to 8n8ure the colleGUon3 are approprlats; dl¥posg
of objects If roqulred and Identify gapa In tha current coll¢ttiiun.
prep?re plans for the development of the naxt phase of gxhtbitlon8. Storage and la¢llities for Bullding 16R
and the 'FuturÈ¥' gallery In Hangar 16S.
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BRI$TOL AERQ COLLECTION TRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT (¢QNTINUED}
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
8tatam6nt of Trugts08' rogpon8lbllltlè8
The Trugtoes (who are a180 the dlre¢tor$ of tha Charlty for the purpo885 of company law) ara ro8ponsibl8 for
pr&parfn9 the Tru8tèe3' report and th¢ financiol statsmonts In accordan¢e ￿￿th appllcable law and Unlted
Ktngdom A¢countlng Standard8 (Unlts(l Klngdom Gerterally Ac¢epted Accountlng Pra¢tl¢e}.
Company law requlres the Tw8tees to p￿pare tlnanclal statoments for each financlal . Vnder company law, th8
Truslees mu8t not approve thg finanolal stat&ment$ unlpss they are satisfied that they glve o true 4nd falr vl¢w of
tho State of affalrs of the Group and the Charlty and of thelr Incomlng ie80urces and appllcatlon of resourcos,
Indudlng their income and expenditure, lor that perfod. In preparfng these f nanclal statements. the Tru¥tee8 ara
requlred to:
select sullable accountlng pollcles and then apply thèm ¢onsl$tently,
ob8orvo tha method$ and prlnclplas of the Charftles SORP (FR8 102);
mak6 ludgements and gc¢ounting estlmates that ar8 rea¥onable and prudgnt.,
stste whother appllcAble UK A¢counllng Stsndard8 {FRS 1Q2) have been followed, 8ubl¢¢t to any matedal
¢ep8rturB$ dlsc108erJ and oxplalned In the fln8n¢lal ¥tstements,'
prepare lh8 Inanclal Statements on the golng concom basis unle$s It ly Inappropriote to pre8um8 that the.
Group wlll contlnua in bu¥Sness.
The TfUStee8 artt reÉpon8lblo for koaping adequat• accountlng records that 8r8 Bufflclent to ¥hOW and explaln
the Group and the Charfty's trangactlon8 and dlsolose wlth rea80nable accuraoy at any tlma the Itnancl81 po$lllon
of Ihè Group and Ihe Chsrtty and enablo them to engura that thg flnan¢lal 8tatemont8 eomply wlth the
Companles Act 2006. They aro alsoj re$ponslblp for safeguarding the a&8at8 of the Group and tho Chartty gnd
h¢n¢è fortaklng reasctnabla stops for tho prevontlon and detectlon of fraud and other trreguladtlas.
Dls¢108ur6 of Infomjallon to audltors
Each of the petsons who ar• Trus*OS at the tlme when thly Trustaes, r•port18 approved h89 ¢onfirmed that:
so far as ihat TNStsa Is aware, thoro Is no relevant eudlt Infomiation of whlch thg charltablg group's
audltor3 are unaware, and
that TN8tae ha8 takdn all tha step$ that ought lo have bÈen takon a¥ a Tru$t88 In wder to be C¢f
any relevant audit Informalton and to 88t8bll8h that Ihe ¢haritable group's audltor4 are aware of that
Informatlon.
Audltor8
Thg audltors, Randall & Payn8 LLP. have Indlcated thelr wllllngness to conlnue In office. Th& doslgnat6d
Tru¥te8s wlll propose a motlon reappoiriung tha audltors at a meeting of Trtist688.
App
ed by order of the member8 of the board of Trustees and 81gned on th61r bahaif by..
Sir l Gray CBE
Chalr of Trust
Date..
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BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR8, REPORT TO THE MEMBER8 OF BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
Oplnlon
We have audltsd thè financial statements of Brf&tol Aero Collectlon Tru$t (the :parent ¢harftsble ¢ompany') an
ts subsidlaries (the 'group') for thè year 0nded 31 March 2025 whlch comprl$e the Consolldalecl statement of
financlal actlvltles, the Con¥olldated baknce Sheet, the Charlty balanoo sheet, the Con8olldetsd statement of
cash flows and tha related notes, Including a Hummary of slgniflcgnt 8CGOUn*lng pollole$. The financlal ropartlng
framework Ihat has been applied In th61r preparation Is 8ppllcable law and Unltdd Klngdom Accounting
Standards, Indudlng Flnanclal Reporting Standard 102 The Flnan¢lal Reporting Standard appllcable In the UK,
(Unied Klngdom Ggnerally Acceptgd Aocouniing Prqcllee).
In our opinlon the Ilnancial statements..
gFve a true and falr vlew of thè Stats of the Grt)up's and of the parent charftable company'$ aff•lr8 a$ at 31
March 2025 and of the Group'# incoming resourc65 and applloatlon of re$ourco8, Includlng Its Incoma and
expondltur8 for th8 year than ended.,
hav8 been properly prepar?d In accordance wlth Unlted Klngdom Generalty Accept8d Accountln9
Practice." and
have been pr8par$d In a¢cordance ￿th the requirements of the Charl£le¥ Act 2011.
Ba81s for oplnlon
We conduthd our audlt in a¢cordanc• ￿ Intem8ltonal stsndard$ on Audttlns (UK) (ISA8 (UK)) and applicable
law. Our r$spon8ibllltle8 uhcler those 8tsndards are further deacrlbed In the Audltors, responslbilltles for Iho audlt
of tho fiThanclal statements sectlon of our report. We are Indepandent of the Group In acctsrdan¢o wifh tha othl¢al
requlrement8 that are relevant to our audlt of the financlal 8tatfyments In the Unitod Klngdom, includlng Ihe
Fln4n¢lal Raportlng ¢ounril'$ Elh[C￿ Standard, and w8 have fulfilled our other ethlcal respon8lbllltles In
accordance ￿th thesfi requir6ment8. We belleve that Ihg gudlt evideneR wp havo oblained Is 8ufflclant and
approprlate to provlde a b&sls for our oplnlon.
Miterlal uncortalnty rolatad to golng conctsrn
W6 draw attanllon to nola 1.2 In the financlal statemen1¥, whlch Indlcalas that there Is A material unrRrtainty In
rè$p&cl of golftg Goncorn. Our oplnlon l? not modffied In re8P¢Ct of thls matter.
In Iudltlng the financlal statements, we have ¢on¢luded that fhe Tru8te88' U8e of the golng concern bas18 of
4CGountlng In the preparallon of the flnanclo18tatement$13 appropriate.
Our respon81bllitlea end tha responslblltties Df the Tru8tee8 ￿ re8PgCt to golng ¢on¢em are descrlbed In the
relevant 8ectlon$ of th18 report.
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3R18TOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR8, REPORT TO THE MEMBER8 OF BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
(CONTINUED)
other Infom7atlon
The other Informatlon comprf8e8 the Informatlon Included In the Annual report other th8n th& ftnandal gtatements
and our Auditors, report thereon. The Trusteos are re6pon81blo for the other Infoffnation ¢ontaln¢d withln the
Annual report. Our oplnlon on the financlal ststem￿t5 do88 not cover the othor Information and, except to the
extent otherwl$e oxpll¢iUy stated In our report, We do not expres8 any fom of a$8uran¢e aon¢luslon theroon. Our
reFponslbility 18 to raad the other informatlon and, In dolng 60, ¢on8lder whether the other inform8tlon 18
materfally In¢on¥l8tent with the Ananclal 8tat6monts or our knowledgo obtsined In the ccturse Of th¢ Audlt, or
Othe￿$￿ oppear8 to b& materlally mlsNtated. If wa Identlfy Such materfal Incon818toncle& or apparent materlal
ml88tstgm6nta, we are requlred to detèmilne whoth¢r th15 glvgs to a materfal ml$8tst¢mont In Ihe ffinanclal
8tatem&nts them8elv8s. If. based on the work we havo performed, we ¢onolude Ihat thero 1$ J malerl81
ml$8tatemant DI th1# other Informatlon, we are required to report thai fact.
We hav6 nothlng to report In thlg re99rd.
Matt•rn on ￿lCh wè aro roqulrod to rèport by axcgptlon
We have nolhlng to report In respeGt of the followlng mAfter8 where the Charftles (Accounts and Report8)
Regulatlons 2008 requlres us to report to youll, In our oplnlon:
the Informatlun glvon In the Tru$toes' report Is IncO￿lStent In any materlal respect wllh the ffnaneial
¥tstemenl$; or
thf* parent tharllable company ha8 not kept Bufficlent accountlng record$; or
the parent char6t8ble cDmpany15nanclal 8tatement8 are not In agrttement wtth thé accountlng record3 and
rgtyrn8' or
we have not recelvod all the Informetlon and wxplonatl+)ng we requlr¢ for our audlt.
R&sponslbllltle8 of tru8te89
A8 explalned mor& fully In the TTu8ts08' re8ponsSblt6tl08 8t3tement, the Tru8tè84 (who are also tho dlre¢torg of the
charrtable company for the purpo8es of ¢ompany law) are responglble for the preparatton of the finsnolal
8tatements and for belng satlsfEed that they g￿e a tru¢ and falr vlew, and for 3UGh Intemal control as the
Tru$teos determlne 18 necessary to enatslq the prepar*lvn of tlnanclal statements Ihat are from materfal
m18$tatemen( whether dua to fraud or error.
In pr¢parlng th¢ fjnanc181 Statements, the Trusteés are re8pon8lble far assessing the Group's and Ihe parent
charltsble ¢ompany'$ ablllty to ¢ontlnu8 as a golng concèrn, dlsclosln9, as appll¢abl8, matterg r¢l8ted to golng
concern and uslng tha golng concem bas18 of accountlng unle35 the Tru8teeg either intend to Ilquldattt tha Group
or the4 par8nt ¢harltable Company orto ¢ea8e operatlons. or have no raall3Uc alt8rnatlv& but to do ¥>.
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gRI8TOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF BR18TOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
IGONTINUED)
Audltors. rnsponslbllltl#g for th• audlt of tho finan¢lal stat8mDfits
We have been appDlntsd as audltor under s8Ction 15101 tha Charltlo8 Act 2011 and report In accordance
the Act And relgvant regulgtlong mad& or having effeet thereunder.
Our obj8¢tlv68 are to obtain reasonable a8suran¢• #bout whelher tho financial statem$nts a¥ a whole are free
Irom materfal m189tatement, ￿ether due ta fraud or error, and to i$sue an Audttors, report that In¢ludes our
oplnlon. R6ayonable a$suRn¢e 1$ a hlgh level of assurance, but Is not a guarantee that an audtt conductod In
ac¢ordanco with ISA8 {UlQ wlll alwayg datect a materlal ml$statement'when It oxlst8. Mls8tatsment8 can ar18e
from fraud or effor and are tonsldered malerlat If, Indlvldually tsr In the aggregate. they ¢ould rea¥onably be
expected to Infiuence the economlc d&cl8lon$ ¢f users token on thg ba¥18 rjf Ihese Ilnan¢lal Stslement8.
Irregularltl6$, Includlng fraud, 8re Instan¢e$ tsf nofvcompllance wfth laws and regulatlons. Wo deslgn prO￿dUreS
In IIDe our respon$lbllit1&8, Outllned abovo, tu detect material ml8Statement$ In respect of Irregularftles,
Includlng fraud. The extent tts whlch our prouedu￿8 are capgblè of detectlng Irregularities, including fraud Is
d¥talled below.
Our sudlt planning procesg gave conslderation to the rlsk of matèrfai mjs$tatem8nt In the financlal 8tal¢men
U8lng the Calculated materlallty level whlch Itself faotored In the naturè of the Ch8rfty's oper311on8 and the
Int¢rprtted levols of Inherent and ¢ontrol rlsk.
In a8$886lng the ri&k tsf fraud we revlewed m8nagemenf8 own a¥s¢8sment of potentlal for fraud wlthin enllty
and re￿¢Wed Judgement& made by management lo Idontify po$8lble blas, In addltton to any opportunlty and
Incentlva for fraud that are In Inh&rent In the nature of the Charlty'8 operatlons. Our det411ed tOStlng Included
revlew of accountlng estlmatej and Judgemehts and valldatlon of prime ledger ontrle3.
We confirmed our knowledge of tha legal and regulatory envlronmant of the fjniity through dlsrus$lon8 wlth
management. Wa analy¥ed all Informallon avallable to us In respect ot r¢levant l&ws and regulatSons, In¢ludln9
the Comp8nle¥ Act 2006. tho charl11￿ SORP and rebvant UK tax leglsl8Uon and gnqulred wllh management
89 to any posslble broaeh8¥ In the afurementioned.
We agreed tlw a¢curacy of the Iln&n¢lal statem¢nts to the gupportlng manag*ment Informatlon provlded by the
cll•rt and test8iJ indlvlduglly.on a 8ample basls the Income ar*d expandttur& in tho fin•npial $totemonts to
con$lder the buglne85 ratlonale behlnd the transactlona and the ac¢uraGy of thé finan¢5al re¢orfJs.
Our audlt teslng did not Identlfy any188uas in re8peot of the matters listsd above, In¢ludlng fraud.
A further doscrlptlon ol our respun8ibilill6s for the audlt uf th¢ financial 8tatomènts is located on the Flnancial
Reportlng Council's webslte at:
Thls de$¢ription forms part ol our
Audltors, rttport.
Us6 of our roport
Thls raportls mad* 8olely to the oharltable companls trustee8. ay a body, In accordance vlth Part 4 of the
Charltles (Ae¢ounl$ and Reports) Regulatlon$ 2008. Our audlt work ha8 been undetsken 80 that we mlght gtate
to the ¢harItable companls tW8tetts those matters Yle afe r&quir8d to state to them In an Audttors, report and for
no other purposp. To the fullest extsnt permittsd by law, we do not aecepi or assume responslbllity to anyonè
other than th& Gharltabla company and its members, as a body, for our audlt worK for thls roport, or for the
oplnion8 w& hava formed.
Paga 13

BR18TOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. REPORT TO THE MEMBÉRS OF BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
(CONTINUEO)
Ryan Moore CA Csertior Stqlrf*or
Rand411 & Payn• LLP
Chartered Accountants & 8tatutory Audltor$
Shurdington Raad
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL514GA
Date: 10 DeceM6er 202S
i+or
Randall & Payn8 LLP are ellglble to act os audltors In tems of sectlon 1212 of the CompanSeg Act 2008.
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BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRU8T
CON80LIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATINO INcoMe AND
EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
Ro8trl¢t•d Unraatrl¢ted
funds
funds
2026
202
Total
fund8
2025
Total
funds
2024
Note
Incom• from:
Donati¢n8 and legacie
Charitable actEvllle$
Othar tradlng actMtI83
220.000
210,887
1,087,711
1,006,822
430,586
1.087,711
1,008,823
421, 747
1.188,089
2,124630
Total Incomè
220,000
2,308,120
2,$28,120
3, 736,466
Expèndlturo on:
Ralsing fundg
Charftsble a¢tivSlle8
634,189
2,222,109
834,189
2,3Q5,105
1,524,119
2162.158
82,996
T1)t￿ èxpendlturn
82,996
20B8.298
2,939,294
3,688,277
Not MoV￿n9nt In fund8
137,004
(SBI,1781
{414,174}
50.189
Rett¢nclllatlon of fundg,.
Total funds brought forward
Nét movement In fursds
107,201
f37,004
1434138
1551,178
14,429,335
(414,174>
14,379,1
50,189
Total funds ¢arrl8d forward
244,205
13,770,957
14,010,162
14,429,335
The Consolldatsd Statement of Flnanclal Activ611¢8 Include8 au galn8 and1098es r8cogni8ed In tha year.
The note& on pagas 22 to 48 lomi part of these flnanclal 8tatement8.
Pago 15

BR18TOL AERO COLLECTION TRU8T
REGISTERED NUMBER: 02689238
CONSOLIDATED ÈALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MAR¢H 2025
2025
2024
Nots
Flxed as89ts
T4nglble 8s8et8'
Hertsg8 assets
10
11
15,397,879
234,992
15 72&324
234,992
15,832,871
15,960,316
Curront a¥86ts
Stock5
Debtor
Cash at bank and In hand
13
14
53,742
289,818
Ql.401
56,301
286,626
193,257
414,959
536,184
Current Ilabllltlos
Creditors. arn￿nts falllng due wtthln one
year
15
(1,292,424)
(1,371,500)
Not curront Ilatsllltloa
1878,476)
(775,318)
T¢Aal a888ts curr•nt118bllltlo8
14,764,398
14185,000
Credltor8." amount8 18lllng due after more
than one year
16
(739,234)
(755.664)
Total not asset8
14,015,162
14,429,S36
¢h8rlty funds
R65trlcted funds
Unro8triCted funds
18
18
244,206
13,770,957
107,201
14,322.1$5
Total fund8
14,014162
14,429,336
Tho Chartty wa5 entltled to exemp.tlon from audlt undèf sectFon 477 of the Companles Act 2008.
The member8 have not requlred Ihe entlty to obtsln an audlt for the year In questTon In accordance wIth 8eotlon
478 of the Compan103 Act 2008.
However, an audlt Is requlr¢d In a¢cordance wkth 8edon 151 of the Charftle$ A¢t 2011,
The Trustee$ admowledgts Ihelr responslbllltfea for complylng )Mlh the requlrenlants of the Act wtth raspect to
aecounling record8 and prep8r8tlon of finanelal 8tatsm6nts.
The Ilnanclal 8tstèment8 have been prepared In ac¢ordan¢e vlth the provl$lon8 appllcable to entltleg gublgct to
the small Gompanles reglmé,
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B.RISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
REGISTEREO NUMBER: 02689238
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET {CONTINUEDI
AS AT 31 W4RCH 2025
Tlle financlal statements wèrè approved and authort8ed fvir18$ue by the Trusteos and $lgned on thelr behalf by:
Sir l Gray CBE
Chelr of Trustees
Date..
2@2<
The notes on pageg 22 to 46 form part of these ftnanclal Statements.
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BRI$TOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
REGIgTÉRED NUMBER: 02689238
CHARITY BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2026
2026
2024
Not
Flxed assots
Tanglble a8sel8
Harftage a88tts
Investments
10
11
12
15,387,620
234,992
15,717,465
234,992
15,622,613
15,952.458
Current asset8
Debtors
Ca$h at b4rtk.and In hand
14
157,499
83,989
190,426
112,980
241,488
3(73.406
Current Ilabllltlos
Credltors: amounts falltng due wthln one
ye8r .
15
11,176,174>
{1,18T.322)
Not ourrgnt Ilabllltlo9
(934,886)
(883, 916)
Total a$80ts less current Ilabllltle$
14,887,927
15,068,542
Credltors: amounts falling due after mora
than one yfrar
16
1739,234)
{756,684J
Total nat assels
13,948,693
14,312.878
Qharlty funds
Re8trlGted funds
Unr¢$trlrt¢d fiJnd8
18
18
244,204
13,704,489
107,201
14.205,677
Totsl fundg
13,948,693
f4,312.878
The Charlly'8 net movemont In fvnds for thg year wao £(358,781) (2024- £4gQ3).
The Charlty was entitled to exemptlon from audlt under 8ect1on 477 of the Companles Act 2006.
The members have not requlred tho entity to obtaln an audlt for tha year In questlon In accordance wlih geGtlon
476 of the Companle8 Act 2006.
OW8ver, an audffitlg requlrod In accordance with sectlon 151 of the Charltle8 Act 2011.
The Trustees acknowledge fheir responsi￿111168 for complyjng wtth the requiTement$ of tho Act wlth re9peot to
aGcounllng records and proparatlon of ftnancial 8tstements.
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BR18TOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
REGISYEREO NUMBER: 02689238
CHARITY BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT 31 MARCH 2025
The finan¢lal 8tatgments hava bÈen prepared In ac¢ordance wlh the provlslons applittabl8 to anttties subject to
the ymo11 companleB reglme.
The tlnanGlal Statsments were approved and authori88d for Issue by the Trust¢e6 and 8ign¢d on Iheir behalf by:
Sir l Gra¥ CBÈ
(Chalr of Tru
D8te:
3r4
202f
Tha noV¢s on poges 22 to 48 lorm part oflhe8e financlal statements.
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BRISTOL AERO COLLECTIQN TRUST
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CA8H FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
2025
2024
Cash flow8 from oparatlng a¢tlvltlog
Net ca$h used In opera￿n9 activlllel
1187,945)
281,956
Cash flo￿ from Invp8tlng actlvltié$
Purchaye of tanglble fixed a$8ets
113,272)
(19,547)
Net ratsh u8od In investlng actlvltl8$
113,272)
¢19,647)
Cash flowry from flnanGlng a¢tlvltl88
In6Y8a8el{rÈpald) on bank overdrsft
Increase l (r¢payménts) of borro￿n9
Release of South GlouGester8hlro Councll Loan (Note 16)
L)Ivldènd raceived from BAC Tradlng Llmited
6,875
(18,S97}
(935,960)
79,23S
(57,600)
66.231
108,083
Net ¢a$h provldod byl(u8gd Inl flnancing actlvltleg
99,381
1248,0941
Changè In cash and cash equlvalents In tha yea
Cash 8nd cash equivalents at th& beglnnlng of the year
{101,856)
193,257
14,315
178.942
Ca$h and cagh 8qulvalgnts at tha end Df tha year
91,401
193,2S7
The notes on pages 22 to 48 fomi part of thase ftnanGI81 ststemènty
Pagè 20

BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
Ac¢ountlng pollcle8
1.1 Basls of preparatlon of financlal gtatomants
The Itnanclal sfatemont8 have been prepared In a¢cordan¢e with the Charitses SORP (FRS 102)
Accourttlng and Reportlng by Charltie$: Statement of RoGomménd8d Praeiic6 appllcable to charltlgs
prgparln9 th&lr accounts In a¢cordance wllh the Flnanclal R6POrtlng Standard appllcable In the UK
(FR8 102) {affectlv8 l January 2019), the FlnanGlal Reportlng stsndard 4ppll¢able In th¢ UK {FRS
102> and the Companlos Act 2006.
Brl8tol Aero Collectlon Trust meet$ thp definlllon of g publlc beneflt entity under FRS 102. As8et8 and
Ilabllltle3 are initially T￿ognIsed at hlstortcal CO￿ or transacllon value unlo98 QtheNJlge 8tatgd In the
rolevant 8G¢ountlng pollcy.
The Consofidated st4tem8nt of flnanG181 a¢tlvltlg8 (SOFA) and Con$olldated balance shett
con¥olidate the financlal statement$ pf the Charfty and Itg 8ubyldiary undertakln9. The regult8 ¢f the
subsld18ry are consolldated on s Ilne by Ilne batsls.
Tts& Charfty has tsken advantage of tho exemptlrm allowad under section 408 of tha Companies Act
200$ and has not presented Its own Statement of t]nonclel actfvltlo$ In these finan¢l81 ¥tat$ments.
12 Golng con¢grn
The Charlty hold8 a IDan of £789,234 th South Glouce8torshlre Councll, secured by a fl04ting
charg& over Its gS#&t$. Interest paymeni$ on the remalnlng loan bal8n¢e commenced In Aprll 2024,
wlth ttapltal repayments $cheduled to begln In April 2025. In addltion, Ihe Councll has ¢ommltted to
Provide £31,000 annually for the next year from altematlve Whlt6hall fijndlng, almed at
supportlng In¢rea8ed school trlp actI￿ly.
An overdraft facllity of tl.25 mllllon obtained from Uoyd8 Bank Is secured by a guaranteo provlded by
BAE Sy8toms, whlch was reduced from 21.3 mllllon In November 2024, The Current annual overdraft
extend¥ lo 30th November 2025 but, 8UPPOrted by BAE 8yytgm'& guarantee, the TNst ss dua to agree
a new 12 months overdraft fa¢lllty to 30th Novemtygf 2026 shortly.
Thege ftnanclal facllltie8 remaln necessary to manage tho i&gacy fundlng shortfall relatlng to captsl
expendltur¢ Incurred prlor to the museum's opanlng In October 2017, Whlla the rolionce on an
ovardraft facllty presents an element of uncertalnty, given that su¢h faciiitles can legally be wlthdrawn
at short notlce, the Trustees romaln oonffdent in the ¢ontlnued Support of BAE Syslem$ and Lloyd8
Bank.
Furthgrmor&, the Ilngnclal re$ult8 {beloro the Impact of depra¢latlon on ftxed a$$ets and interest
co8t¥) far the year ended 31 Mar¢h 2025 ar8 po8ltlv8. wlth encouraglng trend& In vl8ltor admlssionl,
school and group booklngs.
The Tru8teg¥ ar8 confEdent that the Chartty hos adequate financial resou￿￿9 to meet Its obl14a￿On8
ag thoy fall due, and plans ara In plaGe to be9ln reduclng reliancè on the overdraft facility as
Surpluses ard gonorated. AccordlngEy, tha Trustees cunslder It approprfats to co￿nUe to adtspt Ihe
gaing concem ba818 In preparin9 these financial gtatoments, but r8cognl$¢d tha financlal posltlon of
the Trust ly that of negative unrestrtcted reser188 and rellance upon contlnued fundlng ITI pla¢e wlth
South Glouce3tershir8 Council and Uoyd$ Bank.
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BRI8TOLAERO CoLLE￿ON fRU8T
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Ac¢ountlng poll¢lg5 (¢ontlnuod)
t.3 Incomo
All Income 18 re¢oynl8ed once the Charlly ha8 ent5tlement to. the In¢ome, It 18 probable that the
Income wlll be re¢elved and tha amount of Income recelvable can bg measur6d rellably.
The r8cognlllon of Income from legacles 18 dependent on e8tabllshlng entitlement, thè probabiuty of
recelpt and the ¥blllty to ¢$tlmate with sufficlent accur8Cy th¢ amount reGelvable. Evldence of
entlllement to a logaGy exists wh611 the Charlty ha8 aufflclent evidenco that a uift ha8 been left to
them (through knowledgo of the axist6n¢e of a valld wlll and the doath of th& benefactor) and the
executor18 $8tlsfied that th& property In que$tlon wlll not be requlred to S8ts4fy clalm$ In the ostate.
R8¢elpt of a legacy must be recognlsed when11 is probable that It ￿11 be rèceived and the falr value
of tha amount recelvable, whlch ￿11 generally Eje the expected cash amount to ba dlstributed to the
Charlty. can be rellably measured.
1.4 Expendlture
Expendlture Is recognl8&d onca Ihero Is a legal or constructlve obllgollon to tr¥n8fgr econom1¢ benafft
to a thlrd paty, It Is probable that a transfer of gconoml¢ benefits wlll be requlred in Settlement and
th8 amuunt of tha obllgotlon can be mpa$urod rellably, Expendlture 18 ¢188$lfied by 8Ctlvlty. The costs
of each actsvlty are made up of the total of dlrect costs aD(J shored c0518, Includlng support cost8
Involved In undertakjng aach 8ctlvlty. Dlr&Gt ttiSt$ attrlbutsblo to 8 8ffinyle aGtivlty are allocated dlrectly
to that actlw'ty. Shared costs whlch conirlbutg to more than one acuvlty and 8UPPQrt ¢ost8 whlch are
not attrlbutable to a slngle aotlvlty are apportEoned between those act1vt￿ets on 8 ba$ls con$lgtsnt ￿th
Ihg u80 of resour¢es, Centr81 $taff ¢o$ts are allocated on the bas18 ot tlme Spent, and dgpr&ciatlon
¢harge8 8llo¢ated on tha portlon of the assor$ u8e.
Expendltur8 on ralgFn9 fvnds Include8 all expendlture In¢urred by the Group to raise fund8 for It
charitable purp08es artd In¢ludo9 Costs of all fundra181ng actlvSlle8 events and non.chorltable tradlng,
Exp&ndiiure on charftablo actlvitles IB In¢urred on diroctty undertaklng the act5vll1￿ which further the
Group'g obJ6ctlve4 85 w811 as any a8goclated 8ilPPOrt costs.
All •xpendltura 1$ Incluslve Qf Irrecovorablg VAT.
1.5 Tanglblè flx•d asséts and depraclatlon
Tanglb16 fixed 88sets cogtlng £1,000 or more ar8 ¢apl*all8ad and r8cogn186d whan fulurg 8conomlc
beneflts are probabl& atld Iha ￿&t or value of Iho as58t can be measured rellebly,
Tartglbl8 ffxod aG8ets are Intttally re¢ognlsttd at Cogt. After recognltlon, under tho cost model, t8nglble
fixed a38ets are measured at co$t lesy accumulated depro¢latlon and any aocumulatsd Impalrment
losses. All costs Inourred to brfng o tangible fixed as¥et intC•.its Intend&d worklng ¢ondltlon 8hould bo
InclU¢ed h tho mea8uroment of cost.
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BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR TFIE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2028
Ac¢ountlng poll¢lo$ (contlnuad)
1.6 Tan9lblo fjx•d a889ts and doprgeladon (Contlnued)
Depreclation 18 charged so a8 to allo¢ate the co$t of tanglble Ilxod 488et¥ 1688 Ihelr re3idu41 ￿lue
over thelr e8ttmatad useful Ilves, ublng the stralght-Iln6 method.
DepreCIa￿onI8 provlded on tho followlng ba¥8s',
Long-temi18a8ehold propety
Exhibitions and colle¢tlons
Fixtures and fittlngs
Length of lease, stralght Ilne
20 y&ars gtralght Ilne
7 years stralght Ilne
The1988e of the 8lte 13 for 150 year$ andlng Eiecember 2168, Leasghold land and bulldlngs wo
revl8wad annually by the Tru8tee8 for any Indl¢atlon of Impa5nnent.
Only assets co8tlng more than £1,000 aro capltallS8d,
1.8 Harltag• a980ts
Where herltag6. ag$ets have been acqulred and there are rgcord8 avallabl8, th8So ara recognSsed at
ost togtsther wtth direct re$toratlon costs. Where no 8u¢h records arè avallabl¥, thè herltO9e a$g9ts
are not recognlsed ¢n the balance sheet on the ground8 that th¢ co8t of obtalnlng th18 Infonyjatlon
would oUt￿l9h the benetlt in dolng so.
The herltago ?88¢19 acqulr8d are consldored to have Indefinltfr Ilvos by the Trustfjag and therefore
are not deprpci•ted. Annu8lEy at thè reportlng data, the herltsge asBets are reviewed by the Tiugtee8
for Indl¢allon3 of Impalrmant.
Con¥ervation cos1$ af• wrltten off each year as an expense.
1.7 Invastm•nts
Flxed a88et Inve8tmenta ar8 a form of Itnanclal InstrLwnent and ar8 Inltlally reco9nl8ed at thelr
tran88cUon cost and ¥ub8¢quently mea¥ured at fair value at the Balance 8hÈat dat6, unlo8$ the v8lue
cannot bo measured rellably In whl¢h ¢a$t 6t Is measured at ¢ost less Impalnnent. Inve$tment gains
and tosses, whelher r&allged or unroallsed, are ¢ombinod and presented as 'Galn$l(Lo86es) on
Inve8tmant&' In tho Cohs01idat¢d statemortl of flnanclal actlvlties.
Invoatrnents In ¢ubsld14rl88 are valued at ¢08t1688 provi8lon for Smpalrni8nt.
4.8 8to¢ks
Stocky are valued Ht Ihe lower of cost and net r68li$ablfj valuo after maklng due allowane? for
ok)8olete and ylow-movlng stocks. Cost Include8 all dir¢ct C08t8 and an 4pproprtate proportlon ol fixed
and varlabl? overhaad8.
1.9 Dabtor8
Trade and other debtor5 ar6 recugnlsed at the aettltment amount after any trade dl8¢ourrt offer¢d.
Propayments are valued at tho amouni prepald net of any irade dlscounts due.
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NOTE8 TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT8
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Accountlng poll¢l?s (contlnued)
1.10 Co8h at bank and In hand
Cash at bank and In hand Includos cash and $hort-tem hlgttty Ilquld Inve8tm8nts wlth a 8hort maturfty
of three months or legs from the date of acqul&ltlon or openlng of the deposlt or 81mllar account.
1.11 Llabllltl08 and provlslon
Llablllties ara recognl8ed when Ihera14 an obllgatlon at the Balance 8heat date a8 a roiult of a past
event,1118 probable Ihat a transfer o* economic btsnefit will be requlrad In #èttlttment, and tho amount
of tho 8ettTement Can be estimated rellably.
Llablliiie8 8re recognlsed at the amount that thè Charlty anll¢lpatè8 tt Wtll pay to 88ttle the debt or tho
amount It has recelved as advanced payrt]8nts for the goDd$ or 8ervl¢e8 It must provld¢.
Provl8lon8 measured at the best e8tlmat8 of the amounts requlfed to 8ettl$ the obllgatlon. Where
the effeGt of the Ilme value ol mon6y Is matertal, tho provt8lon1S ba8•d on thg prgsent value of tho
aFnounts, dlscounttsd at the pre.t8x dlsotsunt rate that reflects the risks sp&clfl¢ to the1Sablllty. The
unwlndlng of tho thscount Is reGognl8ed In the Consolldated statemént of financial actlvltl08 as a
fin￿e0 co81.
1.12 Flnanclal InstNmgnts
The Group only h8$ flnanclal a$8e18 and ffnanttlal Ilabilltle8 of a kind that quallfy as ba8lG financlal
Instrumants. Bas1¢ ftnanclal Instruments are Inltlally re¢ognl8ed at tran88Ctlon valua and sub#equenlly
moasured at Ihelr Bettlemant value wlth the ex¢epllon of bank loan8 which are gub8aquenlly
moajvred at amortlsed Cost uslng th6 effectfve Intere8t mothod.
f.13 Pgn81on8
The Group operatej a d&fln8d contrlbullon penslon 8cheme and tha pen8lon ¢harge réprosents the
amounts payabla by the Group to the Iljnd In re8ped Ot the year.
1.14 Fund accountlng
General funds (free fund¥) are unr&strfcted fvnds whlch are avallabl8 for us8 at the dljcrefjon of the
Twste8s In furthorance of the general obJ¢cttvo5 of the Group and whl¢h hav¢ not been deslgnated
for ofher purpo868.
De8lgnated funds ¢ompr18e unrestrlctsd funds that havg baen set 4sldo by the Truytee$ for partlcular
purposes. The alm and ugo of each deslgnated fund Is Set out In the notes to the finanoial
tatements.
Re8lrlct¢d funds are fund8 whlch are to be u06d In accordancg gpeclltc restrfcttons Impo$¢d by
donors or whlch have be&n ral8¢d by the Group for partlcular purpose8. The of fai8lng and
admlnlsterlng $uch fund& are rJiarg¢d agalnst the 8peolfic fund. Th& alm and UB6 of esch restrlcted
fjJnd18 8et out In the note8 to the flnanclal statements,
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BR18TOL AERO ¢OLLECTION TRUST
NofES TO THE FINANCIAL 8TATEMENT8
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
Incomè from donallong and lagaclos
RestrlGtsd Unrfr$trl¢ted
fund8
nd8
2025
2025
Tot41
funds
2025
Total
rut7ds
2024
Donatton? anrj prant8
Spon8oryhlp
Le9acy
220,OOQ
210,087
500
430,087
800
261, 747
10,000
150,000
220,000
210,587
430,587
421.747
Incom&from ¢harltablo a¢tlvlti
Unra8trl¢tod
fvnd$
202B
Total
fund$
2025
Total
lun'ds
2024
Vlsltor adml8slons
Fllmlng
1,061,181
28,550
1,061,161
26,550
t,132,028
56,061
Totsl 2025
1,Q87,711
1,087,711
1.188,089
Expandlturg on ral8lng fundts
Co8ts of ralolng voluntary Income
Unro8trlcted
funds
2025
Total
fvndg
2025
Total
funds
2024
Costs of yenpratlng donated Income
Costs of ral¥lng voluntary In¢omg - wage8 and $alarfB3
¢0818 of ra181ng voluntary Income - Nl
Costs of ralslng voluntary Income- penslon costs
32,343
53,273
4,207
985
32,343
03,273
4,207
IQ863
15,540
1,390
90,808
90,808
27.897
Total 2024
27,897
27,897
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BRISYQLAERO COLLECTION TRU8T
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL 8YATEMENrs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Expendlture on ralslng fund8 l¢ontlnu8d)
Othar tradlng exponseg
' Unre$lrl¢tèd
fund8
2026
Total
fund8
2025
Total
funds
2024
Cost of 8ole8- operationo of BAC Trading Llrnlted
Cost of Sales
Admlnlstratlon expen809
148,325
392,966
2,100
143,325
392,956
2,100
1,072,903
420,843
2.478
543,381
,3B1
1,496,222
Total 2024
1,496,222
1,496,222
Analy81a of ￿pend￿tUre on ttharltablo a¢tlvltl88
Summary by lund typè
Restrfctod Unro8trl¢tsd
lund
funds
202S
2025
Total
2Q2S
Tolal
2024
Vl8ltor 8ervlce$
Leamlng and volunteering
Mus8um facllltles management and
d&velopment Costs
Colle¢tlon ¢onservatlon and management
82.996
495.818
262.946
678,814
282,946
647,103
194053
1,453,183
10,162
1,463,183
10,162
1,265 724
55,278
82,996
2,222,109
2,305,106
2,162,158
Paga 28

RISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
NOTE8 TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
Analyg18 of expendlture by actlvltlg5
Actlvltle8
undfjrtakon
dlre¢tly
2026
8upport
C08ts
2025
Totsl
lunds
2025
rot81
fvnds
2624
Vl$ltor $ervic89
Lèaming and volunteertng
Museum and facllltles management and
development costs
Colledtion ¢on$eNatlon and management
312,684
142,708
266,130
120,240
678,814
282,546
647,103
194,053
805.708
6,032
647,479
5,130
1,453,183
10,162
1,285, 725
1,286,130
1,038,975
2,301106
2,162, 158
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BRIBTOL AERO COLLECTION TRU8T
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2020
Anaty$lB of exp8ndltur8 by a¢tlvltle8 {¢ontlnu?dl
Analy$ls of dlraGt Costs
Musoum
and
fa¢llltlg$
managemont Collgctlon
and con80rv#tlon
d8velop6nt
and
¢osts managament
2026
2025
L¢Arnlng
Vl8Stor
and
$oNlce¥ voluntsarlng
2025
2025
Total
funds
2025
Staff eo6t8
Othar dlrect C08t8
247,738
64,948
fj18,608
24,098
280,340
525,388
648,686
819,443
5,031
312,884
142,706
805,708
5,031
1,268,129
Prior yèar analy8ia of Dlre¢t Costs
Total staff costs for 2024 were £467,806
Dlrect Costs br 2024 wer¢ £688,021
Analy$58 of sUPPOrt co8tB
Mu8oum
and
facllltl88
management Collection
and ¢onsorvatlon
d&vglop&nt
and
¢08ts monagement
2025
2026
Leamlng
Vlsltor
and
¥orv1¢08 voluntè&rlng
2028
2025
Total
funds
2025
staff co￿$
Othpr wpport costs
Govemanc8 Qosts
82263
172,217
11,650
38.868
81,372
209.302
438,173
1,658
3,473
332,091
69S,236
11,660
266,130
120,240
647,475
5,131
1,038,976
Piloryaar analy818 of Support Costs
Total staff G08ts for2024 wqre £267,335
Other sUPPQrt costs for2024 were £777,347
Gov$m&nce oosts for 2024 wgro £11,850
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BRISTQL AERO COLLECTION TRU8T
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL 8TATEMENT8
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Audltor8' ramuneratlon
2025
2024
Fe88 payablo to tho Ch3rlty'8 audltor for Ihe audlt of Ihe Ch8rfiy'g annual
aGcounts (all $ervi¢es)
F&eS payablè to tha Charity8 auditor In rospèct of.
Audlt of tho 8ub8ldlary financl818iatgmants
All non-8udlt 8ervlces not Includod above
9,000
8,850
3,250
4,625
3,050
4,325
Stsff cogts
Group
20
Gmiip
2024
Charlty
2025
Charfty
2024
Wag08 and s8larles
Soclal $ecurlty cos13
Contrlbutlon to dgfin¢d ¢ontrlbutlon pen$i¢n
schomes
946,130
74,646
689,127
50,657
gdS,130
74.648
689,127
6Q,857
17,467
12,389
17,487
12,389
q,037,2I3
752,t73 .1,037,243
752,173
Tho avemge number of persons employed by th8 Charlty durlng the year w88 as follow8..
Gn)up
2024
No.
2025
No.
Employeos
36
35
The avèrage nLtmber of employee8 (headcount) durfng th? year was 36 (2024: 36.). The employ608 of the
Group are employed by tha Charlty, a Gharge of ttmploy4e tlmo that18 Ut51tsad by the tradlng subsldkry l¥
involGed tts BAC Tradlng Llmlted 89 a managemont charge.
The number of employee8 whosa employee bqneflt8 (excludlng fjmployer pen$50n ¢08t8) ex¢8eded
£60.000 wa8:
Group
2025
No.
Group
2024
No.
In the b8nd £80,001- £90,000
The total aggregate employment benèftts, Indudlng employer panjlon ¢08ts and employer's nallonal
Insurance ¢ontrlbutbns, recefved by key management personnel wero £361,563 (2024 - £285,144).
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RISTOL AERO ¢OLLECTION TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
POR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
TrustO88' ramungfatlon and ¥xp8n8e8
None of th& TTU8tee$ (or any persons connected wJth them) recelved any remuneratton or beneflts from
tha Charfty for tholr work as Tru8tee%. How8Vor, the CEO, Sally ¢ordw¢ll, who was also an appolnted
Trustee during the year, dld recplve r8muneratlon and oul of pocket expenses In fulfilllng her full flmo
management rola, Remuneratlon of a Trustee Is permltted under the govemlng dOcUm￿t and an
ordor from the Chorfty Commisslon. Tha value of Trustaes, remuneratlon and other b8ngfit8 was as
follows:
2026
2024
S Cordw811
R•muneratton
PenÉlon contrlbutEons pald
82,000
1,321
76, 724
1,265
Durfng the year gnded 31 March 2028, no Trustee exp8n868 have been incurred (2024 - £NIL).
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I

BR18TOL AERO COLLECTION TRU8T
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 202$
q1. Harltsgo a888ts
Group and Charlty
A$80ts r8¢0gnl84d at ¢0ot
Horltago
Total
2025
2026
Carrylng value at 1 Aprll 2024 and 31 March 2025
234,992
234,992
234,992
234,992
12, Fbtgd ag8ot Inv08tfflents
Invostm&nts
In
$ubsldlary
companlè8
Charlty
Gost or vuluatlon
Al 1 Aprll 2024
At 31 March 2025
Not book valuo
At 31 March 2026
At 31 2024
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BRiaTQL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 34 MARCH 2025
12. Flxod a68et Inve8tmgnts (¢ontlnuod)
Prln¢lpal 8ubgldi#rios
Tho followlng wa8 a 8ub$ldl8ry undertaklng of the Charlty:
Name
Country
Prlnclpal actlvlty
Class of Holdlng
8hare8
BAC Tradlng Llmlted
England anrj To cerry out retall,
W¥l68
event8 and caterlng
act￿ltIe8 Wtlhln
facllltl89 provlded by
Brt8tol Agro Colle¢tlon
Trust.
Ordlnary
100Qh
The financlal retsults of tho $ubsldlary for th8 year ware.,
Income Expendlturg Proflfl{L069)
for tho yoar.
Name
Net assèts
BAC Tradlng Llmlted
694,Q48
1636,956
58,188
66rt68
13. $to¢k8
Group
2026
Group
2024
Goods for re8al8
33,742
56,301
14. Debtoro
Group
2025
Gmup
2024
Charlty
2025
Charlly
2024
Due wlthln one y8ar
Tr8de debtor8
Othor debtor¥
Prepayments and accnjecl income
124,954
22,304
122,658
137,203
52,IT1
97,252
61,606
118.816)
114509
113,417
(13,699)
90, 708
269,816
286,626
157,459
190,428
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BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
15. Credltors: Amounts fvlllng duo wlthln one year
Group
2025
Gmup
2024
Charlty
2026
Charfty
2024
Bank overdr1ft8
Covld 19 '8oun¢g sa0￿ loan
Coundl loan
Trade crodStOT8
Other taxatlon and 80¢1818ecurfty
other credttor8
Accrual$ and defwred Income
832,637
10,833
g0,ooo
197,286
2$,716
9,640
166,323
828.762
10,000
50,000
235, 784
832,637
10,833
59,000
146,209
825,762
10,000
5Q,QOO
183,094
10,843
179,131
9,640
12e,8S
1Q843
127,623
1,293,434
1,311,500
1,176,174
1, 187,322
16. Crèdltor8: Amounts falllng dug aftar moro than onè year
Group
202S
Group
2024
Charlty
2029
2024
covld 19 '8ounGe Ba¢k' loan
Councll loan
10,833
744,83t
10,833
744,831
739,234
739,234
739,294
755,664
YJè,234
755.664
- A bank loan w61h capltsl totslllng £1,000,000 from Lioyds Bank wgs due for rop8ymont$ on 30 Aprll 2019
but was Gonvertod to an overdraft by the bank. The tsvordraft 1$ guaranteed by BAE Syatem8 who have
an thdemnlty agreement the Cherfty. Thls facllfty 18 extended untll 30 Novembgr 2025 and, 8$ an
overdraft, ly repayablg on domand. The total faclllty avallabl8 as at 31 March 2025 5$ £1,260,000.
The loan frnm South Gloucester8hlre Council IS sacured by a floalng ¢har96 over the Charltls asgets
and wag orl9ln8lly due for repayment on 30 March 2019. In tho prlor year, the Councll walved a portlon of
the loan totalIlng £315.888, wlth £258,288 roloa$ed In 202&23 and the remalnlng £57,600 applle(I to
accwed Intsre8t In 202V24. Thls walver was reeognlsed as donation in¢omg In 2024. No further
adluitments to tho loan balanae OGGurred durfng the year ended 31 Marth 2026.
The outstandlng b8lanc8 on the loan as at 31 March 202519 £789.234. The balance of acGrued int8re8t on
tho loan of £4,80918 included wlthln AGcrual3 and d￿erred Income.
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BRI8TOL AERO COLLEGTION TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 202S
17. Flnv4n¢lal Ingtruments
Group
2026
Charlty
2026
Charlty
2024
2024
Flnanclal ag8Ots
Flnanclal assets méasured at falr valu&
through InGome and expendlture
11,404
193,257
83,989
112,980
Flnanclal as$ets mea$ur6d et falr v81uo through Income and txpgnditure ¢ompr18e cash at bank and In
hand,
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BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL 8TATEMENT8
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
18. Statemont of funds
8tatomant of fund6 . ¢urront y•ar
Palan¢o at
31 Mareh
2025
Balan¢e at I
Aprfl 2024
Tran8farn
Inlout
In¢offto Expondlture
UnroBtrlGted fund8
Dgslgnatad fundg
Flxed as¥et fund
Legacy Tran8formallon Fund
IS,952A58
150.000
(33Y,3971
15,622,810
1JO,QOO
18,102,468
(337,397)
7,061 18,772,610
Goner41 fundg
General Funds- all fund8
Inter4t)tity tran8actlon8
Re$orve$ (BAC Tradlng
Llmlle<l)
11,896,685) 2,056,121 (2A28,089
(345,OSQ)
346,050
100,632 12,008,121)
116,363
694,048
1836,881} {108,083)
86,467
(1,780,321) 2.306,119 12.518,900
(7,551) (2,001,653)
Totsi Unrestrlotod funds
14,322,135
2,305,119 {2,856,2971
13,770,957
Ro8trleted fvnds
Aerospacè Br18tol fund
Re8torqtloh fund
other restrtctgd fvnd8
18R Prt)j¢ct
Z86
18,762
91,163
{266}
11,895)
163,598)
117,219)
13,857
87,567
182,781
40,000
180,000
107,201
220,000
(82,996)
244,20S
Total of fundg
14,429,338
2,625,119 12,939,293)
14,016,162
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BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
NofES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
18. 8tatamènt of lundo (contlnued>
Statemant of tund&- prlor yèar
Balanvg at
st Maro
2024
58lance at
1 April 2023
Tr•n8fers
litsout
InGom& Ex￿ndItur&
Unro8trlot•d fund8
Do$lgnatod fund8
Flxed a8SOt fund
Lggacy Tran8forrywtlon Fund
16,324926
(387.294)
13,826 15,952,458
150,000
150,000
1&325,928
(387,294)
163.826 16,102,458
Qantsral funds
G6ner41 Fund3- ali fund8
Inter-enllty transactlon$
Reserves (BAC TRdlng
Llmited)
(2,075 130) 2,034,631 (1, 758,68fj)
(97,596) (1,896,780)
69,849
1,606,834 (1,493,994)
(66,231)
116,362
(2,005,280) 3, 841,465 (3 252,680) (163, 826) (1,780,321)
Total Unra8tr1ctgd lunds
14,32Q,846
3,641,465 (4639,974J
14,322 137
R6strlcted funds
Aerogpa¢e Brlytol fund
Re8toration fund
othor ra81fj¢ted funds
286
16.882
41,334
286
15,752
91,163
(1. 130)
(45171)
95,000
58,502
95,000
(48,301)
IOT,201
Total ol funds
14,379,148
3,7S6,465 (3,886,275)
14,429,338
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BRI8TOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
POR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
18. summary tif fund$ {conunuod)
Summary ol fundg - cuttgnt year
Balanc• at
31 March
202
Balance at
Aprll 2024
Tran$ler8
Inlout
Inoomo Expendltur•
De8lgnated fund
General funds
Restrfcted fund8
16,102,456
{337,397)
11,780,321I 2,305,119 {2,518,900
107,201
220,DQts
<82.996)
7,561 15,772,610
17,5511 {2,001,653)
244,206
14429,336
2,628,119 {2,939,2931
14,015,162
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BRl8foL AERO COLLECTION TRUST.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
18. Summary Of furKls (conllnued)
Free funds {Oen•ral Fund8)
The free funds of tha Charlty are used In Ilne wlth Its purpo3e& at th6 dla¢rÈtlon of the Tru8tee¥. The fr¢e
funds of the Charlty are In de*lclt at Iha year-end. LJ$ually tho Gre4fion of a deslgnated fund cannot re$ull
In a negatlve genttral fiJnd$ posiuon, However, tho Tru¥t¢o¥ have chosen to show the not book value of
th6 langlble Ixgd as8ets and herltage a$sets a¥ a dg8lgnat&d ftjnd In order to clearly Show thg negatlv
free Fe$ètV¢8 PO8hlon of thè Charfty.
Flxod a88Ot lund (DoBlgnatod Fund8)
Th18 fund, deslgnated by the Tru$igeg, 1$ let 881d8 at the net book value of tho ¢harftable flxed a899ts
gnd harltage *8sat8.
Transformallon fund (Deslgnat•d Fund¥)
Th18 fund, was d8slgnatsd by thg Trust6&s In the flnanclal yoar end8d 2024 followlng th4 recelpt Of a
legacy and Is set aslde to #upport plAnned Transformallonol pro}octs at the Trust.
Rgstrloted Fun(J8
Aoroipa¢• Brlstol fund
The fund Incorporaté$ all the re$trl¢t¥d fund8 rocglved ypeclllcally relatlng to creatlng Aerospace Brlstol
le85 related overhead co¥ts and caplt81 trangfer¥ to the Fixed as¥ot fvnd. The remalnlng r&8tricted funds
ara hald to complete oulststtdlhu bulldlng Work rglating to bulldlng 16M.
R08tOMtlon fund
Prevlously, Indlvldual fundg war& astabli$hed for tha rÈstoratlon of a Bolingbroke alrcrt a Brlytol Flghter
F2B aircraft gnd additlonally, In 2017, funds were e8tabllshed for the acqul¥ltlon ot the Brl8tol Frelghter,
The funds relatlng to the Brlstol Flghter and 8rlstrJl Frelghter Were fully utlllgad In 2018 and prlor year8.
Thlj, therelore leave8 fundg gpecltl¢alty rfjstrlcted for tho restoratlon of the Bollngbroke alr¢raft.
18R pioJ¢Gt (duo *0 laun¢h In tha summer of 2025)
Aero$pacg 8dstol Is set to launch a penytanent landmark dl8play of 70 rare Rolls.Royce englne$, made
posslble through a collaboratlon wkth the Rolls-Roycg Hgrttage Trust and $uppr)rted by a gengrous
£18D,000 donatton from Rolls-Royvo pl¢, whlch wlll brlng these Iconlc englnes to a wlder audlence for the
very flr8t Ilme.
Othor Re8trl¢tod furKI8
Th18 Includd8 a numbw o19rants reGolved for 8peclfi¢ 8hort temi projects and a¢tlviUe3.
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BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 202S
18. summary of fund8 (contlnugd)
Summary of funds - prEor ygar
Balance at
31 Mat
2024
8alanc6 at
1 Aprll 2023
Translers
In/DUt
Jncome Expoi￿ltUre
Deslgn4ted fuhds
General funds
Restrlcted fund8
16.325.926
(387,294)
(2,005,280) 3, 641,465 (3.252,680)
58.502
98,000
(46,301)
165,826 16. 102458
(163,826) {1, 780,321J
tQ7,201
14,379,148
3,786,465 (3,6$6,275J
14,429,338
19. Analy818 of not a$$ot8 botrwoon lund8
Analy818 of not a890ts b•trNoon funds Wr ¢urrgnt year
Rgstrl¢tod Unro8trlcted
fund$
funds
2026
2025
Totsl
funda
2026
Tangibi& flxed asyets
HÈrftage atssets
Current a88ets
Credltor8 due ￿thIn ona year
Credltors due In more than one year
15,397,879 10,39¥.879
234,992
234,992
170,753
414,958
(1293,434> {1,293A34)
{739,2341 1739,234)
244,205
Total
244,205 13,770,957 14,015,182
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BRI8TOL AERO COLLECTION TAUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT8
FOR THE YEAR ENIJED 31 MARCH 2026
19. An4lyal$ of ngt aÈAèts botwegn funds {QontIn￿d}
Analys1$ of net assets batween fund¥ . prlor yoar
Reslhcted Unmstrlcted
lund8
ftinds
2024
2024
Totel
funds
2024
Tanglble fix¢d 8$8et8
Herltage 88$eis
Current assef$
Creditor8 due wlthln one year
Credltprs due In more than one y¢ar
15, 725,324 15. 725,324
234,992
234,992
428,983
536,184
{1,311,5(Kl) (1,3YI,S00)
(755,664) (755,6&4)
107,201
Totsi
107.201 14.322, *35 14,429.336
Rgcon¢iitsfjon of net thov6m8nt In funds to ngt ¢a$h flow from opgratlng a¢tlvltl
Group
2025
Group
2024
Net Incom61expendrture ftsr the year (as per Staternent of FlnanGla
AGtivltles>
(4q41741
50,189
Adjusthionts for:
Depreclatlon. ¢h?rgeg
Do¢ffjas01{Incr6ase) In stocks
De¢reayel(incr6as8) In debtors
Increasel(decr¢a8e) In ¢redltors
337,397
2,559
16,810
(25,774)
388,353
(Y3,9Q6)
(262,4Q2)
53,491
Net caah provldwd byl(u8Bd In) opgrotlng a¢tlvltlg9
{83,182)
215 725
21. A￿ly8]S of ¢a8h and ca8h equlvalènt8
Group
2025
Gmup
2024
Cash In hand
91A01
193,2$7
Total cash and cash èqulvalonts
94,401
194257
P8gg 43

BRIgTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2028
2& Analy618 of cbangos In nfyt debt
At l Aptll
2024 Cagh flowg
At 31 March
2028
Cash at bank and In hand
Bank ovttrdraft8 ropayobl8 on demand
Debt dué wlthln 1 year
Oebt due after 1 year
193,2S7
(825,762)
(60,000)
(766,864)
{101,866)
91,401
(6,875) (882,63Y)
{833)
(60,833)
10,430
(739,234)
{1,448,169)
193,134) 11,541,303)
23. Contlngent Ilabllltleg
In the event of the $de of the propety, tha Natlonal Lottery H6rltage Fund have the rlght to reGelve
£4,682,OOD for a perlod 0120 years from tho ¢ompletJon and Dpènlng of the museum whlch occur8d In
October 2017. Na provlslon has beÈn made in re8PQCt of the grant a8 tho condRlon8 aro d¢emed unllkgly
to occur.
2& Pgn¥lon commltments
Thp charlty QP6ralag a defined ¢ontrlbutlon pension scheme. The aBsgt8 of the schem¢ are held
gepgrately from tho88 of the group In an Independently adm5nlstered fund. Tho p&n$lon co$t chargo
repregente contrlbutlons payable by the group tolhe fund and amounted to £17,486 (2024- £12,390).
28. Oporallng l•a40 ¢ommltmont8
The Group and tha Charfty had no cammltments undor non-can¢8llable oporatlng Ipa88s ai 31 March
2(>25,
28. Related party tran$a¢iion$
BAC Tradlng Llmlted l& the tradlng sub8dlary of Bf58tol Aero Collecllon Trust. In tho flnanclal year endgd
31 March 2025 BAC Tr8dlng Llmiterj made a glft ald donatton of 2108,083 (2024 £66,231) lo Brlstol
Aoro ¢oll¢¢tlon Trust. In addltlon to thls, BAC Tradlng Llmited pald management chfjrges of £345,050
<2024: E893,943) to th¢ Charlty In respect of r¢nt and overheads. There wertt no amounta clue to the
Charlty from th& 8ubsldlary at the year end (2024: £nil). There ware no other related paty transacllons
other than th03e dls¢lotsed In th¢ 4cMunts.
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