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The Lakes Flying Company Limited

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1138624
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 27, 2010
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Windermere And The Lake District.

Address

Address
Bennett Brooks & Co Ltd
St. Georges Court
Winnington Avenue
NORTHWICH
CW8 4EE

Contact

Activities

To establish and maintain a heritage centre for the benefit of the public, that will tell the story of early powered seaplanes with the emphasis on the history of their early development and their activities in and around Windermere and the Lake District

Objects: To Advance The Education Of The Public By:- 1) The Establishment And Maintenance Of A Heritage Centre, That Will Tell The Story Of Seaplanes With The Emphasis On The History Of Their Early Development And Their Activities In And Around Windermere And The Lake District; 2) The Construction, Displays And Flights Of An Airworthy Replica Of Waterbird - The First Aeroplane To Successfully Take Off And Alight On Water Outside Of France And The United States Of America On 25/11/1911 At Windermere; 3) Exhibiting The Replica Of Waterbird In Perpetuity; 4) Providing Historical And Technical Information Regarding The Historical Context And Design Of Waterbird.

Classification

How
Other Charitable Activities
What
Education/training
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Cumbria

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £37,981 £39,032
March 31, 2024 £52,903 £41,828
March 31, 2023 £75,989 £64,991
March 31, 2022 £7,630 £2,797
March 31, 2021 £39,379 £24,013

Trustees

Name Appointed
Ian John Norman Gee (Chair)
Adrian Bruce Legge Oct. 6, 2014
Alison Nicole Sandeman Dec. 22, 2024
Anne Christine Hughes Dec. 12, 2022
David Kenneth Lodge McDonnell Sept. 24, 2024
Derek Andrew Wrathall Dec. 12, 2022
Katharine Miriam Tripp June 29, 2021
Michael Nixon April 13, 2015
Petula Anne Gee June 15, 2011
Robin Peter Caddick Sept. 16, 2021
Sir Humphry Wakefield Bt Frgs Ma Cantab