# THE LAKES FLYING COMPANY LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1138624
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 27, 2010
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1138624


## Contact

- **Address:** Bennett Brooks & Co Ltd, St. Georges Court, Winnington Avenue, NORTHWICH
- **Postcode:** CW8 4EE
- **Phone:** 07786918176
- **Email:** ijngee@googlemail.com
- **Website:** www.waterbird.org.uk



## Activities

**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.

**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

**Area of benefit:** WINDERMERE AND THE LAKE DISTRICT.




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Cumbria



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £37981 | £39032 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £52903 | £41828 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £75989 | £64991 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £7630 | £2797 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £39379 | £24013 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **IAN JOHN NORMAN GEE** (Chair)
- ADRIAN BRUCE LEGGE — appointed Oct. 6, 2014
- Alison Nicole Sandeman — appointed Dec. 22, 2024
- Anne Christine Hughes — appointed Dec. 12, 2022
- David Kenneth Lodge McDonnell — appointed Sept. 24, 2024
- Derek Andrew Wrathall — appointed Dec. 12, 2022
- Katharine Miriam Tripp — appointed June 29, 2021
- Michael Nixon — appointed April 13, 2015
- PETULA ANNE GEE — appointed June 15, 2011
- Robin Peter Caddick — appointed Sept. 16, 2021
- SIR HUMPHRY WAKEFIELD BT FRGS MA CANTAB