# THE BARNES WALLIS FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1157723
- **Other names:** BWF
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 4, 2014
- **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=1157723


## Contact

- **Address:** SPRINGFIELD FARM, OLD CHURCH LANE, PATELEY BRIDGE, HARROGATE
- **Postcode:** HG3 5LY
- **Phone:** 01423 712157
- **Email:** info@barneswallisfoundation.org.uk
- **Website:** www.barneswallisfoundation.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN AERONAUTICAL AND GENERAL ENGINEERING DESIGN, DRAWING UPON AND IN MEMORY OF, THE LIFE AND WORK OF SIR BARNES WALLIS, CBE, FRS, ENGINEER, SCIENTIST AND PHILANTHROPIST, IN PARTICULAR BY:(A) OWNING ARTEFACTS, INVENTIONS, ARCHIVES AND ANY OTHER PHYSICAL MATERIALS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CREATED BY OR RELATING TO SIR BARNES WALLIS AND MAKING THEM AVAILABLE FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC, EXHIBITION AND STUDY;(B) COLLABORATING WITH ACCREDITED MUSEUMS AND OTHERS IN THE CONSERVATION, LOAN OR BORROWING, AND EXHIBITION OF SUCH ARTEFACTS, MATERIALS, ETC;(C) ESTABLISHING, IN THE NAME OF THE FOUNDATION, AT ANY SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OR OTHER ACADEMIC INSTITUTION, AWARDS FOR RESEARCH OR TEACHING IN ENGINEERING DESIGN OR RELATED DISCIPLINES;(D) RESEARCHING AND SUSTAINING THE LOCAL HISTORIES OF THE INVENTIONS OF SIR BARNES WALLIS;(E) AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY THINK FIT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

**Activities:** We became a CIO July 2014 and now have 8 Trustees from across Britain. We continue to maintain links with two schools in Yorkshire, awarding certificates for students work. We have sponsored a student from Barnes Wallis Academy, Tattershall to attend Space Camp in Alabama. Trustees continue to give talks to groups around the UK, and in 2018 we held exhibitions in Barrow-in-Furness and Grantham.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £999 | £2330 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £427 | £2262 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £261 | £2065 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £256 | £2046 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £321 | £2391 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Caroline Stewart — appointed March 2, 2025
- Christopher John Henderson RAF Retd — appointed July 4, 2014
- Dr IAIN MURRAY — appointed March 20, 2016
- GERARD CARROLL — appointed July 4, 2014
- Humphrey Wallis — appointed July 4, 2014
- PETER D RIX BSC — appointed July 4, 2014
- Peter Frank Anthony Hoar — appointed Nov. 3, 2022