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Bottisham Airfield Museum

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1159036
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 31, 2014
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
Bottisham Airfield Museum
Wilbraham Road
Bottisham
CAMBRIDGE
CB25 9BU

Activities

Bottisham Airfield Museum is dedicated to creating a permanent memorial to the brave men and women who served at Bottisham during WW2. We are creating a museum that tells their story as well as an archive that allows learners of all ages to research the subject further.

Objects: To Establish And Maintain A Museum And Archive To Be Known As The Bottisham Airfield Museum And In Furtherance Of This, The Trustees Shall Have Power:a) To Collect, Restore, Conserve And Display Items Relevant To The History Of Bottisham Airfield, Including Material Relating To The Home Front In The Local Communities;b)to Establish And Maintain A Reference Archive Facility And To Acquire Materials For This Purpose;c) To Educate The Public In The Role Of The Airfield, The Units That Served There, And The Role The Local Villages Played In The War Effort;d) To Record The History Of The Royal Air Force (Raf) And United States Army Air Force (Usaaf) With Particular Reference To Their Connection With Bottisham Airfield; Ande) To Promote And Encourage Research Into Bottisham Airfield For The Benefit Of The Public.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Environment/conservation/heritage, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Cambridgeshire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Oct. 31, 2024 £134,714 £101,440
Oct. 31, 2023 £124,929 £72,246
Oct. 31, 2022 £124,118 £120,323
Oct. 31, 2021 £77,069 £69,797
Oct. 31, 2020 £148,318 £33,210

Trustees

Name Appointed
Jason Charles Webb (Chair) Sept. 1, 2014
Oliver John Camp March 20, 2023
Philip Smallshaw April 14, 2025
Stephen Dartford March 27, 2025