Trustees. Annual Report for the period
PerK*J start date
Per￿ eThJ date
i Morrth
i Year
Mor*h
10
Year
From
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
Bottishan AirFEkl MUSe￿n
Other rkimes ¢harity is known by
Registered charity number (rf any)
1159036
Charity's principal address
V¥llbraham Road
Cambridge
CB25 9BU
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trus￿ name
oirKe (rfw)
to aFyoirttruslee (If any)
1 David Rayner
Vfvle Year
2 Jason Webb
Chairman
Jason VKÈbb
3 Steve Gotts
4 Chris Kenny
Name5 of the trustees forthe charrty. rf any• (for example. any custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acled rf not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional irrfomiation)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members {Optional inf0m￿tiOn)
Section B
Structure, governance and management
Description of the charitys trusts
Type of goveming document
How the charity is consti￿ted
leg
cio
Trustee seleciion methods
Appointed by the Chaimian of Ihe Trustees
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to indude
additional infomatson. where
relevant, about".
policies aThJ procedures
adopted for the induction and
trainifYJ of trustees.
the charity's organisational
structure aThfj any wider
netsvork *ith Ythich the tharity
works.,
relationship with any related
parties.,
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
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Section C
Objectives and activities
To esL3blish and maintain a museum and archtve for the benefit of the
public to be known as tt)e Botbsham Airfield Museum and in
furtherance of this trustees shall have pOV￿r.
a) collect, restore. conserve and display ttems relevant to the history of
Bottisham airfiekl, induding material relats.ng to home front in the k)cal
communtss"
b} to estsblish and maintain a referen￿ archive faa'lty and to acquire
materials for this purpJse',
c) to educates the wblic in Ihe role of Ihe airfield. the units that served
there and role the loca5 villages played in the war effor(
d) to record the history of the Royal Atr FO￿ (RAF) and the, United
States Amiy Air FO￿ IUSAAFI with particular referen￿ to their
connection to P￿trIshaM airfield: and
e) to promote and enc￿rage research Bottisham AirfieEd for the
benefit of Ihe public.
Summary of the obpcts of the
charity set out in its governing
document
In setting the *x)ve objectives and planning the activities of the charity,
the Trustees have given carefvl consideratK)n to the Charity
Commission's Publ￿ benefft guKlance.
The Museum enjoyed a successfvl 2022 season- opening
every Sunday from 10.3)am to 4￿ and attratting large
numbers of visitors
The Museum opened on other days on an ad hoc basis for
large gr￿pS suth as S<x>uts, Cub4 R￿nOte Control Modellers
etc.
The cafe was ￿)graded with a I￿unter, tabtes and chairs to
improve the visttor experien￿.
We contsnued to hold some large events- Th)Libly Bothsham at
War, a Remembran￿ Day servi￿ and a Classic Car Day.
We also continued on various outreach acttvitles by attending at
events at t)uxford and Newmarket.
Summary of the main activities
undertaken for the public
benefit in relation to these
objects (include within this
section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefrt)
The Trustees confirm that they had regard to the SWIdan￿ issued by
the Chanty Commission on public benefft.
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Additional details of objectives and activitRs (Optional inforniation)
You may choose to include
further slatements, where
relevant, about..
policy on granlmakrng.,
policy programme related
invesbnenL
contrilyjtton made by
volunteef5.
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Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary ofthe main
achievements of the charity
during the year
Vde added srgnfficanty to our vOlunt￿r team wtih the addition of a
specialist cafe team and the recruitrnent and training of more tour
guides.
We improved the stze and caparity of the L3fe which meant a
significant improvement in revenue and in customer feedback
Our events especially Bottisham at War (1940's reenactment
event) attraL#ed recrnl numbers - our Ck%sic Car Day vras also a
succes
14Ve aquired our first fijll-size aircraft- a P-51 MustaNJ replica
which Nfds donated by Duxford.
We further enhanced our displays with an improved US4AF
display. a tetter RAF arKI Home Front diSp￿ys.
We continued to attracl a nUM￿r of groups to visf( the museum
such as the Nev•Tharket Historical Society. the Bottisham Cubs and
Scwts. airmen from Lakenheath and Mildenhall and organised tour
gr￿p$ from Ihe Nab"onal mU￿m of the Mighty Eighlh.
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Section E
Financial review
È donl h¥rfe a pohcy regarding reserves
Brief statement of the chaiivs
policy on reseNes
Details of any funds materially
in deficit
None
Further financial detaits (Optional inforniation)
You may choose to indude
additional infofTnation, where
relevant about:
the charitls prinapal SoUr￿S
of funds (induding any
fundraising)-
how expenditure has
supported the key objedives
of the tharity",
investrnent policy and
objeth'ves induding any
ethical investrnent PKJIicy
adopted.
Related Party Trarsactions:
During the year the charity re￿iVed unrestricted donations totaling
£55,3QK) (2(f21- £22.410) from DavNJ Rayner. a trustee.
During the year the charTty also made payments totaling £2.500 (2021-
£Nil) to a partnershp in vthich David Rayner. a trustee of the charity
during the year. is also a partner. These payments were made in
accordance with the lerms of the chanty's trust deed. and with regard to
the applicable sections of the Charrties Act 2011.
Section F
Other optional information
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Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. wrt above.
Signed on behalf of ￿ charitys tntstees
Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary,
Chalr, et¢)
[ Ll g/zoLS ,
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGIAND AND WALES
115WJ36
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
To
IMifd021
31MIM22
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrosth"¢t¢d
lund8
Endowment
Rèstricted funds
Totsl funds
Last year
A1 Recei
74157
13M25
10338
7,755
741S7
13
10338
7.755
40.Q93
1&779
XW8
9M70
GrftAwJ
vents
Ren141 In¢r#l
C&fé Sales
GIftShop Sa*s
1,956
ub tota
124118
124118
Isee tsblel.
124.118
124118
Tr.￿9
ReDovakn(yis
S*unty
11090
3,014
5,767
1919
1744
1919
2.744
G￿￿enIng
Rentsl EN[￿Se
Insw¥n
Intemet and IT
T(M￿t &WdPdre
MateFpa15 &T(K
Ex*ibits
wsste
1054
1.187
1.258
1?74
1.184
615
1.574
1.184
615
818
341
361
Wa*r
Printrn9
319
319
71
14
Bank Charges
Sub5UiP
678
Sub totsl
S1315
15
A4 Asset and investment
urchases,
see table
Mu5tatvJ Lw W Rthiks (Ethw
RenovabotLSto SilE BLu￿1r￿JS
Aruafth¥nyer In wrore551
34122
341ZZ
4n4
544
30.434
Sub total
120.323
110
69.797
Nef 0fr•Cwp￿{P•Ym￿ts)
17
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash lunds Ihis yearend
022
8,022
11￿16
750
11.81
8.02
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
Restrfjcted
Endowment
Categories
Details
B1 Ca$h funds
7.747
Toffal cash fvnds
11.816
funds
tonèAre&t£
Detsils
Detaits
Details
& BL•￿￿(g￿l￿a 2015)
charity's ovffl
2DJ55
156
14.542
334742
3412Z
8373
4n4
Detslls
85 LiobllitiOS
178
R￿1¢P
71
SvJned by or£ orhvo tr￿￿ee5 on i%h
of all Ihe In￿lee&
Date of
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF BOTTISHAM AIRFIELD MUSEUM** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2022** 

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 October 2022 which are set out on pages 1 to 9. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). 

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

2. the accounts do not accord with those records. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 


## **Shaun Jordan ACA** 

For and behalf of 

## **Price Bailey LLP** 

Tennyson House Cambridge Business Park Cambridge CB4 0WZ 

Date: 14 June 2023 

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