# **Hucknall Flight Test Museum CIO Trustees Annual Report & Financial Statements Year ended 5[th] April 2025** ## **Hucknall Flight Test Museum CIO** ## **Contents** |•|Reference and Administrative Details|1| |---|---|---| |•|Trustees Report – Year to 5thApril 2025|2 to 4| |•|Statement of Trustees Responsibilities|4| |•|Independent Examiner’s Report|5| |•|Receipts & Payments Account|6| |•|Statement of Assets & Liabilities|7| ## **Hucknall Flight Test Museum CIO** ## **Reference & Administrative Details** Trustees Alan Spray (Chairman) Malcolm Todd (Vice-Chairman) Brian Wilson (Treasurer) Sharon Severn (Visits Administrator & Bookkeeper) Milan Petrovic (Minutes Secretary) Alan Randall (Social Media Administrator) Miles Barrett (Workshop & Site Supervisor) Charity Registration Number 1175731 Principal Office The Wing Hangar Hives Way Hucknall Nottinghamshire NG15 6YH Independent Examiner Nicholas Henry 54 The Ropewalk Southwell Nottingham NG25 0AJ Page 1 ## **Hucknall Flight Test Museum CIO** ## **Trustees Report** The trustees present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ending April 5[th] 2025 ## **Objectives & Activities** ## _**Objects & aims**_ To ensure the heritage of Flight & Engine Test Development and the unique Hucknall site is protected and available for the public & future generations. ## _**Objectives, strategies, and activities**_ Provide a safe & secure site, plus an introduction and Museum tour that provides information on the “world firsts” achievements at this historic site, plus artefacts, models, and original engines from WW2 and beyond. Additionally, tell the stories of people who worked on this site and their activities. ## _Public benefit_ By providing a wide range of material, including conservation and restoration of items for the public and educational purposes. It is envisaged to open up the archives collected/associated with the site’s heritage via an on-line link to video, photographic and historic records; once software collation has been completed. The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance, published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales. ## **Structure governance and management** ## _**Nature of governing document**_ The charity is operated under the rules of its constitution/trust deed adopted 14[th] November 2017. It is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). ## _**Recruitment and appointment of trustees**_ Current Trustees recommend persons concerned and the Chairman and Vice Chairman interview and discuss roles/responsibilities required. Subsequently, this will be discussed at the next Trustees meeting, which includes a “new Trustees” item on the agenda. Feedback is discussed and then relevant appointments are made. **Page 2** ## **Achievements and Performance** Having received the donation of £400K in the previous year, this enabled HUFTM to purchase a 6 Bay modular building, providing a reception area, toilets, I.T./Archive area & a general meeting room. It has been another year of consolidation, which has enabled HUFTM members & volunteers to complete essential maintenance on the site, including additional repairs to roof, drainage downpipes & creating disabled parking spaces, plus dedicated car parking together with new flower beds & visual aids on the walk down “Museum Way”. A great deal of work involved painting of the Wing Hangars to bring them up to an acceptable state, prior to the official opening event on 4[th] April 2025. A considerable amount of work/maintenance on the museum artefacts & engines took place, thanks to members, with additional support from volunteers & local companies. Vital I.T. upgrades, enhanced the various presentations to visitors in several locations. The naming of entrance road “Hives Way”, provided a focal point for visitors & reflected the person responsible for creation of the “Hucknall Flight Test Establishment”. Thanks go to all our Trustees for their dedication in supporting the museum, plus members & volunteers who gave many hours to complete tasks and open on-time April 4[th] 2025! The major activity going forward is to open to the public from 5[th] April 2025 & subsequently review later in the year. Future plans include the acquisition of additional artefacts, several “outreach events”, recruitment of additional volunteers, STEM events for local schools & youth organisations, plus special fund-raising events all designed to create for an exciting time for the museum. ## **Financial Review** The income & expenses relating to the above activities are shown in the Receipts & Payments account page 6. ## **Reserves Policy** As the Museum opened on April 4[th] 2025, the Trustees are not yet able to assess actual income and costs going forward, against the business plan, to set a minimum level reserves. The Trustees continually monitor the financial position at monthly meetings and will formulate a minimum reserves policy in due course. ## **Trustees renumeration and expenses** No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year. No trustees have received any re-imbursed expenses or any other benefits from the charity during the year. **Page 3** ## **Statement of Trustees Responsibilities** The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees report & the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom applicable law and regulations. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, and the provisions of the constitution. The trustees are also responsible for the safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention & detection of fraud and other irregularities. The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charity’s website. Approved by the trustees of the charity on 23[rd] January 2026 and signed on its behalf by: Alan Spray Chair of Trustees **Page 4** ## **Hucknall Flight Test Museum CIO** ## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the trustees of Hucknall Flight Test Museum** ## **Independent Examiner’s report to the trustees of Hucknall Flight Test Museum CIO** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Hucknall Flight Test Museum CIO for the year ending 5[th] April 2025. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the Trust, 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 Trust’s accounts carried out under section145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed 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 which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed Nicholas Henrys 54, The Ropewalk, Southwell, Nottingham. NG25 0AJ Date: 23[rd] January 2026 **Page 5** ## **Hucknall Flight Test Museum CIO** **Receipts on Payments Account for the year ended 5[th] April 2025** ||**2025**|**2024**| |---|---|---| |**Balances at April 5th 2024**|£|£| |Bank account|285398|| |Cash in hand|2|| |Total|**285400**|| |**Receipts**||| |Donations & Grants|1033|400261| |Fundraising|0|318| |Interest|0|7| |Total|**1033**|**400586**| |**Payments**||| |Purchase of Modular Building 58600||82600| |Maintenance, repair, site Dev’t 17749||1275| |Exhibition Development|4596|0| |Insurance
|3120|2768| |Site & Fire security|5972|1513| |Amenity hire & Cleaning|1458|553| |Communications/Promotion 2413||456| |Legal & professional fees|0|25876| |Stationery & office expenses 227||0| |Sundry expenses|443|690| |Fixtures & Fittings|0|7950| |Total|**94578**|**123681**| |**Balances at April 5th 2025**||| |Bank current account|106855|| |Bank Deposit account|85000|| |Total|**191855**|| **Page 6** ## **Hucknall Flight Test Museum CIO** ## **Statements of Assets & Liabilities at April 5th 2025** ## **Assets** **1. Buildings** During the year, the purchase of a modular building was completed to provide a reception area, toilets archive information area & general meeting room. The total cost of the building was £141,200 The Charity also has a leasehold interest in a Grade 2 listed Wing Hangar, in which the museum exhibits are displayed. **2. Fixtures & Fittings** Comprising of Furniture, display stands, computers for archive reference material. **3. Museum Exhibits** The Museum owns a small proportion of these; however, the majority are displayed on a long-term loan basis. **4. Bank Accounts** Current Account 106,855 Deposit Account 85,000 Total **£191855** ## **Liabilities** **5.** Sundry Creditor £840 **6.** Guarantees The Charity has given no financial guarantees & there are no debts secured by a charge on it’s assets. **Page 7**