# Civil Aviation Trust

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1177141
- **Other names:** UK HERITAGE AVIATION TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 13, 2018
- **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=1177141


## Contact

- **Address:** The Annexe, Dormer Cottage, Peelings Lane, Westham, PEVENSEY
- **Postcode:** East Sus
- **Phone:** 07938029005
- **Email:** info@civilaviationtrust.org
- **Website:** www.civilaviationtrust.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN AVIATION HISTORY, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY OPENING AN INTERACTIVE AND INCLUSIVE MUSEUM BASED PRIMARILY AROUND CIVILIAN AEROPLANES OF VARIOUS WORLDWIDE MANUFACTURERS WITH AS MANY COMPLETE OPERATIONAL OR AIRWORTHY EXAMPLES AS POSSIBLE AT A LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES THAT ARE NOT CHARITABLE.

**Activities:** To become an internationally recognised organisation restoring aircraft either to static, ground running or airworthy statusTo maintain the skills required to keep vintage aircraft flyingTo inspire future generations to pursue a career in the aviation industryTo work with the likes of English Heritage to restore and preserve the infrastructure related to aviation history in this country




## Classification

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



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** EAST SUSSEX
- East Sussex
- Hampshire
- Kent
- Surrey



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £6639 | £5159 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1177141/files/2025-03-31-accounts.pdf) (53.2 KB) |
| March 31, 2024 | £2529 | £3816 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1177141/files/2024-03-31-accounts.pdf) (56.8 KB) |
| March 31, 2023 | £2290 | £748 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1177141/files/2023-03-31-accounts.pdf) (35.4 KB) |
| March 31, 2022 | £1594 | £117 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1177141/files/2022-03-31-accounts.pdf) (37.1 KB) |
| March 31, 2021 | £342 | £595 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1177141/files/2021-03-31-accounts.pdf) (61.8 KB) |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Duncan Halford |  | Feb. 12, 2015 |
| GILLIAN HALFORD |  | April 14, 2018 |
| Maria Farthing |  | July 3, 2024 |