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2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees, Annual Report for the period I Pwiod Period •TrJ dalo 31st From Jan 2024 To Section A Reference and administration details Charfty n•m• H¢)mthurth Aerodr¢me H6storical Trust Other names charlty Is known by RAF Pk)mchurch Hefrt&Je Centre R•glstrrnd charfty number (If •ny) 1182040 charfty￿ prfnclp•l •ddrnsg Sutton'8 Pbuse t1￿121 Suttons La Homthurth, Essex PoSt￿d9 RM12 6RU Nam•8 ofth• chrlty trustws WI￿ minag• th• C￿rtty Ollbc• Ill •nyl O•t•• •ct•d 11 not forwhol• Treagjrer Chaim nt •Ju•l•• Paul Vleavef Geoff Clark Jim Griryrwor Vicloria M¢Goldrlek - Bu¢kingham Graham Chris Rixon Martin Friel Julia Mliams Unlil Nov 2024 10 11 12 13 14 15 Harn￿ of tho tru•t•M for th• chartty, Ifanyi (lor •ximph, any custodlan trnstees) Nam• Dat•s •ct•d11 not for whole •ar TAR Marth 2012

N•nwJ and •ddres￿$ of advl•ern (Opoonal Infornwllon) of advbor Nam• Addres• Nam• ol chlof •xo¢utfv• or names of sonlor Staff m•mb•r8 (Optlonal Infomiauon) Sectiori B StructLJre, overnance and mana ement D•Krfpllon of th• ¢h•rlty'• tru8ts Type of govemirvj dc>cuffAfrt H(M the chaiity is ￿$￿tuf•d Charilable 1nC(Kwr￿ o￿an183110n Tnth s•l•(ion nWhods Elodknn ap￿ntment to the Board ￿TruS1$e8 in accothrte wlth the Truit'8 Crylstilut Addltlonal gov•marK• Issuos lopi10n￿ Infonnatlon) You may choos• to Ind￿le additional infomialion. wt reltr4anL abwL' Seiious Inddents. There were no serious incidents during iho finanoa year that 8hould ha been reported to the Comry#88ion but were noL I￿ed for the induction 8fKI tralnlng ol trugtees; the chwTty's ￿J￿1$8￿,¢￿al stnxaure and wid8r netrw0￿ with which the chaiity • relation$hlp vthh any relateAI parties.. trustees, consideratlon of major risks 8fMY the sy8t•m and FYoc•lures lo manage them. Section C Ob'ectives and activities 1. To &Jvarhx th& ot Ihe w￿11¢ in Ihè hmloy ol Homchwth Awthim• and Its Pla￿ in the defwth crf ￿ Urdt8d l&)oJc¥n throwlK)Ut tt8 IVgr81ional lrfe by ts es1￿11$11￿0rt and MaIrte￿r￿0 of a Wage cntr8 to dssplay artel* 4r￿ ag90¢￿ed metha relalivJ io Horrth aercérome. ' Summary of the objects ofth• charlty set out In Ks governing document 2. To promat& the effjcwy rfthe 8mi8d forLw of th8 rIcTh￿. a￿￿¢0 wM)ot8 oocM4 ctiZ8roh¥) tho PA>1￿ by cornm8mryatirwJ pibl$ KI porsonn81 who lar￿1 al Hurthurch awthme and th8 local as the trujtees Jao fiL TAR 2012

The charity raises funds through public exhibilion of aftifacts and Information relalng to Homchurch Aerodrome to achieve the objecti'ves of the Charity and to malntain the freehold propety kncwn as Sutton's House. This property consistirvJ of 2 semkdetached houses combined 85 a single property was generoU￿Y orfled by Bellway Hon%s Limited on 20 Novernber 2020 to beconx lh8 RAF Hornchu￿ Heiitage Centw. The Trustees understsnd and have a￿[r￿edged that they have a duty to 'have regard. to the commlssi¢Jn'8 public benefit guidarK when exercising any powers or duties to whith the guidance is relevant. The Trustees understand and have a¢krv￿4ed9ed that as a charity trustee, 'havlNJ regard. to the ￿nmIsSion,3 publlc benefft guidance means being able to thaL' Summary of the maln a¢tlvltlas undertaken for the publlc b•nefft In relallon to these objects {In¢lude wlthln thls soctlon tho statutory deGlaratlon that trustses havo had regard to the guld4￿? Issued by the Charlty Commlsslon on publk b•n8 O) they are aware of the guklance. (li) they have tsken rt Into account when making a dec4slon to whkh the guidance Is relevant, (iii) If they d￿de lo depart from the guidance. they must have a good reason for ddng 80. Addltlonal detslls of ObJectsv￿ and athttles (Opuonal Infommllon) You may choo8• to Ind￿Je further statements. wher¢ relevant. aixxrt: pollcy on grknkjw: pollcy progfamff related Inrtment; contributit)n made by volunte8t8. TAR

Section D Achievements and performance Summary ofth• maln •chlovom•nts ofth• charty durfng the ye4r Refurblshment, red0￿rall0fi repurposiffj d: o Complete Refurbishment of Kitchen Complete redecoralim crf Educati£￿ Sutte Re￿acerrtsnt of nortrsllp flooring to the rear ol the builthng o General ongoing Intemal a￿eMaI maintenance of the Ildlffj and grour￿8 Feature days and we8keTh#s lo ￿n￿rt)er I celebrate and rais8 furKI8: o Battle crf 8rit8in WeBkend o Remembrance Sunday o Cream Tea cele￿￿n Events Visils by: Over 850 public entsy visits 4$ 8chc<4 arKI group Nists TAR M•reh 2012

Section E Financial review Tho Charity's Wlcy on reserves can be summafised AS,. 1.To maintain an wJreed reSep￿ ￿n￿Unt 88 a contingew for emergency requirements in a liquid fomat lor IMn￿dIate a¢￿$$. This is cJJrrenlly set al £5,000 and is maintsined as a Thinimum acC￿jnI bal8rte in bank within an in8tant access acth￿¢. Brféf statfrmont of th• ¢hartty'3 pollcy on rM•rves 2. To urKlertake regular revivw or as may be required of the Chanty'8 feaeTht 8mount to ensure il is proportion&e lo the ongThng needs of t Chafity L9king Into consideration bJt not exdusively oper8tior requirements, funding requirement$. risk mkkngalion. worklng ca&xW and finan(aal climate. 3. To allocate S￿¢ reserv85 for 8Fwfic pro1￿ or PUT￿5Q& a$ may be requirwj lo ensure thal the ongoing oporallon ol tho Charty Is n impaoed. 4. To regularty DI￿110r and revithy th8 effectivew of the policy In the Ilght ol the changing funding and financial dim8te and any other 8S80ciated risks. of any fund¥ matsrlalty In d•ficlt Furth•r flnancl•l r•vlthv detall¥ Iopknal Inf0rn7•11on) You may choos• to Indwje addrtlonal irrforrnation. where relevant ab￿rt: the chartys princlpal sources allunds (irKludin9 afty fundraising).. expendilure has supported the kw obpclives of the charlty". investment poliry and objectives including any ethica investrrEnt pollcy The Charfty's prfn(ypal 8ourc*s ol furmling we: 1. Entry fees lo the TnJ81 buildlng 2. memL￿rShlP Fe 3. Group Visits 4. Donations 5. Cafè Incoff Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustses declare that they hav• approved tho tfU•toes' report above. Slgned on b•half of the chartty's trustees 8lgnaiurel81 Full nam•(•) P￿llIOn (eg Socrotsry. Ch•lr, Ill CJO 9-9 G? % TAR M•r¢h 2012

cHA￿Ty (OMMISSION FOR fNGiAIID Alffj WALfS 1182140 Recelpts and payments accounts CC16a For th• p•rtod To 1gtJaTr 2024 31vlD 2024 Sectioii A Receipts and payineiits eDdtswmenf lotsl lund• A1 Rec•1 Entry F• 47•• School• & Oroup• Ineom• iJ70 2J70 tat•1{Gr￿ Ipr AR) ssj Sub total knln& M•bnl•nMc• Dhplly 8upp¥ Vulld Im 1%22• rJ7 &454 & Flrwi JIS pur¢hMM. (••• tabl•) Sub to(•1 X797 Xn7 ICW N•t 0frécelp￿fp•rn￿) . A5 Tran•f•r• ts•t*•￿ fund• C••h fvnd• l••t y••p •nd 103 &1 J4.iJ9 34.8J• 75 29h CWAia¢cqmts tss)

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrtslrict•d R•itrid•d lund• fur•d• Endowm•nt fund• B1 Cmh fwd• 27,1 Tot•1 2l475 fund• D•tsll• 1&711 D•tall• Nt4)• Wo(s IILL

Independent examlner's report to the trustees of Hornchurch Aerodrome HlstorlcalTrust (HAHT) I report to the trustees on my examinallon ot Ihe accounts ol the Homchurch Aerodrome Histodc8lTrust (tho Tru￿} ror the yeaf ended 37° December 2024. R•spon81blUtI•8 and ba818 of r•port As the charitytrustees of theTrust. you are iesponslblo for the preparation of the accounts In accordance wlth the iequlrements ol the Ch8rltles Act 2011 ('Iho Act'l. I report in fespect ol my ex8minati¢n of the Trust's accounts corTiod out undef 80Ctlon 145 01 the 2011 Act end In c8rrying out my examlnatlon I have followed all the applicablo Dirocfjon8 n tythe Charlty Commission under so¢tlon 14515)Ib) of the Act. Independent examiner's 3talernent I have compl•led ry examlnatlon. l Conflmi th81 no material rnatte￿ have come to my ettentlon In connectlon wrth tho examln8tlon gmng me cause to bellève that In 8ny m8terl81 iespect.. accounting rocordsvnfe rnt kept In respect ol tho Tru8t 88 roqulred by8ecllon 130 of the Act: or 2. the accounts do not 8ccryd wilh th0￿ records. I hwJ no eoncems and have come acro88 other m8tt8rs In connectlon wlth tho oxam5natlon to vthlch 8tt8ntion 8hould be drawn in thls roport In order to enable a proper understanding of the 8cGounts to be reeched. Name: i E* G 115SoNJ Address: 71 bi6hTrJ rtvtrYJ4 RM 12 LEY Date: