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
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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$11￿0rt and MaIrte￿r￿0 of a Wage c*ntr8 to
dssplay artel** 4r￿ ag90¢￿ed metha relalivJ io Horrth
aercérome.
' Summary of the objects ofth•
charlty set out In Ks
governing document
2. To promat& the effjcwy rfthe 8mi8d forLw of th8 rIcTh￿. a￿￿¢0
wM)ot8 oocM4 ctiZ8roh¥) tho PA>1￿ by cornm8mryatirwJ
pibl$ *KI porsonn81 who lar￿1 al Hurthurch awthme and th8 local
as the trujtees Jao fiL
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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.
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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
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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? %
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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•n*Mc•
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
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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: