CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND ANO WAIES
Trustees, annual report
for the period
From: Period Start date 1April 2024
To.. Period end dats 31 March 2025
Charity namo: Martlèsham Hèath Aviation S¢¢igty IMHASI
Charlty regl$tra￿On number.. 1184409
Company numbor: NIA
Obj¢¢tives and a¢tlvltleg
SORP roferenee
Pard 1.17
Summary of the purposes of
the charity a$ sel out In Its
goveming document
To promote the preservation for the public
benefit of the historical features of the
Martle6ham Heath airfEld i￿￿￿1n9 theWW2
Control Tower.
The adVan￿Ment for the public benefit by the
provision of a museurn providing.a learning
environment and associated activrties.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to Ihoso
purpos88 forthe public
benefrt. in particular. the
8Gtivities. proje¢ts or seM¢es
identffied in the accounts.
To Wai￿taIn and cpen to the put￿lC a
museum in a 2nd World War airfield Control
Tower. plu$ infomiation ￿ardS explaining
asso¢ialed neady histori¢ StrU￿u￿5
To offer educational local WW2 history
activities lo local schools and youth groups
at the museum.
ststement confinnirvJ
%vhelher the trustees have
had regard lo the gUida￿e
ISSU8d by the Charty
Commission on public
be￿[It
Para 1.18
Th& MHAS Constitution ujnfoms wth
Charity ComTlliSSiQn guidanGe and 15
followed by the MHAS Tru5tees- all
volunteers.
Additional Inftsmiatloth loptlonall
You ma
choose to include further staternents where relevant about..
SORP referente
Policy cn grant makirvj
Pata 1.38
Policy on social investment
in¢luding program related
investmerrt
Part 1.38
ContritrJJlion made by
volunteers
Para 1.38

Other
Achievements and performance
Summary ofthe main
athievements ofth& charity,
identifying the ditre￿n￿ the
charity's work has made to
the arcum8tances of its
beneficiarkg8 and any Wbler
benefrt$ to so¢iety as a
whde.
p￿8120
The Control Tower rnu5eum is almostthe
last remaining featur8 of a large pre and post
2 Worfd War airfield located in what is now
a residential eslale and area of rttail shops.
a School, light Industy and businesses. It
ntsnues to stand as a reminder of th8
fl be thbtory of the local area
Ow presenGe is app￿¢lated both by tha
local population and the wider avvdtion
Inte￿$t group8 that come to visit.
The IoGal 5Ghools and youtt) groups take
advantsge ofthe impact of Wwd on the I(￿Al
area educational facilitie5 that we offer.
Addltional Infonnatlon loptionall
You ma
choos8 to includ8 further statements W￿re relevant abouL'
Achievemènts again$t
obj'ectives set
Pgro 1.41
Perforrnantt of fundraising
activitN?5 against objectives
Para 1.41
Investrnent perfomian
against objectwe5
Pgr4 1.41
Other
Flnanclal revlew
Review ofthe tharty's
financial position at the end
of the pericd
Para 1.21
At a similar level as the previous year,
MHAS continues to be solvent funded by
voluntary donation5. tnemb&r Subscript￿1nS
and various fund-raisin
activitie5.
Working capital is held in a bank current
account and thebalance of funds are held in
bank dep08rt accounts, eamirg INte￿5t at
standard bank rates.
£23.300
Statement explaining the
policy for holding re8erv88
statiw why th8y are hekl
Pgi? 1.22
Amount of r888rYes hek1
Pard 1.22

Reasons for hO￿ing zero
res&iv8$
elails of fund materially in
P8ta 1.22
NIA
PAN 1.24
NIA
Ex￿anatIOrt of any
uncert8inlies aboutthe
charity continuino as a goi
concern
Para 1.rJ
NIA
AdditloAo1 Infomiatlon loptlonall
You ma
choose to Include further statements where Televant about..
The charity 5 prinGipal
Para 1.47
sourTr5 of funds linduding
any fundrai5ingl
Investment policy and
obje¢tives including any
soual investment poli¢y
adopted
Parn 1*
A description of the printipal PArn 1.46
risks faung th8 charity
Other
Structure, governance and management
Description of ¢harity'$
trust5'.
Type of goveming document..
forexsrnple.
Charrtable Incorporat￿ organisati￿ ICIOI
Para 1.25
CIO Constitution
How 1$ the chanty
constituted?
Psra 1 25
ItisaCIO
vmpanb.
unincorporatEd assoaation.
Tru8t8e se18ction methLKIs
induding details of any
conslilutional provisions e.g.
election to post or narne of
any person or body entit
to appoint one ar mora
trustees
Psrn 1.2S
New wlential trustees are nominated by
existing trustees and be appointed by
truste&8 in accordance with the CIO
on8tstsJtion pro(*s8.
Additional infomlatlon loptlonall
You ma
choose lo in¢lude further statements where rdevant about..
Policie5 and proTrdures
Para 1.51
adopt￿ forthe induction and
training of trust8e8

The charity's organK8ational
Structure and any wider
I network with which the
charity works
Relationship wrth any ￿lat
partie5
Para 1.51
other
Reference and adrninistrative details
Chari
name
Other name the charil
i$tered charil
number
charit
n¢1
al address
Martle5ham
MHAS
11844Dg
h Aviation Soci
r. Parke[5 Place I
swich IP5 3UZ, Suffdk
Name$ C*ftho charfty trusts08 who man¥y* tho charfty
DAteS *¢tsd WnotfDrth
Nafflaof pr¥on lor body) •ntrtlvd
InttN&tee
Martyn Cook
Pat Lisseman
Chairman
Tr8asurgr
Secretary
John Howa
lan Lissernan
Brian Gray
Rob8rt Alexander
lan Slimson
Colin Whitmore
Vicky Gunnels
Howard ￿ng
10
12
Cor
rate trustees- nam88 ofthe diredors at the dal8 the re
mctor
wasa
NIA
Name of trustee5 holding tid8 to woperty belonging to the charity
Da￿ xiod WnotfDrth
￿rn•
fjar
NIA
Funds held as custodian trustees on b•half of others
[￿SeriptiOn of the assets
held in this Gapauty
NIA
Name and objects of the
charty on whos8 b&haff th8
assets are he￿ and how this
falls Mthin th& custodian
chari
eds
NIA

Detai15 of 4rrangemeFrt5 for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from th8 charit
's own assets
NIA
Addillon¥l IMfrJm)atlon loptlonall
Narn¢$ and •ddras$es of aflv180rs loptlonal Informatlonl
Type of
Name
Addr￿8
*lvl$er
Name of chSof executlve or narno8 of 8enlor staff m8mbor8 loptlonal Infonnatlonl
Exemptions from disclosvre .
Raason for non-di¥d05ure of ke
onnel detai15
NIA
Other o
lonal infomiation
Declarations
Th•trusts8$ declare that they hav• approved th¢ Iru$t¢gs' r9portVH6￿￿￿.
p•* ¥bov¢.
Slgnod on behalf of the chafity's trusto8sldirector8
Slgnaturelsl
Full namelsl
Po$ition Ifor•xampl8
Secretary, Chair. etcl
Martyn Cook
Chairman
n Howarth
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Date
28 May 2025

## **MHAS CIO TREASURER REPORT TO MEMBERS 31ST MARCH 2025** 

||**INCOME 2024/5**|**INCOME 2023/4**|**See Note**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Subscriptons|1506.66|984.00|1|
|MeetngReceipts|2902.24|1548.90||
|Donatons|5768.55|2724.02|2|
|ShopSales|1044.26|1165.19||
|Second Hand Book Sales|170.00|259.50||
|E BaySales|753.75|160.00|3|
|Ticket Sales and Outngs|1224.22|1048.99||
|MHAS Open Day|2560.86|1414.53||
|Tax Rebate Gif Aid|505.84|428.28|1|
|East Sufolk Grants||2245.00|4|
|Misc|306.8|81.67||
|Interest Nat West  Accounts|715.45|338.17|5|
|**Total Income for Year**|**17458.63**|**12398.25**||
|||||
||**EXPENDITURE 2024/5**|**EXPENDITURE 2023/4**||
|Trips and Outngs|1046.00|1061.37||
|ExpMonthlyMeetngs|1754.78|1404.94||
|MHAS Open Day|1828.46|616.78||
|Refreshments Tower|396.42|285.98|6|
|UtlityBills|2010.88|1085.79|7|
|ShopStock|655.76|879.10||
|Museum Displays|1123.83|1882.88||
|Museum Fabric & Maintenance|6550.90|1180.20|8|
|Publicity|232.80|197.62||
|Member Exp Print & Post Runway &<br>Memb Cards|508.05|441.79||
|Insurance|96.00|96.00||
|MHAS Ofce Expenses|378.19|211.47||
|Broadband/web site|213.86|475.84||
|Remembrance Service|181.60|204.00||
|Misc|557.25|307.06|9|
|**Total Expenditure for Year**|**17534.78**|**10330.82**||
|||||
|**Net Income/Expenditure**|**76.15**|**2067.43**||
|||||
|Opening Balance 1.4.24<br>23452.53 <br>Closing Balance 31.3.25<br>23376.38<br>Reconciliiation 31.3.25<br>Bank Balance - Current Account<br>930.16<br>35 Day Liquidity Account<br>3195.35<br>90 Day Liquidity Account<br>14523.73<br>Reserve Account<br>4556.03<br>Cash held by Treasurer<br>171.11<br>**23376.38**||||
|I confrm that this is a true record and statement of accounts||||





Pat Lisseman - Treasurer    Dated 9th April 2025 

## **TREASURER  NOTES** 

1.  We are extremely grateful to all our members who have continued to support us by paying their annual subscriptions especially to those who have signed gift aid forms refund for 2023/4 £505 

2. Donations :  Sunday visitors - £721; Pre-booked private visits - £1465; MHAS members £226; Annual donation Don Ehrenburg £357;  Longfields - Seckford Hall D Day Event - £2,126; Legacy William Curtis £190. 

3. We have raised over £750  for MHAS by selling items from store not required for display where owner is not known or untraceable. 

4. 2023/4 Grant of £2245 from East Suffolk for painting the Control Tower - work carried out and expenditure in 2024/5 accounts 

5. Increase in Bank of England base rate gives us a great income from Nat West Accounts 

6. The museum is open every Wednesday morning when a working group maintain the Control Tower and grounds.and refreshments are provided. 

7. Utility Contract expired 30.11.23 - new contract with considerably higher rates agreed [ expiry 30.11.26 

8. The total cost of painting the Control Tower was £4,490 - offset by grant from East Suffolk and 50% contribution from MHHL cost to MHAS £1,122.50; Painting the stairwell and landing cost £2,145; A weather vane was purchased to commemorate William Curtis, 

9. Second "Sum Up" machine purchased for visitor card donations - £80; Museum mobile phone replaced - £70 

