## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1[st] March 2021 Period start date To 28[th] February 2022 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Lyneham Flying Club** ## **Charity registration number: 1189125** ## **Objectives and Activities** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 The object of the CIO is the promotion
purposes of the charity of efficiency of the Armed Forces of
as set out in its the Crown by the provision and
governing document support of facilities and activities for
the efficiency and well being of
Service personnel.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and The charity is an Armed Forces Fund.
1.19
activities in relation to
those purposes for the The charity allows HM Forces
public benefit, in personnel, along with limited
particular, the activities, numbers of civilian members and
projects or services others deemed eligible for
identified in the membership, an opportunity to obtain
accounts. flying instruction and recreational
flying in light aircraft as economically
as possible. Membership is open to all
ranks, and provides a chance to
acquire flying skills whilst developing
airmanship and promoting an interest
in flying. The charity: -
a. Provides facilities that
enable members to
engage in flying and
related activities.
b. Offers flying instruction
leading to the award of a
civil flight crew licence or
rating.
c. Encourages and
promotes an interest in
aviation.
d. Provides social facilities
for members.
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e. Provides education and
training in all aspects of
aviation.
The primary focus of the charity in
fulfilling its objects is in Education and
Training.
The charity is an approved learning
provider under the Enhanced
Learning Credits Scheme.
Enhanced Learning Credits can be
used for training qualifications at NVQ
level 3 or higher. The Private Pilot’s
Licence is recognised as NVQ level 3
equivalent . All other courses after
PPL are therefore considered to be
higher than NVQ level 3.
The charity offers a scholarship
programme.
The charity offers bursaries.
The charity provides flying as a
recreational and social facility, with a
strong emphasis on maintaining high
standards.
The charity is run by the members for
the members. The costs are therefore
significantly reduced.
The charity is a not for profit
organisation. All surpluses are
ploughed back into the charity to
keep the flying as inexpensive as
possible and offer further education
and training.
Membership of the Club is by
subscription. Membership from the
most junior ranks to Senior NCO is
free. Officers pay an annual
subscription of £120 and civilians pay
£160. This is intended, in part, to
encourage young serviceman to learn
to fly and enhance their career
opportunities. Likewise the Club is
able to offer flying training to
personnel leaving the armed forces
who wish to pursue a career in
aviation.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 Yes. However, the Charity is an Armed
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whether the trustees Forces Charity
have had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
Policy on social
investment including
program related
investment
Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers
Other
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## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Continuing to fulfil its objects and
purposes as set out in the
Constitution.
Summary of the main
Para 1.20
achievements of the Establishment of the Scholarship
charity, identifying the Schemes to aid young service
difference the charity’s personnel to gain qualifications in
work has made to the aviation.
circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any
wider benefits to society
as a whole.
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 Please see Independent Examiner’s
financial position at the Report. At the end of the Financial
end of the period Year ended 28 [th] February 2022 the
Charity had a surplus of £10,913.
Statement explaining Para 1.22 The charity holds reserves to meet
the policy for holding any unexpected demands and to
reserves stating why supplement the scholarship
they are held programmes.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 c£30,000
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
The charity’s principal
sources of funds Para 1.47
(including any
fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the Para 1.46
principal risks facing the
charity
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Charitable Incorporated Organisation
document Constitution
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 In accordance with Constitution.
methods including
details of any
constitutional provisions
e.g. election to post or
name of any person or
body entitled to appoint
one or more trustees
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name Lyneham Flying Club
Other name the charity
uses
Registered charity 1189125
number
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address|The Control Tower, Cotswold Airport, Cirencester,
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
James Sjoberg Officer in Trustees with approval of
1
Command OIC
Roger Milburn Chief Flying
2
Instructor
3 Michael Milton Treasurer
4 John Moore
5 Kevin Turner
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **----- Start of picture text -----**
Trustee name Dates acted if not for
whole year
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**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** John E Moore **Full name(s)** John Edward Moore **Position (eg** Trustee **Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** 28.05.2022 Cbarity Nurnl￿. 1189125 Ch3nered Accountan The Zinc Building Ventura Park Broadshires Way Carterton Oxfordsbire OX18 IAD LyDeham Flying aub Contents TDIS￿e$ Annual ResK>rt............................................................................................. .............. ..... Independent Examiner's RetM)rt to the Trustees.............................................................................. Receiptsand PaymentsAecoulli....................................................................................................... Starement of Assets 8nd Liabilitieg............................... . ..... Notes tothe Receipts and Payments Accounrs................................................................................ Lyneham FIyiDg aub The tri￿eeS have pleasure in presenting their annual report together with the unaudited financial statements of Lyneham Flying Club for the year ended 28 February 2022. Lyneham Flying Club 15 a Charitable IncoTprated Organi￿tion which was granted Sjll charitable status on 20 April 2020 under Cttariry Registration Number 1189125 and aims to educare and trditi ll￿Mbers in all aspects of aviation and to make varked and affordable flying available to all. L￿eharn Flying Club is governed by its own ConstitUUOD dated 20 Apiij 2020 (as amended on 21 July 20201. MembeTskip of the charity includes unifornied ￿rSOnneL of the Arned Forces of the Crown. qua]ifyin8 civiliarL8 and other civilians may be admitted to rnernbership subject to lif applicable) the provision of the appropriate single senTice (RAF) irmction. If the chariry is wound up, the members have no liability to contribute to its a&8ets and no personal responsibiliry for settling its debts and liabi]ities. There must be a minimum of 3 chaTity tn￿tee$ at any one time. The charity trustees shall hold office for a term of 3 yeaTr. Any trttring charity trustee who Tem311￿ qtia]ified may be reappointed, prowded no chariry trustee, other than the Officer Cornmanding. the Chief Flying I￿tnIctOr and the Treasurer, may be reappoinred for more than three consecutive terms of office. The appointed charity trustees are as follo Wing Commander lames Sjoberg (Chair and Officer Comrnathg) Roger Milburn (Chief Flying Instrucior) John Moore Kevin Turner The Control ToweT Cotswold Airport Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6BA A Churchill Stone FCA DChA The charity's matn obj'ective is the promotion of the efficiency of the Arnied Forces of the Crown by the provision and suptKlrt of facilities and activities for the efficiency and well-being of service personneL The charity. provAdes aviation facilities that enable members to en8a8e in flying and re]ated aCti￿tie￿ offer5 flying instrnction leading to the avrard of a civil fiigbt crew licence or Tatin& encourages and promotes an intert* in aviation. PTvvide5 xKial fatilitses for members and During the yeaT under review the charlty Iwt a surpltss of £10.913. This wlus is added to the distributable fullds of £75526 brought forward giving a totsl of £86,439 distributable fund5 to F* carried forward of which £4,081 is designated to a new scholaTship fiuLd and the remaining £82.358 to be used as directed by the members, in future general meeting. Charitable free reserves are defuEed as income which becomes available to the chaTity and is to be spent at the tntstees. discretion in ￿rtheTallce of any of the chariry's objectives but which is not yet SFent, committed or designated. The free reseryes of the chariry are represented by the accumulation of cash reserves from the Surpluses of receipts over Pa￿ents. The chariry caD thus retain the majoriry of the free reseTYes for the puryx)se of financing ￿tUre charirabie objeaives. The level of free reserves t8 reviewed regularly by the trustees and the cFLariry's resetves ￿]icY is to maintain accumulated funds at a sufficient level to meet current annual expenditure levels. The rrustees are re5p)nsible for preparing the Tnjstees. Annual Re￿rt and the financial statements in accordance wryth applicable law and United Kingdorn Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Genetally Accepted Accounting Practice). Lynebam Flyin8 aub The law applicable to charities in England & Wales require the trt￿tee$ to prepare financial statements for each financial year which 8ive a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the chariry for that period. In preparing these fu)anci81 statements the trustees are required to'.- Select mitable accountin8 policies and then apply them consistently., Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP. Make judgements and estimate5 that are reasonable and prudent. State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. and Prepare the financial sratements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume thai the chariry will conunue in operation. The trustees 8Tr responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy a¢ any time the financial position of the chariry and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Aci 2011. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assers of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Signed on behalf of the Trustees.. s Sjoberg 8 Officer an 4 May 2022 Lynebam Ftying aub I report on the finallci￿ ststetnents of the chariry for the year ended 28 February 2022 set oui on page5 7 to 9. As the chariry s m￿lee5 you are respnsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Tequirements of the Chatlties Act 2011 ('the Act,). I rep)rt in respect of my examinallon of the dwity's accowits carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying our my examiDarion I bave followed all the applicable directions 8iveD by the Chariry Commission under section 145{5)(b} of the Act. I have completed my examination al￿ I confirni that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cau* to believe that in any material l. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the ChaTity ts requiTed by 8ection 130 of 2. The accounts do not a¢cord with those recor&8' or 3. The accounrs do not comply with the applicable requirements concernin8 the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities IAccouDts and Repons) Regulations 214)8 oiher than any requirement that the accounts 8ive a'true and fair view. which is not a matter considered as pan of an independetsE eXaMi￿tion. I have Do concerns and have come 4ctoss no other matters in connection with my examination to which attention 8hould be drawn in this rep)n in order ro enable a proper under5w￿lti8 of the counts io be reached. A Churchill Stone FCA DChA Independent Examiner VFH Accoun1￿cy Ltd The Zinc Building. Broadshires Way OX18 IAD 4 May 2022 XQI (9nxth) 202.103 96,397 Aircraft Hire Aircraft Fuel Aircraft Parking Annual Movement Contra Ops Office and Travel Building & E4iuip]nent Mainteran Cabin Hire 82.283 64,691 37.265 29,142 11.287 2.515 10.749 1,280 1,361 2,431 I,oio 405 Bank Charge5.' SFAS Independellt Examiner's Fee Insurance Goc*Js for Resale ELCAS Refjjnd Instructor Fees: ELCAS Instructor Fees: Scholarship Fund Flying Fee$.. S¢ho]3nbip Fund Medical Fee.. Scholarship Fwid Computer Eqwprneut Telephone and Internet Conrrd: SIF Ernir 7.141 81 4523 5.Y)2 373 530 78 4,134 702 3T3 191,ISYJ 91,314 Slupknfix the Ye•r IQ913 Balance Brought Forward 75.526 70,443 75526 Year EndeL. 28 Febnwy 2022 UJ￿tricted fimds Desi8nated Scholatship fund 82,358 4.081 75,526 In addition, ai 28 February 21Y22, the chariry had the followin8 assetsniabilities: Fuel and oil stocks Fuel account credit Other debtors Propeny/equipmeDt 3.621 2,5(Ki 2.041 10.695 1.255 &695 ELCAS funds Other creditors 41.975 2.828 31.972 2,643 These a ere approved by the Tn￿tee5 OD 4 May 2022 and signed on their behalf by". es Sjoberg Officer l. Flying Fees. Exams aj Subscriptions ELCAS Gift Aid Gift Aid.. Scholarship Donations Donaiion$'. Scholarship Sundry Receipts Contra.. SIF Error I51,3￿2 42,362 19,433 1441 71 373 ia3 Cbarity Nurnl￿. 1189125 Ch3nered Accountan The Zinc Building Ventura Park Broadshires Way Carterton Oxfordsbire OX18 IAD LyDeham Flying aub Contents TDIS￿e$ Annual ResK>rt............................................................................................. .............. ..... Independent Examiner's RetM)rt to the Trustees.............................................................................. Receiptsand PaymentsAecoulli....................................................................................................... Starement of Assets 8nd Liabilitieg............................... . ..... Notes tothe Receipts and Payments Accounrs................................................................................ Lyneham FIyiDg aub The tri￿eeS have pleasure in presenting their annual report together with the unaudited financial statements of Lyneham Flying Club for the year ended 28 February 2022. Lyneham Flying Club 15 a Charitable IncoTprated Organi￿tion which was granted Sjll charitable status on 20 April 2020 under Cttariry Registration Number 1189125 and aims to educare and trditi ll￿Mbers in all aspects of aviation and to make varked and affordable flying available to all. L￿eharn Flying Club is governed by its own ConstitUUOD dated 20 Apiij 2020 (as amended on 21 July 20201. MembeTskip of the charity includes unifornied ￿rSOnneL of the Arned Forces of the Crown. qua]ifyin8 civiliarL8 and other civilians may be admitted to rnernbership subject to lif applicable) the provision of the appropriate single senTice (RAF) irmction. If the chariry is wound up, the members have no liability to contribute to its a&8ets and no personal responsibiliry for settling its debts and liabi]ities. There must be a minimum of 3 chaTity tn￿tee$ at any one time. The charity trustees shall hold office for a term of 3 yeaTr. Any trttring charity trustee who Tem311￿ qtia]ified may be reappointed, prowded no chariry trustee, other than the Officer Cornmanding. the Chief Flying I￿tnIctOr and the Treasurer, may be reappoinred for more than three consecutive terms of office. The appointed charity trustees are as follo Wing Commander lames Sjoberg (Chair and Officer Comrnathg) Roger Milburn (Chief Flying Instrucior) John Moore Kevin Turner The Control ToweT Cotswold Airport Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 6BA A Churchill Stone FCA DChA The charity's matn obj'ective is the promotion of the efficiency of the Arnied Forces of the Crown by the provision and suptKlrt of facilities and activities for the efficiency and well-being of service personneL The charity. provAdes aviation facilities that enable members to en8a8e in flying and re]ated aCti￿tie￿ offer5 flying instrnction leading to the avrard of a civil fiigbt crew licence or Tatin& encourages and promotes an intert* in aviation. PTvvide5 xKial fatilitses for members and During the yeaT under review the charlty Iwt a surpltss of £10.913. This wlus is added to the distributable fullds of £75526 brought forward giving a totsl of £86,439 distributable fund5 to F* carried forward of which £4,081 is designated to a new scholaTship fiuLd and the remaining £82.358 to be used as directed by the members, in future general meeting. Charitable free reserves are defuEed as income which becomes available to the chaTity and is to be spent at the tntstees. discretion in ￿rtheTallce of any of the chariry's objectives but which is not yet SFent, committed or designated. The free reseryes of the chariry are represented by the accumulation of cash reserves from the Surpluses of receipts over Pa￿ents. The chariry caD thus retain the majoriry of the free reseTYes for the puryx)se of financing ￿tUre charirabie objeaives. The level of free reserves t8 reviewed regularly by the trustees and the cFLariry's resetves ￿]icY is to maintain accumulated funds at a sufficient level to meet current annual expenditure levels. The rrustees are re5p)nsible for preparing the Tnjstees. Annual Re￿rt and the financial statements in accordance wryth applicable law and United Kingdorn Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Genetally Accepted Accounting Practice). Lynebam Flyin8 aub The law applicable to charities in England & Wales require the trt￿tee$ to prepare financial statements for each financial year which 8ive a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the chariry for that period. In preparing these fu)anci81 statements the trustees are required to'.- Select mitable accountin8 policies and then apply them consistently., Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP. Make judgements and estimate5 that are reasonable and prudent. State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. and Prepare the financial sratements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume thai the chariry will conunue in operation. The trustees 8Tr responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy a¢ any time the financial position of the chariry and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Aci 2011. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assers of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Signed on behalf of the Trustees.. s Sjoberg 8 Officer an 4 May 2022 Lynebam Ftying aub I report on the finallci￿ ststetnents of the chariry for the year ended 28 February 2022 set oui on page5 7 to 9. As the chariry s m￿lee5 you are respnsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Tequirements of the Chatlties Act 2011 ('the Act,). I rep)rt in respect of my examinallon of the dwity's accowits carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying our my examiDarion I bave followed all the applicable directions 8iveD by the Chariry Commission under section 145{5)(b} of the Act. I have completed my examination al￿ I confirni that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cau* to believe that in any material l. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the ChaTity ts requiTed by 8ection 130 of 2. The accounts do not a¢cord with those recor&8' or 3. The accounrs do not comply with the applicable requirements concernin8 the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities IAccouDts and Repons) Regulations 214)8 oiher than any requirement that the accounts 8ive a'true and fair view. which is not a matter considered as pan of an independetsE eXaMi￿tion. I have Do concerns and have come 4ctoss no other matters in connection with my examination to which attention 8hould be drawn in this rep)n in order ro enable a proper under5w￿lti8 of the counts io be reached. A Churchill Stone FCA DChA Independent Examiner VFH Accoun1￿cy Ltd The Zinc Building. Broadshires Way OX18 IAD 4 May 2022 XQI (9nxth) 202.103 96,397 Aircraft Hire Aircraft Fuel Aircraft Parking Annual Movement Contra Ops Office and Travel Building & E4iuip]nent Mainteran Cabin Hire 82.283 64,691 37.265 29,142 11.287 2.515 10.749 1,280 1,361 2,431 I,oio 405 Bank Charge5.' SFAS Independellt Examiner's Fee Insurance Goc*Js for Resale ELCAS Refjjnd Instructor Fees: ELCAS Instructor Fees: Scholarship Fund Flying Fee$.. S¢ho]3nbip Fund Medical Fee.. Scholarship Fwid Computer Eqwprneut Telephone and Internet Conrrd: SIF Ernir 7.141 81 4523 5.Y)2 373 530 78 4,134 702 3T3 191,ISYJ 91,314 Slupknfix the Ye•r IQ913 Balance Brought Forward 75.526 70,443 75526 Year EndeL. 28 Febnwy 2022 UJ￿tricted fimds Desi8nated Scholatship fund 82,358 4.081 75,526 In addition, ai 28 February 21Y22, the chariry had the followin8 assetsniabilities: Fuel and oil stocks Fuel account credit Other debtors Propeny/equipmeDt 3.621 2,5(Ki 2.041 10.695 1.255 &695 ELCAS funds Other creditors 41.975 2.828 31.972 2,643 These a ere approved by the Tn￿tee5 OD 4 May 2022 and signed on their behalf by". es Sjoberg Officer l. Flying Fees. Exams aj Subscriptions ELCAS Gift Aid Gift Aid.. Scholarship Donations Donaiion$'. Scholarship Sundry Receipts Contra.. SIF Error I51,3￿2 42,362 19,433 1441 71 373 ia3