
Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 

From  1 April 2024 Period start date To 31 March 2025 Period end date 

Charity name: Supermarine Seaplane 

Charity registration number: 1190836 

## Objectives and Activities 

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|Summary of the<br>purposes of the charity<br>as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|Building and flying the historic<br>Supermarine S5 seaplane, cementing<br>its place in British heritage and<br>educating the general public, and<br>young people in particular.<br>Encouraging youth into STEM and<br>aviation.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to<br>those purposes for the<br>public benefit, in<br>particular, the activities,<br>projects or services<br>identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17<br>and 1.19|• Storage of the completed aircraft<br>wings and activities associated<br>with planning, engineering,<br>sourcing, approvals and sub-<br>contracting in respect of the<br>remainder of the aircraft<br>construction<br>• Activities associated with raising<br>the profile and raising money such<br>as web design, leaflet design and<br>printing, presentations, transport,<br>approaching organising bodies<br>and individuals and corporate<br>bodies…|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees<br>have had regard to the<br>guidance issued bythe|Para 1.18|The charity has had regards in<br>respect of public benefit|





Charity Commission on public benefit 

## Additional information (optional) 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policy on grant-making|Para 1.38|Grants made or expected are directly<br>aligned to the two activity areas<br>outlined above, namely build and<br>fund raising. There are no other<br>grants. All spending is pre-approved<br>by the trustees.|
|Policy on social<br>investment including<br>programme related<br>investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers.|Para 1.38|A number of volunteers have<br>contributed time and expertise over<br>the last year in regard to<br>engineering, marketing, fund-raising,<br>social media, web-deign…|
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## Achievements and Performance 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the<br>charity, identifying the<br>difference the charity’s<br>work has made to the<br>circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any<br>wider benefits to<br>society as a whole.|Para 1.20|• Successfully completed the wing<br>build<br>• Reached an agreement with a<br>Cornwall enterprise to store the<br>wings and to explore ideas for<br>joint fund raising<br>• Obtained approvals from the Light<br>Aircraft Association for the design<br>of the floats (the next stage)|



## Additional information (optional) 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|We seek, as our purpose states, to<br>engage young people. However, we<br>have had to apply all our time and<br>money to fundraising efforts and the<br>build. When and if we find a primary<br>sponsor and secure the future of the<br>AS/C, we will return to this objective.|
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|Performance of<br>fundraising activities<br>against objectives set|Para 1.41|Fund raising has been weak. This is a<br>minority interest for a tiny cohort.|
|Investment<br>performance against<br>objectives|Para 1.41||
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## Financial Review 

|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the<br>end of the period|Para 1.21|• We are in talks with a<br>subcontractor to complete the<br>remainder of the aircraft<br>• The costs of this have formed the<br>basis for our approaches to a<br>number of companies and high net<br>worth individuals|
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|Statement explaining<br>the policy for holding<br>reserves stating why<br>theyare held|Para 1.22|No set policy.|
|Amount of reserves<br>held|Para 1.22|A few hundred pounds only.|
|Reasons for holding<br>zero reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund<br>materiallyin deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a<br>goingconcern|Para 1.23|The charity will remain in place, but<br>its activities at this time are fund<br>raising only.|
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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds<br>(including any<br>fundraising)|Para 1.47|Gifts and loans from trustees,<br>outside individuals and (planned)<br>from corporate sponsors|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the<br>principal risks facing the<br>charity|Para 1.46|Risk to constructed components and<br>materials by fire or during<br>transportation. We have insurance.|
|Other|||





Structure, Governance and Management 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing<br>document<br>(trust deed, royal<br>charter)|Para 1.25||
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association,CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO - FOUNDATION Registered<br>12 Aug 2020 as amended on 24<br>Jun 2022|
|Trustee selection<br>methods including<br>details of any<br>constitutional provisions<br>e.g. election to post or<br>name of any person or<br>body entitled to appoint<br>one or more trustees|Para 1.25||



## Additional information (optional) 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the<br>induction and training<br>of trustees|Para 1.51|None|
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|The charity’s<br>organisational structure<br>and any wider network<br>with which the charity<br>works|Para 1.51|Chairman + 2 trustees + volunteers|
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51|• Contractors building the aircraft.<br>• LAA for approvals|
|Other|||





Reference and Administrative details 

|Charityname|Supermarine Seaplane|
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|Other name the charity<br>uses||
|Registered charity<br>number|1190836|
|Charity’s principal<br>address|Cider House<br>Allowenshay<br>Hinton St George<br>Somerset<br>TA17 8TB|
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|Trustee name|Office (if any)|Dates acted if not for<br>whole year|Name of person (or<br>body) entitled to appoint<br>trustee(if any)|
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||Ian Wood|Chair|||
||Will Hosie|Founder|||
||Bruce Keeping|Trustee|||
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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 



Trustee name
Dates acted if not for
whole year

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) Full name(s) Ian Ellis Wood Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 18.12.25 



||**Charity Name**<br>**Supermarine Seaplane**|**Charity Name**<br>**Supermarine Seaplane**|**Charity Name**<br>**Supermarine Seaplane**|**Charity Name**<br>**Supermarine Seaplane**|**1190836**<br>**No (if any)**|**1190836**<br>**No (if any)**|**1190836**<br>**No (if any)**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**<br>**from**|Period start date<br>01/04/2024||**To**||Period end date<br>31/03/2025|||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**<br>**1,270**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> <br>**1,270**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**1,270**<br>**483**<br>**-**<br>**660**<br>**980**<br>**223**<br>**97**<br>**-**<br>**377**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **2,819**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**2,819**<br>**-                 1,549**<br>**3,052**<br>**1,503**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**1,270**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,270**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,270**<br>**483**<br>**-**<br>**660**<br>**980**<br>**223**<br>**97**<br>**-**<br>**377**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,819**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,819**<br> <br>**-                 1,549**<br>**-**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|Donations|**1,270**|||||||**12,361**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|<br>**1,270**|||||||**12,361**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||||
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|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||||
|||||||||**12,361**|
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|Insurance|**483**|||||||**409**|
|Printing, postage and stationery|**-**|||||||**3**|
|Accountancyfees|**660**|||||||**1,320**|
|Website costs|**980**|||||||**670**|
|Computer costs|**223**|||||||**209**|
|Fuel|**97**|||||||**320**|
|Office costs|**-**|||||||**17**|
|Merchandise|**377**|||||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**2,819**|||||||**2,948**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||||
|Seaplane materials and labour|**-**|||||||**7,956**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||||**7,956**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||||
|||||||||**10,904**|
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||**-                 1,549**|**-**||**-**||<br>**-                 1,549**||**1,457**|
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||**3,052**|**-**||**-**||**3,052**||**1,595**|
||**1,503**|**-**||**-**||<br>**1,503**||**3,052**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

18/12/2025 

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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>Bank accounts<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Accountancy Fees<br>Loan from trustee<br>Signature<br>**Details**<br>Seaplane materials & labour|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**1,503**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,503**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>General<br>**144,628**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>General<br>**690**<br>General<br>**42,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Ian E Wood|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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||||Date of<br>approval|
|||Ian E Wood|18.12.25|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

18/12/2025 

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