Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date From 01 July 2023 To 30 June 2024
Section A Reference and administration details
Scampton Heritage Group
Charity name Scampton Heritage Group Other names charity is known by Nil
Registered charity number (if any) 1193701 Charity's principal address Scampton Heritage Group's Secretary 7 York Road Brookenby, Market Rasen Postcode LN8 6EX
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Keith James Batty | Chair | Whole Year | ||
| Christopher Mark Bowles |
Secretary | Whole Year | ||
| David Broughton | Vice-Chair | Whole Year | ||
| Daniel Pearce | Treasurer | Whole Year | ||
| Thomas Evans | Whole Year | |||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, governance and management Description of the charity’s trusts CIO ‘Foundation’ model constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointment of charity trustees (1) Apart from the first charity trustees, Trustee selection methods every trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by a resolution (eg. appointed by, elected by) passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. (2) In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO. (Section 10 of our CIO's Constitution
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
Induction and training of Trustees - Not required in 2023-24 but will You may choose to include be developed from best-practice guidance when needed. additional information, where relevant, about: In 2023-24, the CIO had five trustees who continued to liaise with • volunteers who provided guiding services to the RAF Scampton policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Heritage Centre until its closure. The CIO is affiliated to Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire (AHL), an training of trustees; informal gathering of aviation themed museums to share best • the charity’s organisational the charity’s organisational practice.
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the charity’s organisational the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
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Section C Objectives and activities
a. To increase public knowledge of the heritage of RAF Scampton and the acts of heroism that are associated with its roles from 1916 until its closure. b. To advance the education of children and young people with regard to their understanding of the aviation-related responses to conflict spanning the period from 1916 to the present day. c. To advance the education of the public with regard to the contribution and sacrifices of RAF Scampton personnel; the Royal Air Force; the people of Lincolnshire and the military more generally Summary of the objects of the to the achievement of peace and reconciliation from 1916 until the charity set out in its present day. governing document d. To preserve and provide increased public access to artefacts and documents associated with the history of RAF Scampton. e.To advance education and further preserve original documents associated with the history of RAF Scampton by digitisation and the facilitation of online access by the public. f. To encourage esprit de corps among RAF personnel by commemorating and illuminating the auspicious acts of heroism and distinguished service of those who served at RAF Scampton from 1916 until its closure. Our Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) was set up in 2021 in anticipation of the closure of RAF Scampton and its RAF managed Heritage Centre in December 2022. The initial principal activity of planning for station closure, and how Summary of the main our charitable objects would be be taken forward with the station’s activities undertaken for the new owners, was overtaken first by HM Government Plans to house public benefit in relation to Asylum seekers on the station once it was decommissioned, and these objects (include within again with the subsequent abandonment of that plan with no clear this section the statutory timescale or agreed future plan for the former station. declaration that trustees have The only expenditure that has been incurred was for premises hire had regard to the guidance to hold a commemoration on the 81[st] Anniversary of the Dams Raid. issued by the Charity Trustees contribute their time pro bono. Commission on public Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity benefit) Commission on public benefit for the only expenditure, the commemoration event.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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Our CIO does not make grants and does not plan to do so.
Our CIO has no plans for social investment in the foreseeable future.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
The Trustees are volunteers. In the year to which this statement refers, no other volunteers have been required to contribute their time as the charity is largely dormant until the future of the former Station is known.
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and erformance p In the reporting period, the charity has been unable to progress due Summary of the main to the uncertainty with the future of the former RAF Scampton. achievements of the charity Operating from RAF Scampton is essential to the charity’s core during the year operation. Being physically present gives a unique context to the events associated with the station and allows visitors to follow the layout and use of the site. The charity’s future is inextricably linked with the station’s and so we have maintained contact with West Lindsey Council and possible future owners/occupiers so as to be well positioned to carry out our charitable aims immediately circumstances allow.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the
charity’s policy on reserves
As the Charity is largely financially dormant, it has not been necessary to develop a policy for reserves at this stage. This policy will be developed once the operating model is tested. This will enable further reserves to be securely accumulated
Details of any funds materially in deficit
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Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
The principal risk facing the charity is that heritage commemoration is not embraced by the new owners of RAF Scampton The physical location is central to the charity’s commemoration ethos.
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signed electronically under password Signature(s) Signed electronically under control password control Christopher Mark Bowles Full name(s) Keith James Batty Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair Secretary etc) Date 14/04/2025
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| Scampton Heritage Group | Scampton Heritage Group | Scampton Heritage Group | 1193701 | 1193701 | 1193701 | CC16a | |
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| For the period from |
Period start date 1st July2023 |
To | Period end date 30th June 2024 |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27 - - - - - - - - 27 - - - 27 - 27 - 1,140 1,113 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27 - - - - - - - - 27 - - - 27 - 27 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Jul-22 | - | 345 | |||||
| Nov-22 | - | 455 | |||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
- | 800 | |||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 800 | |||||||
| May24 Premises hire | 27 | - | |||||
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| **Sub total ** | 27 | - | |||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| - 27 | - | - | - 27 | 800 | |||
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| 1,140 | - | - | 1,140 | - | |||
| 1,113 | - | - | 1,113 | 800 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) current account balance Details Details Details signed electronically Signature signed electronically |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 1,113 - - - - - 1,113 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Daniel Pearce Christopher Bowles |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Date of approval |
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| signed electronically | Daniel Pearce | 14/04/2025 | |
| signed electronically | Christopher Bowles | 14/04/2025 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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