2025-06-30-accounts - Scampton Heritage Group

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] July 2024 Period start date To 30[th] June 2025 Period end date

Charity name: Scampton Heritage Group

Charity registration number:1193701

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	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 to the achievement of peace and reconciliation from 1916 until the present day. 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.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	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 our charitable objects would be taken

		forward with the station’s new owners, was overtaken by HM Government’s plans to house Asylum seekers on the station once it was decommissioned. With the subsequent abandonment of that plan, we are again exploring how our charitable objects could be taken forward with the station’s prospective new owners. Trustees contribute their time pro bono.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit for the only expenditure, the commemoration event.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	Our CIO does not make grants and does not plan to do so.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	Our CIO has no plans for social investment in the foreseeable future.
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	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.
Other

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference

Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	In the reporting period, the charity has been unable to progress due to the uncertainty with the future of the former RAF Scampton. Operating from RAF Scampton is essential to the charity’s core 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.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	where relevant about:
Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	As the Charity is 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
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	Inextricably linked with the future use of the former RAF Scampton.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	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.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	CIO ‘Foundation’ model constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Trustee selection 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	Para 1.25	Appointment of charity trustees (1) Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by a resolution 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 information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	Induction and training of Trustees - Not required in 2024-25 but will be developed from best-practice guidance when needed.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	In 2024-25, the CIO had five trustees who continued to liaise with volunteers who provided guiding services to the RAF Scampton Heritage Centre until its closure. The CIO co-operates with Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire (AHL), an informal gathering of aviation themed museums to share best practice.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Scampton Heritage Group
Other name the charity uses	Nil
Registered charity number	1193701

Charity’s principal address	Scampton Heritage Group's Secretary 7 York Road Brookenby, Market Rasen LN8 6EX

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
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

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name None

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 Nil held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A 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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	Signed electronically under password control	Signed electronically under password control
	Keith James Batty	Christopher Mark Bowles
	Chair	Secretary
	11/04/2026
	11/04/2026

	Charity Name Scampton Heritage Group	Charity Name Scampton Heritage Group	Charity Name Scampton Heritage Group	No (if any) 1193701	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 1st July2024	To	Period end date 30th June 2025

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 200 - - - - - - - 200 - - - 200 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 200 - 1,113 1,313	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 200 - - - - - - - 200 - - - 200 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 200	Last year to the nearest £
Jul-24	200				-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	200				-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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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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	200	-	-	200	-
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	1,113	-	-	1,113	-
	1,313	-	-	1,313	-

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

11/04/2026

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

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 £ 1,313 - - - - - 1,313 - 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
signed electronically	Daniel Pearce	11/04/2026
signed electronically	Christopher Bowles	11/04/2026

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

11/04/2026