## AIRSPACE4ALL TRUST 

# A4A-T Annual Report for the Period to 30 June 2022 



## **A4A Trust – Charity Commission Trustees Annual Report Year to 30 June 2022** 

## **1. Introduction** 

This Report sets out the progress and deliverables achieved by the Airspace4All Trust to 30 June 2022. 

## **Objectives & Charitable Status** 

The Trust was granted charitable status on 12 May 2022. The stated objectives of the Trust are: 

_“the promotion and protection of public safety and the saving of lives… through improvement of the safety of UK aviation… by the efficient and equitable use of airspace for General Aviation users”_ 

The Trust (A4A-T) was established to provide a strong and collective voice on behalf of UK air sports, flight training and recreational aviation providing engagement and representation into the UK’s Airspace Modernisation Strategy (AMS) and individual Airspace Change Proposals (ACPs) . It builds on work undertaken through FASVIG from 2014-2022. 

The Trust aims to achieve a level of engagement with government, regulator, and other aviation stakeholders including airspace change sponsors, which ensures GA’s needs are understood and properly balanced with others’ in the development of… 

- UK Airspace Policy, particularly the UK Airspace Modernisation Strategy (AMS) & implementation programme 

- Equitable use of airspace for all 

- UK airspace changes (ACPs) 

## **Funding and DfT Grant Award** 

The Trust was awarded grant funding from the Department for Transport in August 2021. The grant provided £180,000 to support the delivery of a range of GA airspace support projects for the period up to 31 August 2022. The grant letter set out the purpose of the grant, summarised below, together with a work schedule setting out specific activities and tasks for which the grant was to be utilised. 

## Purpose of the grant 

The high-level purpose of the grant is to support GA airspace-related projects on a single tender basis through the support of the A4A Trust which will endeavour to: 

- i. Represent GA effectively in airspace policy decisions to ensure any changes take account of GA and its access requirements to airspace for all users – both for individual airspace change proposals and also at a more strategic level such as the Airspace Modernisation Strategy (AMS); 

- ii. Represent GA to the widest practical extent, and is supported across the sector; 

- iii. Be sustainable in the medium to long-term; and 

- iv. Become an accepted and well recognised organisation offering appropriate guidance and technical support to the GA sector and to DfT and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) 

In addition to the award of grant funding from DfT the Trust received a total of £13,800 from other sources, principally from its stakeholders. In total the Trust received income of £193,800 in the year to 30 June 2022, of which £139,167 is recorded as deferred income due to there being, at that date, uncertainty of entitlement to unspent DoT grant. 

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## Use of Funds 

The DfT grant award was made by means of a single grant payment to enable the Trust to pursue a range of GA airspace related projects as soon as possible enabling the trust to: 

- i. Cover the approximate up-front costs of the management of the Trust to ensure that it could function appropriately to 31 August 2022 

- ii. Establish a new unit to assess individual airspace change proposals on behalf of the GA sector and to ensure that the specific needs of the sector are taken into consideration by the sponsors of those proposals 

- iii. Undertake suitable stakeholder engagement activities .....designed to enhance the involvement of the GA sector in the airspace modernisation programme 

- iv. Initiate some GA-related projects associated with airspace modernisation issues 

- v. Initiate fund -raising activities to help ensure the longer-term sustainability of the Trust 

## **Governance** 

The Trustees of the charity, led by its Chairman, Sir John Allison are drawn from a number of the major GA and recreational aviation associations, namely; 

Roger Hopkinson Facilitator, General Aviation Alliance; President, Light Aircraft Association; Vice president of the Royal Aero Club of UK Pauline Vahey Chairperson, AOPA George Metcalfe Vice Chairman, British Gliding Association Jeremy James Secretary, Helicopter Club of Great Britain 

The Trust is registered with the Charities Commission as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The Trust has established internal governance procedures including the establishment of working group to provide oversight of operational and financial matters, and approval of financial expenditure. All contracts awarded have been subject to scrutiny and approval by the Board. The Trust has established a number of policies appropriate to its activities and obligations and maintains a risk register. 

## **Stakeholders** 

Whilst the Trust seeks to represent the widest interests of the GA community, initially it has established relationships with the representative Associations listed below whom, together as the General Aviation Alliance (GAA), represent a broad cross section of Sport and Recreational aviation associations. Together they represent over 70,000 individuals operating in the general aviation community. 

British Balloon and Airship Club (BBAC) British Gliding Association (BGA) British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (BHPA) British Microlight Association (BMAA) British Model Flying Association (BMFA) British Skydiving Helicopter Club of Great Britain (HCGB) Light Aircraft Association (LAA) PPL/IR Europe Royal Aero Club of UK (RAeC) 

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The stakeholder relation is covered by individual MoUs which are predicated upon working cooperatively to achieve more effective engagement and representation on behalf of the community. It ensures the principles of the GAA are maintained in that it ensures individual Associations to continue to make their own representations (to ensure that issues of detail, relevant to a given Association’s operational requirements can be made) whilst ensuring that common and agreed positions can be advocated. The Trust increasingly seeks to provide a conduit through which airspace sponsors engage with the general aviation sector collectively. 

In addition to its relationship with above stakeholders the Trust has engaged with AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association), which has chosen to maintain its independent position. Nevertheless, the Trust maintains a close relationship with AOPA through the presence of its Chair as a trustee of A4A-T. As the Trust evolves it will seek to widen the engagement and involvement of other GA organisations and the individual GA pilot. 

## **Stakeholder Engagement** 

In the course of the year the Trust has held a series of Engagement meetings with Stakeholders, initially to explain the objectives and modus operandi of the Trust; to secure support and commitment to its aims and to engage with Stakeholders to establish the scope and priorities of an agreed work programme. This in turn led to the scoping and prioritisation of projects that formed the initial DfT funded projects and initial submissions to the AMS Support Fund. Detailed consultation with Stakeholders was conducted leading to co-ordinated and agreed submissions in respect of the AMS Consultation and NATMAC policy consultations and has continued in respect of individual ACP submissions. The Trust will conduct an end of year review with Stakeholders and discuss Year 2 objectives and the detailed work programme to be developed as part of the Extension Grant application. 

## **Year 1 Plan** 

The Grant Award Agreement Annex B – Work Schedule set out specific tasks for the grant. Key amongst these where the following: 

- Establish a dedicated and experienced capability for assessing airspace change proposals and co-ordinating responses 

- Secure agreement from stakeholders to develop co-ordinated responses and undertake quarterly engagement activities 

- Together with stakeholders identify at least two initial specific projects to be progressed early in the grant period together with development of implementation plans 

- To develop long term business plan for sustainability of the Trust beyond 31 August 2022 

## **Progress and Deliverables** 

An overview of the progress to date is shown at Appendix A. 

## **Detailed Commentary** 

The following expands on that overview, providing details of progress and achievement against the key elements of activity. 

## **Airspace Change Proposals Unit (ACPU):** 

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The establishment of the ACPU and the creation of a robust database represents the foundation on which the Trust can conduct its activity. This provides an authoritative repository which contains all the information both current and historic relating to individual Airspace Change Proposals (ACPs). This enables the Trust and its Stakeholders to track information and ensure focussed response to extant and emerging ACPs. 

The repository contains in excess of 200 current ACPs under the civil Aviation Authority’s Airspace Change Procedure (CAP 1616). As a result of COVID and the significant downturn in aviation activity many of the ACPs extant prior to the start of COVID were largely paused and until recent months activity levels have been greatly reduced. There is clear indication of renewed activity particularly relating to airspace initiatives at larger regional airports and co-ordinated changes such as FASI North & South and connected with Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) or drones which have seen significant interest and investment. In addition, there continues to be a drumbeat of lowerlevel airspace initiatives which tend to present more local issues and impacts. 

There is evidence, particularly in respect of the larger ACPs and those relating to RPAS initiatives, that the sponsors either lack the knowledge of the needs and requirements of the GA and Sports and Recreational flying sector or have failed to take sufficient regard and make equitable provision for the interests of the sector. This has resulted in a number of high-profile ACP applications being rejected as not having met CAA requirements (CAP 1616) and there is clearly a requirement to develop a more efficient mechanism by which ACPs are progressed to the benefit of all concerned and the efficiency of the process. This is addressed by one of A4A-T’s two projects funded by the DfT. 

Following the Award of Grant funding and its release in October 2021 the Trust commenced a market assessment and tender process to identify potential suppliers to undertake the ACPU activity in compliance with use of public sector funding guidelines. The resulting report highlighted the limitations of the technical consultancy sector to respond to the needs of the GA sector. Of the six consultancies contacted, only three responded, two subsequently declined to pursue the opportunity citing a combination of factors, notably that the Trust was unlikely to afford their commercial rates and/or that they saw themselves as facilitating the ACP process on behalf of a sponsor rather than advocating for a given sector. At the conclusion of this activity the Trust appointed Airspace4All Services Limited (ASL) as its service provider to establish the ACPU.  ASL had previously conducted similar activity under the auspices of FASVIG and demonstrated both technical capability in airspace design and management and a depth of understanding of the needs of the GA sector. 

The process of market evaluation and contracting proved lengthy and it was the beginning of February 2022 when ASL were finally appointed and commenced the establishment of the ACPU. The initial 2 month enabling contract was completed at the beginning of April and provided the Trust with access to a comprehensive ACP database as the basis for a prioritised work programme. 

Following the establishment of the database ASL has continued to maintain its currency, providing monthly updates as new ACPs are promulgated, additional information published by sponsors or response milestones published. A run–on contract to 31 August was agreed in mid June. This provided for the updating and publishing of the database refresh, reporting of sponsor engagement meeting activity and identifying required actions and preparing milestone submissions. As the aviation industry has recovered during summer 2022 so the level of ACP activity has increased. 

At the commencement of the operating contract ASL responded to a single sponsor milestone, Glasgow Stage 2A. Subsequently this has increased to attendance on behalf of the Trust at sponsor engagement events including London Gatwick, Leeds Bradford, Southampton, RAF Keevil. ASL now 

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produce forward engagement plans and the most recent for September identifies eight individual airport sponsor engagements together with the London Airspace Management Programme (LAMP) Stage 2 engagement meeting. 

The Trust is now working with Stakeholders and ASL to develop further a robust methodology of working, to share information, prioritise future ACP activity and ensure co-ordination of response whilst enabling Associations to submit individual responses as and when appropriate. The extent of resource and technical knowledge across the stakeholder associations to conduct such work varies immensely and is for the most part undertaken by volunteers. An immediate benefit of the establishment and focus of the ACPU is to enable greater technical knowledge and rigour to be brought to bear when addressing the issues of individual ACPs and to disseminate information amongst the Associations and develop putative submission responses for approval by stakeholders. This approach has been applied to greatest effect with regard to the AMS and NATMAC Policy consultations. 

As individual ACPs receive submissions from a wide range of participants and because during the period of operation of the ACPU there have been no significant determination, it is not possible to attribute specific outcomes to the input provided by submissions made by the Trust. By way of example the recent rejection of Glasgow Stage 2A acknowledges the submissions made by ASL and other individual stakeholders but does not reference any one submission as having determined the outcome. 

The recent engagement with respect to Southampton Stage 2A does however illustrate the importance that effective engagement with the sponsor on behalf of the stakeholder community can have in raising awareness of the significant impact that ACPs can have upon the GA community which had not previously been fully understood or taken into account. On behalf of stakeholders the Trust and its service partner are increasingly able to bring to bear ideas and proposals that seek to offer mutually beneficial outcomes, recognising the desire of sponsors to develop and progress their proposals whilst mitigating the adverse impacts for GA. 

## **Airspace Modernisation Strategy AMS** 

This represents the most significant strategic development of airspace for the UK in a generation with the need to address legacy airspace issues, acknowledge the emerging requirements of drones and UK Space developments and establish a strategic framework out to 2040. It presents significant challenges and opportunities for GA and a primary role for the Trust to ensure that the needs and requirements of the GA sector are fully represented in the development of the strategy and associated workplans. The Trust had anticipated that the programme would have been further advanced and that this would have informed and supported project activity during the first year. 

Since its establishment the Trust has actively engaged in the AMS process, particularly leading up to the Consultation in early 2022 and it remains closely aligned with the emerging programme of work and for the time being is engaging through the post consultation forum and awaits the publication of the AMS, now due at the end of 2022. It anticipates that this will inform significant opportunity to engage and represent the GA sector in the subsequent work programme as it evolves in 2023. 

On behalf of Stakeholders the Trust commissioned work to respond to the AMS Consultation (CAP 2258a/b) that took place in the first quarter of 2022. This entailed detailed analysis of the consultation documentation with reference to the interests of GA and Stakeholder Associations, the identification of specific points of concerns and the creation of a detailed report and draft consultation response. This was then provided to Stakeholders as a reference document with which to inform individual responses but most importantly enabled an agreed response to be submitted by 

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the Trust on behalf of all stakeholders. Whilst a formal Consultation Response Document has yet to be published it is evident that many of the GA related issues presented in the Trust’s consultation response are reflected in the recent briefings by the AMS team to the wider GA community. Again, whilst these cannot be attributed solely to the Trust its response has added considerable weight to issues acknowledged by the AMS team. 

## **Other Consultation Responses** 

To date the Trust has responded on behalf of stakeholders to two further consultations, namely the NATMAC Airspace Consultation and the Cotswold Classification Review (CAP 2315). The former was a more substantive technical document and the consultation again demonstrated the value that the Trust can provide to the wider stakeholder community by commissioning a technical study on their behalf, providing informed analysis and technical reports and developing draft responses for stakeholder agreement and submission. All the foregoing are largely beyond the resources of any one individual Association but the Trust was able to provide an effective and efficient means of informing and representing the wider stakeholder community. 

## **Projects** 

One of the specific tasks defined in the award of grant was _“the requirement to identify with the GA sector at least two projects that could be progressed early in the grant period together with development of the implementation plans for their delivery resources.”_ Some £15k (8%) of the grant funding was allocated to the activity. 

The Trust conducted an engagement workshop with Stakeholders in November 2021 to seek their input into the identification, development, and prioritisation of projects to be progressed by the Trust.  This resulted in the identification of two projects that were intended to be progressed under the terms of the DfT grant award and a further two projects for which AMS Support Fund application was pursued in the expectation that additional funding might be forthcoming to support additional projects that would further the interests of the GA sector and inform the development of the AMS. 

## **DfT Projects** 

Considerable effort has been made by the Trust to define and develop the scope, definition and outputs of the two proposed projects, which have been shared with DfT and endorsed. Limited progress has been made to date in part due to the prioritisation of effort in establishing the ACPU, abortive AMS SF submissions and the challenge of identifying and contracting resource to deliver the projects. This is discussed in more detail in section detailing the Lessons Learned during the initial year of operation. 

## **DfT 1: ACP Handbook** 

The purpose of the handbook is to provide policy-based guidance that will improve the effectiveness and consistency of GA responses to ACP proposals and accelerate the design and consultation in CAP1616 and other airspace change processes. This will enable quicker, more concise response and input on airspace design to support the simplification of development, approval and implementation processes providing potential benefits to the applicant and greater efficiency of the ACP process with opportunity for time and cost reduction for all parties. 

GA participants in the current process lack clear and simple guidance to enable consistent engagement and response to ACPs and other airspace change initiatives. It is anticipated that this initiative will greatly aid those engaged in the process. 

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The Trust has commissioned a contractor to undertake a feasibility study to develop the response framework, define the scope of the handbook content, and present costed proposals for the phased delivery of the project. Subject to receipt of an acceptable fee proposal the Trust will commission the delivery of the first phase of the Handbook utilising the underspent project funds carried forward beyond 31 August. The feasibility study will provide the necessary information on cost and delivery timescale to submit a robust business case to substantiate the funding submission to complete the delivery of this project as identified in the grant extension funding submission. 

## **DfT 2: Peer Country Review** 

This project envisages conducting research to establish how other countries address GA related needs and issues in developing airspace change proposals to identify best practice and how it might be adapted to inform and improve process within UK. The intent is to select from a limited number of suitable countries and conduct an initial country review to validate the purpose and approach of the study and then conduct research on a further limited number of countries. A detailed brief has been developed but to date it has not been possible to secure the availability of a suitable contractor to undertake this commission. This is in part due to the limited capacity and capability to undertake such a study within the fee limitations of the grant agreement and the non availability within the current grant period of suitable contractors to complete the study.  The Trust continues to examine means by which the study can be undertaken and will seek to establish if there is capacity and capability to conduct the study utilising more commercial consulting organisations subject to approval from the department to exceed the daily fee rate (as provided for within the grant agreement). The unspent grant funding remains ring fenced as part of the carry forward fund unless otherwise agreed with department officials. 

## **AMS Support Fund Projects** 

From the Stakeholder Project workshop in November 2021 two projects were identified as potential AMS SF initiatives. Given the then impending deadline for submissions (31 December 2021) progressing these submissions was prioritised over the development of the DfT projects. Initial responses from AMS SF representatives were positive and this led to detailed discussions to develop and refine the scope of the respective projects. It was only in late February after considerable time and effort had been expended that the Trust was advised by AMS SF that it could not pre-fund projects, that submitting organisations were expected to forward-fund work, and that payments from the support fund would be in arrears against agreed deliverable milestones. In the absence of working capital against which to contract and undertake such commitments the Trust was unable to proceed and reluctantly withdrew from progressing its AMS SF project initiatives. This highlighted a key risk for the Trust in that it can only contract within its means and that without access to grant funding and working capital the Trust’s ambition and capability is severely constrained. 

## **Sustainability** 

The Trust recognises the need to plan for sustainability. This primarily focuses on financial sustainability with two significant components: 

- Ensuring sufficient reserves and working capital to maintain continuity and weather cash flow pressures; be they the requirement to be able to contract within its means; advancefund programmes of work which are predicated upon payment being received upon delivery; bridge across future funding cycles so as to maintain continuity of activity or absorb the effect of not being able to recover vat. Experience during year 1 has demonstrated that the Trust has very limited ability to address these issues without the support of government 

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funding and it will seek to identify ways to overcome them as part of the discussion on grant extension funding. 

- Developing non-government income.  In year the Trust has secured modest nongovernmental funding contribution amounting to £14k, equivalent to 7% of Year 1 income. This is represented by individual donations from the balance of the GA Fighting Fund and contributions from GAA. The Trust recognises that the stakeholder organisations themselves do not have significant funds available to fund the Trust and that achieving a greater level of self sustainability must come through developing contributions from the individuals who are the ultimate beneficiaries of the efforts of the Trust and the stakeholder associations. 

- To develop a credible fund-raising programme the Trust must first raise awareness of its existence and achievements. To this end the Trust is commissioning a series of articles for publication in the autumn via the GA press and stakeholder member communication channels. Secondly the Trust will engage with Stakeholders to identify the ways and means to jointly fundraise and secure greater contribution to the Trust. Finally, the Trust will explore opportunities to secure funds from charitable benefactors and philanthropic individuals across the GA community. 

- The Trust recognises that this is a long-term campaign and that in the short to medium term given the scale of ACP activity and the extent of potential AMS workplan engagement, nongovernmental funds will remain a minor part of the Trust’s income. If it is to continue to function and represent the GA community, it will remain reliant upon governmental funding for its continued existence. 

- Beyond cash contributions there is considerable donation in kind to the work of the Trust that significantly exceeds any non- governmental cash contributions. This is expected to continue to be the case whether that be the considerable commitment made by trustees or the efforts of individual association members on the ground who engage at local level with individual ACPs and provide local knowledge to engage with sponsors and contribute to the development of ACP responses. 

## **Financial Performance** 

## **Income** 

The Trust received £180k grant funding from DfT and a further £13.8k non- governmental income in the form of individual donations from the balance of the GA Fighting Fund and donations from GAA. Together this totalled £193.8k, of which £139,167 is recorded as deferred income due to there being, at that date, uncertainty of entitlement to unspent DoT grant. 

## **Expenditure** 

Total expenditure to 30 June 2022 was £60,254 resulting in an under spend of budget. 

The major area of variance from the original budget relate to the ACPU set up and operation where activity levels and costs exceeded the provision made in the budget and Management Services costs where significant provision for professional services support have not been necessary, in part due to the slower than anticipated start up and the ability to conduct many of the activities in house. 

## **Lessons Learned** 

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Trustees have identified a number of lessons learned from the experience of establishing and operating the Trust in its first year. 

- Procurement Challenges: The Trust acknowledges the requirement to act responsibly and comply with the relevant guidelines in the use of public funds. Nevertheless, the requirement for three quotes for expenditure above £500 and written tenders above £5000 placed significant impediments upon the ability of the Trust to contract and progress work at pace. 

- Capacity and Capability: This was exacerbated in a market with limited capacity and capability and where larger scale commercial service providers’ fees significantly exceeded the thresholds set out in the grant letter and, with their focus on commercial interests, had poor perspective on GA interests. The Trust will continue to work with DfT officials to examine ways in which it can meet its procurement obligations whilst maintaining pace in progressing activity. It has taken time, but the Trust has also identified additional sources of capability which may broaden the contractor base for the future. In the interim it remains highly dependent on a single supplier to operate within the defined thresholds. 

- Working capital: The Trust remains highly dependent upon government grant funding and, as a start up, required up front funding to commence operations. Without access to working capital or the ability to build up reserves the Trust will remain vulnerable to short term cash constraints be they requirements to itself advance-fund projects, the challenge of maintaining continuity of activity whilst bridging across funding cycles, or absorbing vat which it would appear that the Trust is not able to recover. 

- Non-Governmental Funding Streams:  Whilst the Trust has received modest In-year non – government funding this was in part the legacy of past fund-raising activity. It is evident that only limited funding is likely to be available from the stakeholder associations who are volunteer led non-profit organisations, and considerable effort will be required to generate substantial funds by way of individual donations. Whilst the Trust will actively engage with Stakeholders to develop means of non- governmental funding, the scale of engagement activity required on ACP and AMS will continue to require significant grant funding support if the sector is to be effectively represented and engaged **.** 

## **Emergent Trends** 

The Trust has identified a number of emergent airspace related trends which it will elaborate upon in its final report and inform its future potential work plans. These include: 

- AMS – the future work programme and timescales for implementation 

- ACP Post Implementation Reviews 

- Electronic Conspicuity related issues and risks 

- RPAS/Drones 

- UK Space developments 

## **Summary and Year 2 Outlook** 

The Trust experienced significant challenges in initially securing charitable status, concluding a grant award agreement and subsequently receiving the grant payment before it could effectively commence operations. It has sought to progress at pace but frequently been constrained in the time 

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taken to navigate procurement processes and conclude contracts and the limited capacity in the market which has delayed progress on delivering projects. 

Nevertheless, the Trust has established a fully functioning ACP Unit and is now well placed and actively engaging with sponsors through its service provider to progress ACP engagement and responses on behalf of stakeholders. Trustees continue to build strong stakeholder relationships through the process of engagement meetings and direct engagement with individual associations. The consultation responses to date demonstrate the value that the Trust can add to individual stakeholder associations by conducting technical analysis, providing detailed reports and drafting responses and securing collective agreement. Although much delayed, the Trust is now able to progress the first of two agreed projects and will continue to seek suitable resource to deliver the second. 

As the Trust moves into its second year the pace of ACP activity is set to significantly increase and continuity of the ACPU activity will be critical and central to the success of the Trust’s activity and essential to the continued support and representation of stakeholders and the wider GA community. The publication of the AMS and associated work programme is anticipated to form a major part of the trust’s future activity and whilst the Trust will continue to engage constructively in that emerging process it will be into 2023 before a clear programme of work emerges. A more immediate priority will be the progression and delivery to conclusion of the two DfT projects, the raising of awareness across the GA community of the work and achievements of the Trust, extending the reach of the Trust’s activities to the wider GA community and together with stakeholders identifying ways and means of generating greater levels of non-governmental financial contribution. 

The Trust remains grateful for the support and engagement of DfT officials and the grant funding received to date and will continue to work closely with officials in delivering against agreed objectives. 

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On behalf of the board of Trustees 


G C Metcalfe Trustee Airspace4All Trust 30 May 2024 

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**Appendix A. Overview of Progress Against Work Schedule in Grant Letter Annex B.** 

**The following tables are slides from “20220822 A4AT Yr2 DfT Grant application V4.2.ppt”, which is a companion to this document.** 


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Registered number 1194446 

The Airspace4All Trust 

Report and Accounts 

30 June 2022 



**The Airspace4All Trust Registered number: 1194446 Trustees' Report** 

The directors, who are also the trustees, present their report and accounts for the period ended 30 June 2022. 

## **Principal activities** 

This charitable incorporated organisation's principal activity during the period continued to be the promotion and protection of public safety and the saving of lives through improvement of the safety of UK aviation by the efficient and equitable use of airspace for General Aviation users. 

## **Trustees** 

The following persons served as trustees during the period 

Sir John Allison Pauline Vahey George Metcalfe Jeremy James Roger Hopkinson 

## **Small charity provisions** 

This report and accounts has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Charity Acts relating to small entities. 

This report was approved by the board on 25 March 2024 and signed on its behalf. 

Pauline Vahey Director 

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**The Airspace4All Trust Independent examiner's report** 

## **Independent examiners' report to the trustees of The Airspace4All Trust** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the period ended 30th June 2022. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 

I report in respect of my examination of  the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Asssociation of Accounting Technicians. 

I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination  which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or 

- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or 

- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and 

- content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

Kenneth John Stratton FMAAT 6195080 

Brewery House High Street Twyford Hampshire SO21 1RG 

25 March 2024 

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## **The Airspace4All Trust Statement of financial activities for the period ended 30 June 2022** 

|**Incoming resources**<br>Outgoing resources<br>**Surplus income**<br>Interest receivable<br>**Surplus income for the period**<br>Tax on surplus<br>**Transfer to reserves**|**2022**<br>**£**<br>68,808<br>(60,254)<br>8,554<br>13<br>8,567<br>-<br>8,567|
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|**The Airspace4All Trust**<br>**Registered number:**<br>**Balance Sheet**<br>**as at 30 June 2022**<br>**Notes**<br>**Current assets**<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due**<br>**within one year**<br>4<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Net assets**<br>**Reserves**<br>Unrestricted reserves<br>**Total reserves**|1194446<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>147,734<br>(139,167)<br>8,567<br>8,567<br>8,567<br>8,567|
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The trustees are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006. 

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act. 

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. 

The accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions applicable to charities subject to the small entity regime. 

Pauline Vahey Director Approved by the board on 25 March 2024 

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## **The Airspace4All Trust** 

## **Statement of changes in Unrestricted reserves for the period ended 30 June 2022** 

|**At 1 July 2021**<br>Surplus for the financial period<br>**At 30 June 2022**|**Unrestricted**<br>**reserves**<br>**£**<br>-<br>8,567<br>8,567|**Total**<br>**£**<br>-<br>8,567<br>8,567|
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**The Airspace4All Trust Notes to the Accounts for the period ended 30 June 2022** 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

## _**Basis of preparation**_ 

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, and the accounting reporting guidelines of the Charities Act 2011. 

## _**Incoming resources**_ 

Grants and donations are recognised where there is entitlement, certainty of receipt and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability. 

## **2 Resources expended** 

Expenditures are recognised as soon as there is an obligation committing the charity to the expenditure 

## _**Creditors**_ 

Creditors are amounts provided for at the accounting date including amounts due to suppliers and professionals and any income deferred to future accounting periods. 

## _**Taxation**_ 

As the Trust is a registered charity there is no liability to corporation tax 

|**3**<br>**Employees**<br>Average number of persons employed by the company<br>**4**<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**<br>Deferred income|**2022**<br>**Number**<br>5<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>139,167|
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## **5 Other information** 

The Airspace4All Trust is a charitable company limited by guarantee and incorporated in England. Its registered office is: 

31 Walker Avenue Wolverton Mill Milton Keynes MK12 5TW 

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## **The Airspace4All Trust** 

## **Detailed profit and loss account for the period ended 30 June 2022** 

_This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts_ 

|**Incoming resources**<br>airspace<br>**Surplus income**<br>Interest receivable<br>**Transferred to reserves**|**2022**<br>**£**<br>68,808<br>(60,254)<br>8,554<br>13<br>8,567|
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## **The Airspace4All Trust Detailed profit and loss account for the period ended 30 June 2022** 

_This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts_ 

|**Incoming resources**<br>Grants and donations<br>**Resources expended**<br>General administrative expenses:<br>Bank charges<br>Software<br>Legal and professional costs:<br>Consultancy fees<br>Other legal and professional|**2022**<br>**£**<br>68,808<br>86<br>238<br>324<br>59,181<br>749<br>59,930<br>60,254|
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On behalf of the board of Trustees 


G C Metcalfe Trustee Airspace4All Trust 

28th May 2024 

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Registered number 1194446 

The Airspace4All Trust 

Report and Accounts 

30 June 2022 



**The Airspace4All Trust Registered number: 1194446 Trustees' Report** 

The directors, who are also the trustees, present their report and accounts for the period ended 30 June 2022. 

## **Principal activities** 

This charitable incorporated organisation's principal activity during the period continued to be the promotion and protection of public safety and the saving of lives through improvement of the safety of UK aviation by the efficient and equitable use of airspace for General Aviation users. 

## **Trustees** 

The following persons served as trustees during the period 

Sir John Allison Pauline Vahey George Metcalfe Jeremy James Roger Hopkinson 

## **Small charity provisions** 

This report and accounts has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Charity Acts relating to small entities. 

This report was approved by the board on 25 March 2024 and signed on its behalf. 

Pauline Vahey Director 

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**The Airspace4All Trust Independent examiner's report** 

## **Independent examiners' report to the trustees of The Airspace4All Trust** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the period ended 30th June 2022. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 

I report in respect of my examination of  the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Asssociation of Accounting Technicians. 

I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination  which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or 

- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or 

- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and 

- content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

Kenneth John Stratton FMAAT 6195080 

Brewery House High Street Twyford Hampshire SO21 1RG 

25 March 2024 

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## **The Airspace4All Trust Statement of financial activities for the period ended 30 June 2022** 

|**Incoming resources**<br>Outgoing resources<br>**Surplus income**<br>Interest receivable<br>**Surplus income for the period**<br>Tax on surplus<br>**Transfer to reserves**|**2022**<br>**£**<br>68,808<br>(60,254)<br>8,554<br>13<br>8,567<br>-<br>8,567|
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|**The Airspace4All Trust**<br>**Registered number:**<br>**Balance Sheet**<br>**as at 30 June 2022**<br>**Notes**<br>**Current assets**<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due**<br>**within one year**<br>4<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Net assets**<br>**Reserves**<br>Unrestricted reserves<br>**Total reserves**|1194446<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>147,734<br>(139,167)<br>8,567<br>8,567<br>8,567<br>8,567|
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The trustees are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006. 

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act. 

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. 

The accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions applicable to charities subject to the small entity regime. 

Pauline Vahey Director Approved by the board on 25 March 2024 

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## **The Airspace4All Trust** 

## **Statement of changes in Unrestricted reserves for the period ended 30 June 2022** 

|**At 1 July 2021**<br>Surplus for the financial period<br>**At 30 June 2022**|**Unrestricted**<br>**reserves**<br>**£**<br>-<br>8,567<br>8,567|**Total**<br>**£**<br>-<br>8,567<br>8,567|
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**The Airspace4All Trust Notes to the Accounts for the period ended 30 June 2022** 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

## _**Basis of preparation**_ 

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, and the accounting reporting guidelines of the Charities Act 2011. 

## _**Incoming resources**_ 

Grants and donations are recognised where there is entitlement, certainty of receipt and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability. 

## **2 Resources expended** 

Expenditures are recognised as soon as there is an obligation committing the charity to the expenditure 

## _**Creditors**_ 

Creditors are amounts provided for at the accounting date including amounts due to suppliers and professionals and any income deferred to future accounting periods. 

## _**Taxation**_ 

As the Trust is a registered charity there is no liability to corporation tax 

|**3**<br>**Employees**<br>Average number of persons employed by the company<br>**4**<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**<br>Deferred income|**2022**<br>**Number**<br>5<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>139,167|
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## **5 Other information** 

The Airspace4All Trust is a charitable company limited by guarantee and incorporated in England. Its registered office is: 

31 Walker Avenue Wolverton Mill Milton Keynes MK12 5TW 

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## **The Airspace4All Trust** 

## **Detailed profit and loss account for the period ended 30 June 2022** 

_This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts_ 

|**Incoming resources**<br>airspace<br>**Surplus income**<br>Interest receivable<br>**Transferred to reserves**|**2022**<br>**£**<br>68,808<br>(60,254)<br>8,554<br>13<br>8,567|
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## **The Airspace4All Trust Detailed profit and loss account for the period ended 30 June 2022** 

_This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts_ 

|**Incoming resources**<br>Grants and donations<br>**Resources expended**<br>General administrative expenses:<br>Bank charges<br>Software<br>Legal and professional costs:<br>Consultancy fees<br>Other legal and professional|**2022**<br>**£**<br>68,808<br>86<br>238<br>324<br>59,181<br>749<br>59,930<br>60,254|
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On behalf of the board of Trustees 


G C Metcalfe Trustee Airspace4All Trust 

28th May 2024 

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