2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date 01 01 2024 31 12 2024

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Section A

Reference and administration details

Charity name

RAF Halton Apprentices’ Association

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 292523

Old Haltonians

Charity's principal address Royal Air Force Halton Apprentices’ Association

1 Pipit Gardens, Watermead, Aylesbury Buckinghamshire Postcode HP19 0GF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Frank Denton-Powell	Chairman		RAFHHAA Trustees
	Charles Challinger	Vice Chairman
	Leslie Shardlow	General Secretary
	Philip Sprinks	Treasurer	1st January 2024 - 1st October 2024
	Malcolm Watts	Treasurer	1st October 2024
	Barry Neal	Governance
	Geoffrey Burton	Vice President

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)

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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)[Constitution] How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)[Association] Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)[Trustees are appointed by attaining one of the senior positions of the RAF] HAA elected Council.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

The Association is established for the relief and assistance of past apprentice members of RAF Halton and their dependants who are in need by reason of poverty, disability, sickness, infirmity or otherwise; and Summary of the objects of the promote the efficiency of the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy and for charity set out in its the relief of past Apprentice members of the No 1 School of Technical governing document Training and their dependants should such persons be in conditions of need, hardship or distress.

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A Council manages the Association, which comprises of elected members. Activities include the arrangement of re-unions, provisions of welfare support to members in need and support to other Service charities and local organisations that have close connections with RAF Halton.

Contributes to the Annual Open Day at Halton House, RAF Halton during National Heritage week in September when it is open to the general public.

Support for the Remembrance Day Services at St George’s Church, RAF Halton annually in November by way of transportation, floral displays and refreshments.

Manage and provide voluntary staff for the RAF Halton Station Archives.

Summary of the main Provides support at The National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, activities undertaken for the Staffordshire, for the maintenance of the Halton Grove Memorial Garden. public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D

Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Further income was initiated by RAF HAA 500 Club lottery money, formed in accordance with the 2005 Gambling Act.

Continued with the Legacy Appeal funding to install a lasting memorial to all ex-RAF Halton Apprentices at The National Memorial Arboretum Halton Grove Memorial Garden.

Approved the sum of £3000 to St Michael’s Church Halton Village and £2500 for Help For Heroes.

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Section E

Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

HAA funds are invested in portfolio funds.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Nil

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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Accounts incorporate steady depreciation and reflect the Charity Commission guidance for reporting.

• the charity’s principal Tangible Assets Depreciation Calculation sources of funds (including any fundraising); YE 2023 Additions Less Depreciation YE2024

• how expenditure has Office £2603. Nil £780.90 £1822.10

• supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F

Other optional information

A full stock take took place and a total sum of £2533.00 was declared as the valuation for the Year End 2024.

Sales of memorabilia amounted to £274.00 during 2024.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Digitally signed by Barry Neal DN: cn=Barry Neal, o=RAFHAA, email=[e-mail] email=[e-mail] Date: 18-Sep-25-Sep-25Sep-25-2525

Signature(s) Barr Neal DN: cn=Barry Neal, o=RAFHAA, email=[e-mail] y Date: 18-Sep-25-Sep-25Sep-25-2525 Full name(s) Barry Robert Neal Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)[Deputy Chairman & Governance]

Date 18th September 2025

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