GEOFFREY DE HAVILLAND FLYING FOUNDATION Registered Charity No 306024
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR 2020
2020 was an exceptional year which was entirely dominated by the global Covid-19 pandemic. While it brought charitable operations virtually to a standstill, it did not cause the charity financial distress because income from investments as well as a small contribution from donations comfortably exceeded charitable and operational outgoings.
Investment income and donations produced a total income of £48.6k, a decline of 10% from the prior year. This was primarily due to a decline in investment yields. Donations had declined since 2018 principally due to the recent death of a small number of regular important benefactors.
In view of the pandemic, virtually all activities, events and awards of scholarships planned for 2020 were either cancelled or, at best, postponed.
General administrative expenditure was similar to the prior year while amounts spent on scholarships, charitable grants and other sponsorships totalled £13.5k (mostly relating to the prior year), a decline of 70%.
Notwithstanding extremely unstable conditions in the global economy, the charity’s investment portfolio, managed by Cazenoves (Schroders), remained virtually unchanged at the end of 2020 at £1.1m, a seemingly stable backdrop for future charitable activities. To achieve this creditable performance, it is noteworthy that more than 50% of the portfolio’s shares were traded during the year.
The Trustees recognise the necessity of having to reorientate the charity to new and emerging realities. Towards this end, a comprehensive review of the charity’s objectives and operations was launched at the end of 2020.
The Geoffrey de Havilland Flying Foundation Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2020
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Incoming Resources | ||
| Voluntary Income: Donations | 15,500 | |
| 17,150 | ||
| Investment Income | 32,998 | |
| 36,898 | ||
| Interest received | 98 |
|
| 106 | ||
| Sub-total Incoming Resources |
48,596 | |
| 54,154 | ||
| CAPITAL SALES | ||
| Share Sales | 547,085 | |
| 159,083 Total Incoming Resources |
595,681 | |
| 213,237 |
213,237 | |
| Resources Expended | ||
| FLYING SCHOLARSHIPS / SUPPORT | ||
| John Cunningham fying scholarships | 3,727 | |
| 30,753 | ||
| BMAA Microlight scholarships | 5,500 | |
| - | ||
| RAFFCA Aerobatic competition | - | |
| 3,500 | ||
| RAFFCA PPL training – 1 student (RAF100) |
- | |
| 1,240 | ||
| Sir John Thomson ‘Spirit of Aviation’ | 2,048 | |
| 2,438 | ||
| Pilot Engineering scholarships with UoH – 2 students | - | |
| 4,900 | ||
| FAAOA gliding scholarships | 2,240 | |
| - | ||
| FAAOA NCO tug pilot rating – 1 student |
- | |
| 1,000 | ||
| 13,515 | ||
| 43,831 | ||
| OTHER SPONSORSHIPS | ||
| Ukraine Air Cadet exchange | - | |
| 1,158 | ||
| Cadet awards at Old Warden | - | |
| - | ||
| DH Memorial Lecture | - | |
| - | ||
| Sub-total Charitable Activities |
13,515 | |
| 44,989 |
EXPENSES
| Management fees – Cazenove Capital Management 9,683 JC Book – fees and expenses - JC Medals and awards – Bentley Priory (711) Stationery, gifts etc 96 Expenses of administration 1,877 Trustee Indemnity Insurance 493 Sub-total Expenses 11,438 CAPITAL PURCHASES Share Purchases 146,292 Total Resources Expended 202,719* Net Incoming / (Outgoing) Resources c/fwd 10,518 |
9,102 1,500 - 240 2,118 493 13,453 599,182 626,150 (30,469) |
|---|---|
* £1,412 of the 2018 cost was recovered from RAFCT in 2019, hence the net credit in 2019
The Geoffrey de Havilland Flying Foundation
Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2020
2020 2019 £ £ Net Incoming / (Outgoing) Resources b/fwd (30,469) 10,518
Other recognised gains / (losses) Gain / (loss) on revaluation of investments 17,486 87,942 Net movement in funds (12,983) 98,460
Reconciliation of Funds
Total funds brought forward 1,127,394 1,028,934 Total funds carried forward 1,114,411 1,127,394
The Geoffrey de Havilland Flying Foundation
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2020
2020 2019 £ £ £ £ Fixed Assets Investments 1,108,397 1,079,827 1,108,397 1,079,827 Current Assets Cash at bank 6,014 47,567 6,014 47,567 Net Current Assets 6,014 47,567 Net Assets 1,114,411 1,127,394 REPRESENTING Reserves 1,114,411 1,127,394*
*For a detailed analysis of the Reserves, see next page General Reserves 1,077,008 Sir John Thomson ‘Spirit of Aviation’ 37,403 Total Reserves 1,114,411
The accounts have been prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis
Analysis of 2020 Donations
Donor Amount Nominated purpose £ Philip Meeson 10,000 Spirit of Aviation Dr the Hon Gilbert Greenall 1,500 General Earl Fitzwilliam Charitable Trust 2,000 General Maxi Gainza 2,000 General
Total
15,500
Analysis of Reserves
| General Reserves | 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | |||
| £ | £ | ||
| Balance brought forward, 1 Jan | 1,097,943 | ||
| 1,008,045 | |||
| Incomingless expended resources |
(38,421) | ||
| 1,956 | |||
| Revaluation of portfolio at year end | 17,486 |
||
| 87,942 | |||
| Balance carried forward, 31 Dec | 1,077,008 | ||
| 1,097,943 | |||
| Sir John Thomson ‘Spirit of Aviation’ | |||
| Balance brought forward, 1 Jan | 29,451 | ||
| 20,889 | |||
| Specifed donations received | 10,000 | ||
| 11,000 | |||
| SoA expenditure | (2,048) | ||
| (2,438 ) |
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| Balance carried forward, 31 Dec | 37,403 | ||
| 29,451 |
- A share of the annual revaluation of the GdeHFF general share portfolio (be it upwards or downwards) has not been assigned to ‘Spirit of Aviation’ because the amounts to be allocated would be de minimis.
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