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Registered charity · Auckley

Vulcan to the SKY Trust

Vulcan to the SKY Trust is a registered charity (number 1101948) based in Auckley, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Thomas Edward Lawson Jarron. Latest income £847k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

Also known as VTS, Vulcan to the Sky (Charity Commission)

1) To preserve and protect Avro Vulcan XH558 and return her to full working order for the benefit of the public and to demonstrate and display her to the public and to conserve and return to full working order other aircraft and engineering...

  • 9 trustees
  • Income £847k (2025)
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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.vulcantothesky.org (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Vulcan to the SKY Trust
Registered
2004

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£847k£803k
  • 2024£998k£908k
  • 2023£469k£823k
Earlier years
  • 2022£727k£1.1m
  • 2021£1.0m£1.1m

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1) To preserve and protect Avro Vulcan XH558 and return her to full working order for the benefit of the public and to demonstrate and display her to the public and to conserve and return to full working order other aircraft and engineering artefacts in general which are of significant heritage interest and to maintain such in a purpose-built facility.2) To advance the education of the general public in Avro Vulcan XH558, in aviation and engineering heritage, in its associated provenance, historical and social context and in the strategy of deterrence, for the benefit of British heritage, and historical knowledge.3) To advance the education of the general public in Avro Vulcan XH558 and other aircraft and engineering artefacts in general of significant heritage interest, in their design, engineering and technologies, operational and maintenance processes and procedures; for the benefit of British heritage, and technical knowledge and conservation, by providing access to engineering demonstrations and practical activities.4) To advance the education of the general public in the causes of climate change, in particular by aviation, and in the solutions being devised to mitigate these causes, by providing explanations and demonstrations.5) To advance the education of the general public in the subjects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (‘STEM’ subjects).

Grants received

3 grants · £2,771,600 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £2,771,600 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £27,6002022-12-05
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £10,0002014-05-15
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £2,734,0002003-12-09
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

3.2y median 2y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

12.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Portfolio (3)

6
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 9General Charitable Purposes 9Environment/conservation/heritage 8The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 6Retail and trade 3Education 2

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£998k latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

13.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 15.2 in 2020

6 from 10 in 2020
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1101948
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05/07/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 16/05/2014 as amended on 24 Jul 2018 as amended on 02 Dec 2020 as amended on 18 Oct 2024 as amended on 20 Nov 2024 as amended on 30 Jan 2026 as amended on 30 Jan 2026
Companies House
Company number 04478686 · Active
Contact on the register
01302 802077 · enquiries@vulcantothesky.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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