The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

National Spitfire Project

Registered charity 1158286 CIO Registered since 2014

Operates: Hampshire

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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.

7
trustees on the board
5.7y median 6y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
4
trustees past 6 years
8.4y
average years in governance
6 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
1
company-linked trustees

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

Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency 1Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Education/training 1Environment/conservation/heritage 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 2Professional services 2Hospitality 1

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Contact

Websitewww.nationalspitfireproject.org
Phone02380760829
Address18 Bassett Wood Drive, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3PT

Finances

£174,745 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£0£1
2021£2,000£1,923
2022£78,210£58,157
2023£532,791£101,331
2024£174,745£562,510

What it does

What

Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPITFIRE AIRCRAFT AND ITS ROLE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR INCLUDING, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE ERECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF A MEMORIAL TO THE SPITFIRE AND IT'S DESIGNER R J MITCHELL IN THE CITY OF SOUTHAMPTON.

Governing document: CIO - Foundation Registered 19 Aug 2014 as amended on 14 May 2024

Trustees (7)

7trustees
73median age
1aged 70+

Connected charities (1)

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