Registered charity (CIO) · Kent
RAF Manston Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum
RAF Manston Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum is a registered charity (number 1159597) based in Kent, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Paul L Quaile since 2024. Latest income £152k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Spitfire Museum (Charity Commission)
- 6 trustees
- Income £152k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Kent
- Website
- www.spitfiremuseum.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£152k£129k
- 2024£186k£91k
- 2023£181k£76k
Earlier years
- 2022£124k£72k
- 2021£82k£78k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 21%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY MAINTAINING A MUSEUM FOR THE EXHIBITION TO THE PUBLIC OF WORLD WAR AIRCRAFT AND ASSOCIATED ARTEFACTS AND MEMORABILIA AND TO PRESERVE THE SAME IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Paul L Quaile Chair since 2024
- Dennis Jackson since 2020
- Diane Cooke since 2026
- Howard Wilton since 2021
- Nigel Waters since 2025
- Richard Bateman since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Dennis Jackson since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Paul L Quaile Chair since 2024
- Dennis Jackson since 2020
- Diane Cooke since 2026
- Howard Wilton since 2021
- Nigel Waters since 2025
- Richard Bateman since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1159597
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 12 Dec 2014
- Contact on the register
- 01843821940 · enquiries@spitfiremuseum.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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