Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established. It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
SCHEME DATED 19/05/2003
AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 19/02/2014
AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 09/04/2014 as amended on 29 Jul 2025 as amended on 29 Jul 2025 as amended on 29 Jul 2025 as amended on 29 Jul 2025
Charitable objects
4. Objects of the charity
(1) The objects of the charity are:
a) The relief of poverty of persons who are or have been engaged professionally as Air Pilots or Air Navigators or Air Technical Crew in Commercial Aviation and who are British subjects by birth or by naturalization or who are Liverymen, Upper Freemen or Freemen of the Honorable Company of Air Pilots of London.
b) the relief of poverty and/or advancement of education of the dependents widows and orphans of all such persons as mentioned in a).
(2) The trustees may relieve persons in need by:
(a) making grants or loans of money to them; or
(b) providing or paying for goods, services or facilities for them; or
(c) making grants of money to other persons or bodies who provide goods, services or facilities to those in need.
(3) Insofar as the income and capital of the charity cannot be applied towards objects (a) and (b) above it may be applied in supporting such charities established wholly for purposes in the field of aviation or for such charitable purposes connected with aviation as the trustees shall determine.
Area of benefit
The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.
