# The Bhpa Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1186420 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1186420)
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Amateur sport, Recreation
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance, Provides buildings / facilities / open space, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/bhpa-foundation

The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation in particular by the provision of facilities for the participation in free flight.Providing relief and assistance to past and present members of the BHPA and their dependants who are in need as a result of accident, poverty, disability, sickness, infirmity or otherwise. To establish and maintain a museum of free flight.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2026 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 1 Aug 2025 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 1 Aug 2024 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 1 Aug 2023 | £750 | £0 | not filed |
| 1 Aug 2022 | £0 | £0 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1. The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation by the provision of facilities for participation in non-motorised variants of hang gliding, paragliding and human powered flight, including support for those wishing to acquire or develop skills in those sports.2. To relieve those who are in need as a result of having suffered an accident participating in free flight sports in particular by making grants and / or providing advice.3. To establish and maintain a museum of free flight sports, in particular by collecting, curating and displaying free flight sports equipment and memorabilia for the benefit of the public.the term ‘free flight sports’ in this context shall be taken to mean all forms of non-motorised amateur flight which can be undertaken without the requirement to hold a formal civil aviation authority pilots licence.

## What it funds

The Bhpa Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, arts / culture / heritage / science, amateur sport and recreation for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides other finance, provides buildings / facilities / open space, provides services, provides advocacy / advice / information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year The Bhpa Foundation reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 1 Aug 2026, it spent £0 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Bhpa Foundation in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Bhpa Foundation open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Bhpa Foundation is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Bhpa Foundation fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

### Does The Bhpa Foundation give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Bhpa Foundation makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Bhpa Foundation give each year?

The register does not break out The Bhpa Foundation's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 1 Aug 2026 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £0 a year.

### How large is The Bhpa Foundation?

In its latest reported year The Bhpa Foundation reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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