# Lashenden Air Warfare Museum

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 279883 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/279883)
- Website: https://www.lashendenairwarfaremuseum.co.uk
- Latest income: £9,500; spending £8,000
- What it funds: Arts / culture / heritage / science, Environment / conservation / heritage, Armed forces / emergency services
- Who it helps: Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Kent
- Trustees: 7
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/lashenden-air-warfare-museum

Preservation of avaition & military history

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £9,500 | £8,000 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £6,600 | £7,200 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £10.8k | £8,440 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £10.2k | £8,390 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £14.9k | £14.3k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To advance the education of the public by establishing the maintaining a cuseum forth exhibition to the public of aircraft and relics of the scecon world war and to preserve the aviation and military heritage of this country for the public benefit.

## What it funds

Lashenden Air Warfare Museum is registered under the Charity Commission purposes arts / culture / heritage / science, environment / conservation / heritage and armed forces / emergency services for older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Lashenden Air Warfare Museum reported income of £9,500 and spending of £8,000. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £46.4k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Kent.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Lashenden Air Warfare Museum in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (lashendenairwarfaremuseum.co.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Lashenden Air Warfare Museum open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Lashenden Air Warfare Museum is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Lashenden Air Warfare Museum fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Kent.

### Does Lashenden Air Warfare Museum give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Lashenden Air Warfare Museum makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Lashenden Air Warfare Museum give each year?

The register does not break out Lashenden Air Warfare Museum's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £8,000. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £9,276 a year.

### How large is Lashenden Air Warfare Museum?

In its latest reported year Lashenden Air Warfare Museum reported income of £9,500 and spending of £8,000.


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