Our Progress
Achievements to date
2013. Support from Southampton City Council and site allocated.
2014. Registration with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
2014. Nick Hancock named as winner of the competition to design the monument.
2019. Planning permission granted.
2020. UK Government confirmed its support with £3m in match funding.
2021. Southampton City Council allocate £0.5m for specialist project management support.
2024: Project has now raised £1 million from the private sector including support from all FTSE 100 aerospace and defence companies, the Court of the Crown Prince of Bahrain and major UK grant-makers such as the Garfield Weston Foundation and the Adrian Swire Charitable Trust.
2025 Fundraising has full momentum to reach the £6 million total that will fully fund the project.
Our Target
| Marketing & Events | £75,000 |
| Structural Engineering & Detailed Design | £700,000 |
| Foundations | £500,000 |
| Platform Base | £500,000 |
| Spitfire | £1,100,000 |
| Vapour Trail Mast | £1,100,000 |
| Interactive Features | £300,000 |
| Other Main Structure Materials | £400,000 |
| Construction | £350,000 |
| Contingency | £500,000 |
| SUB TOTAL | £5,525,000 |
| Maintenance Fund | £475,000 |
| GRAND TOTAL | £6,000,000 |