Directions Finningley
A CIC based in two refurbished aircraft hangars providing opportunities in aviation.
Directions Finningley is a community interest company housed within two refurbished RAF hangars at Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport.
It works to bring about social and economic benefits by providing skills and training in the aviation industry, as well as encouraging the growth of new aviation related businesses.
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With initial funding and support from Yorkshire Forward, Directions Finningley has refurbished two disused hangars to provide an aviation training facility as well as a state-of-the-art aircraft maintenance facility and business units.
It generates revenue by renting out units in that space, and through a range of commercial partnerships with companies such as BAE Systems, Vulcan to the Sky Trust and Kinch Aviation Services, which carries out aircraft maintenance on the site.
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Trading for the last six years, Directions Finningley has established itself as something of a local success story for CICs. It now advises other CICs in the area about the benefits of the CIC structure. 바카라 사이트淭oo often, becoming a business is a dangerously late decision at the end of a funding regime,바카라 사이트� says Mrs Moores. 바카라 사이트淎nd then it can be too late. We try to raise awareness of the need to generate income and be sustainable from the word go.바카라 사이트�
| Name | Directions Finningley |
| Location | Robin Hood Doncaster, Sheffield Airport |
| Company structure | CIC limited by guarantee |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Community interest statement | To bring about social and economic change through skills and training. |