A few years ago, during one of the Tutor 'pauses', the flying school where I worked approached the ACO to offer their services. We could have flown up to three cadets per sortie, for an hour, for around £200 (this was around ten years ago). We were told the offer had been passed up the chain. We still await a reply. The school operated from a mid-sized regional airport, and had been certified as an ATO by the CAA, so not a 'cowboy' outfit. All the instructors would have met Corps requirements, and we had suitable rooms to accommodate cadets. As I say, the offer was never acknowledged by higher authority. As I was, at that time, an instructor with a local unit, I was embarrassed by this lack of courtesy, and that was where I started to lose my enthusiasm for the organisation. I left in 2018 after 42 years as an instructor, yet, in a way, I still miss the enthusiasm and drive of the cadets and staff members, despite the higher level attitude.
Good luck to those still plugging away there. You all deserve a medal.