FF: Thanks. I am aware of various forms of 'not for profit' organizations, but in this case Bose says it is not owneed by members and AOPA UK's web site says it is.
The posts are coming in faster than I can accommodate them, but I've just noticed that Bose says it is a limited company. This morning I checked and this is not the case. The following organizations are "not trading" and I can find no reference in Companies House to any other legal entities relating to AOPA UK:
AOPA Ltd
AOPA (UK) Ltd
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Ltd
I don't suggest there's anything cloak & dagger about this but Bose' comments don't sqare with the other facts and it leaves me mixed up. But this has been nothing but passing curiosity for me, so I'm not going to get into a ding-dong about it. I'm confident AOPA UK is not a corrupt organization.