Shropshire Union Fly-Boat Restoration Society Limited

Analysis

Shropshire Union Fly-Boat Restoration Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crewe. It was registered in November 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02546885). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Shropshire Union Fly-Boat Restoration Society Limited reported income of £12k and spending of £8,445, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £4,402 to £12k (+182%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 166%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Shropshire Union Fly-Boat Restoration Society Limited sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wollaton Historical and Conservation Society (£12k), Belle Vue Park Community Association (£12k) and Packing Shed Trust (£12k).