Airshaft Trust
Analysis
Airshaft Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury St Edmunds. It was registered in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Airshaft Trust reported income of £15k and spending of £17k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10k to £15k (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 216%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Airshaft Trust sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hoylake Chamber Concert Society (£15k), Cefn Fforest Community Centre Management Committee (£15k) and Penn Street Village Hall (£15k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provision of grants, bursaries and other financial support to contemporary composers and performers to enable them to further their musical education or have their works performed for the public benefit
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hoylake Chamber Concert Society | Merseyside | £15k |
| Cefn Fforest Community Centre Management Committee | Gwent | £15k |
| Penn Street Village Hall | Buckinghamshire | £15k |
| The Art and Ideas Trust | London | £15k |