Friends of New Forest Airfields

Analysis

Friends of New Forest Airfields is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in July 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2024, Friends of New Forest Airfields reported income of £11k and spending of £12k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2024, income fell from £23k to £11k (-51%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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, Friends of New Forest Airfields sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Music at Plush Ltd (£11k), Hayes Symphony Orchestra (£11k) and Sandford Orcas Village Hall (£11k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.