Fly Navy Heritage Trust Limited

Analysis

Fly Navy Heritage Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Yeovil. It was registered in December 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05971284). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Fly Navy Heritage Trust Limited reported income of £3.0m and spending of £2.0m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £8.5m to £3.0m (-64%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Fly Navy Heritage Trust Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freshwater Habitats Trust (£3.0m), Friends of Friendless Churches Limited (£3.1m) and Trebah Garden Trust (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77% and trading 23%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £171k. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 34%. Reserves of £7.1m would cover about 42 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.