The Great War Aviation Society

Analysis

The Great War Aviation Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in January 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Great War Aviation Society reported income of £65k and spending of £76k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £42k to £65k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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, The Great War Aviation Society sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra (£65k), Kirkwhelpington Memorial Hall (£65k) and Junction 4 Productions (£65k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.