Pri 216 Parachute Signal Squadron

Analysis

Pri 216 Parachute Signal Squadron is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Pri 216 Parachute Signal Squadron reported income of £175k and spending of £138k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £84k to £175k (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Pri 216 Parachute Signal Squadron sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include RAF Honington Officers' Mess (£174k), Veterans in Communities (£175k) and Bradford Hate Crime Alliance (£174k).