The Heritage Aircraft Trust
Analysis
The Heritage Aircraft Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Glamorgan. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Heritage Aircraft Trust reported income of £251k and spending of £206k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £68k to £251k (+267%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Heritage Aircraft Trust 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 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grange Pavilion (£250k), Dunster Show Society (£251k) and Forest Recycling Project Limited (£250k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GNAT AND OTHER HISTORIC AIRCRAFT AS HSTORIC AIRCRAFT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND TO DEMONSTRATE AND DISPLAY SUCH AIRCRAFT AT PUBLIC EVENTS AND TO CONSERVE THEM AS HERITAGE ASSETS;TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GNAT AND OTHER HISTORIC AIRCRAFT.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Grange Pavilion | Cardiff | £250k |
| Dunster Show Society | Minehead | £251k |
| Forest Recycling Project Limited | London | £250k |
| The Ethical Property Foundation | London | £251k |