The Gliding Heritage Centre

Analysis

The Gliding Heritage Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in September 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07992376). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Gliding Heritage Centre reported income of £168k and spending of £41k, leaving 76% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £43k to £168k (+288%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 310%. Over the whole period it spent 55% 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 Gliding Heritage Centre sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% 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 Wirksworth Heritage Centre (£168k), Brixham Theatre CIO (£168k) and Yeovil Art Space (£168k).