The Flying Seagull Project

Analysis

The Flying Seagull Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in June 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08404014). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Flying Seagull Project reported income of £804k and spending of £623k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £259k to £804k (+210%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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 Flying Seagull Project sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chichester Cinema at New Park Limited (£802k), The Youth Association (£805k) and Lymearts Community Trust Limited (£801k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97%, trading 1.6% and investments 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £235k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.