Air Cadet Charity CIO

Analysis

Air Cadet Charity CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sleaford. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Air Cadet Charity CIO reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.2m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £793k to £1.4m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Air Cadet Charity CIO sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thirsk and Sowerby Swimming Baths (£1.4m), Somerdale Pavilion Trust (£1.4m) and Beyond Sport Foundation (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88% and investments 12%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £897k. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 25 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.