Historic Croydon Airport Trust

Analysis

Historic Croydon Airport Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in April 2016, 10 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Historic Croydon Airport Trust reported income of £37k and spending of £46k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £42k to £37k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Historic Croydon Airport Trust sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Balanced Earth (£37k), Greencuisine Trust (£37k) and The St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological Society (£37k).