Army Air Corps Charity

Analysis

Army Air Corps Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in July 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Army Air Corps Charity reported income of £739k and spending of £734k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £598k to £739k (+24%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Army Air Corps Charity 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Coniston Institute and Ruskin Museum (£736k), Wyeside Arts Centre Limited (£739k) and The Learned Society of Wales (£736k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 56%, investments 39% and charitable activities 5.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,000. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 5.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £77k. Reserves of £11.5m would cover about 184 months of spending at that rate.