Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre

Analysis

Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincoln. It was registered in May 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre reported income of £50k and spending of £47k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £3,541 to £50k (+1303%), an average of +141% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 776%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scarborough Studios CIO (£50k), City and County of Swansea Welsh Church Act Fund (£50k) and The Colne Operatic Society (£50k).