The Fleet Air Arm Museum

Analysis

The Fleet Air Arm Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hants. It was registered in December 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Fleet Air Arm Museum reported income of £27k and spending of £289k, spending 1059% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £12k to £27k (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 662%. Over the whole period it spent 346% 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 Fleet Air Arm Museum sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashdon Village Museum (£27k), Whalley Village Hall Community Association (£27k) and Offton and Willisham Village Hall (£27k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.