The Air Cadets London and South East General Purposes Fund

Analysis

The Air Cadets London and South East General Purposes Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Halstead. It was registered in October 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Air Cadets London and South East General Purposes Fund reported income of £170k and spending of £147k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £16k to £170k (+962%), an average of +80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 180%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The Air Cadets London and South East General Purposes Fund sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Number One Community Trust (TW) (£169k), Rainbow Pre-School (Handforth) (£172k) and An-Noor Islamic School (£169k).