The Helicopter Museum

Analysis

The Helicopter Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in October 1980, 46 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 company (Companies House number 01517593). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Helicopter Museum reported income of £352k and spending of £274k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £222k to £352k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Helicopter Museum sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ness Gardens - (Agnes Lois Bulley Trust) (£352k), The Burwarton and District Agricultural Society Limited (£352k) and Vale Landscape Heritage Trust (£351k).