The Red Arrows Trust
Analysis
The Red Arrows Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in October 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The Red Arrows Trust reported income of £155k and spending of £136k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £109k to £155k (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Red Arrows Trust 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 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keeping Our Girls Safe (£155k), Walking with in North Tyneside (£155k) and Swiss Cottage School Charity (£155k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Making grants to charities who support serving and veteran RAF personnel and their dependents, educate the public (especially young people) about the RAF and other air forces, or are closely associated with interests of the current Red Arrows team.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Keeping Our Girls Safe | Failsworth | £155k |
| Walking with in North Tyneside | Wallsend | £155k |
| Swiss Cottage School Charity | London | £155k |
| Project Youth Cancer | West Yorkshire | £155k |