The Air Charities Trust
Analysis
The Air Charities Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in May 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending September 2025, The Air Charities Trust reported income of £37k and spending of £36k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £36k to £37k (+3.0%), an average of +0.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Air Charities Trust sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 8th Ealing Scout Group (£37k), The National Association for Pastoral Care in Education (£37k) and Friends of Leckhampton Primary School PTA (£37k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To assist such charitable foundations or for such charitable purposes as are within the objects for which the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators is established.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 8th Ealing Scout Group | London | £37k |
| The National Association for Pastoral Care in Education | Brentwood | £37k |
| Friends of Leckhampton Primary School PTA | Cheltenham | £37k |
| Old Rishworthian Scholarship Fund | West Yorkshire | £37k |