The Air Pilots Trust

Analysis

The Air Pilots Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1972, 54 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Air Pilots Trust reported income of £284k and spending of £327k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £149k to £284k (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 243%. Over the whole period it spent 77% 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 Pilots Trust 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 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British Uro-Oncology Group (£283k), West Totton Squirrels Pre-School Learning Alliance (£284k) and Gateshead District Scout Council (£283k).