Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society

Analysis

Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Biggleswade. It was registered in September 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society reported income of £289k and spending of £209k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £555k to £289k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 265%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% 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 West Dorset Wilding (£287k), Ryecroft NRC (£291k) and Castle Bromwich Hall and Gardens Trust (£287k).