# Airborne Engineers Association

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1009201 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1009201)
- Website: https://www.airbornesappers.org.uk
- Latest income: £3,357; spending £4,639
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Armed forces / emergency services, Recreation
- Who it helps: People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Other charitable activities
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Scotland
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/airborne-engineers-association

Maintain a register of current and former members of Airborne Royal Engineers and encourage those members to remain in close contact. The Association also assists other veterans organisations in both physical and financial terms as and when requests are received, and agreed by the National Council, especially HM Forces registered charities.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2025 | £3,357 | £4,639 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2024 | £6,293 | £10.5k | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2023 | £8,034 | £9,183 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2022 | £5,214 | £2,257 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2021 | £737 | £1,137 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> (1)to promote the efficiency of the Royal Engineers by- (a)maintaining contact between past and present members of Airborne engineer units, fostering mutual friendship between them, and providing social gathering for them; and (b)fostering esprit de corps, comradeship and the welfare of the Airborne Engineers and preserving its traditions. (c)to relieve either generally or individually, members of the association or past and present members of the Airborne Engineers, and their dependents, who are in conditions of need, hardshi[p or distress.

## What it funds

Airborne Engineers Association is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, armed forces / emergency services and recreation for people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Airborne Engineers Association reported income of £3,357 and spending of £4,639. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Sept 2025, it spent £27.7k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales and Scotland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Airborne Engineers Association in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (airbornesappers.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Airborne Engineers Association open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Airborne Engineers Association is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Airborne Engineers Association fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales and Scotland.

### Does Airborne Engineers Association give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Airborne Engineers Association makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Airborne Engineers Association give each year?

The register does not break out Airborne Engineers Association's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Sept 2025 was £4,639. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £5,541 a year.

### How large is Airborne Engineers Association?

In its latest reported year Airborne Engineers Association reported income of £3,357 and spending of £4,639.


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