RAF Waddington Junior Ranks Welfare Fund

Registered charity 1134805 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAF WADDINGTON SERVICES INSTITUTE FUND, SERVICES INSTITUTE FUND

The Charity is ran for the benefit of Serving Personnel at RAF Waddington.

Objects

The charity's object (the object) is 'the promotion of efficiency of the armed forces of the Crown by the provision and support of facilities and activities for the efficiency and well-being of service personnel'.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£48k
Latest spending
£86k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £38,020 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £251,101 to £220,943. However, the trustees report no concerns regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing a low level of reserves due to few operational or staff commitments. The charity's principal sources of funds are investments, with additional income generated from the hire of garages, a narrowboat, and a holiday home.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: low level of reserves (held: £197k)
“The RAF Waddington JRWF needs a low level of reserves due to its role as a grantmaking charity and having few operational or staff commitments.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£48k£86k
31/05/2024£58k£79k
31/05/2023£50k£69k
31/05/2022£64k£69k
31/05/2021£32k£42k

Common questions

Is RAF Waddington Junior Ranks Welfare Fund financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £38,020 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £251,101 to £220,943. However, the trustees report no concerns regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing a low level of reserves due to few operational or staff commitments. The charity's principal sources of funds are investments, with additional income generated from the hire of garages, a narrowboat, and a holiday home. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.