THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CENTRAL FUND

Registered charity 1152560 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC044299 (OSCR)

PROVIDE CHARITABLE SUPPORT TO THE SERVING RAF COMMUNITY WORLDWIDE, SUPPORTING CAPITAL PROJECTS, COMMUNITY AND WELFARE SUPPORT FACILITIES AND ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGH SPORT TO FACILIATE AN ENCHANCED SENSE OF BELONGING, MOTIVATION, MORALE AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT.

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Latest income

£6.6m

Latest spending

£5.7m

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £54,241,454, comprising unrestricted reserves of £53,053,822 and restricted/designated funds. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern, having reviewed cash flow projections through June 2026. The charity reported a net income of £3,701,741 for the year, significantly boosted by investment gains.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 - £110,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)

“1 employee earned between £100,001 and £110,000 during the period” — page 74

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 3

“1 employee earned between £60,001 and £70,000 during the period (2023: 1) 1 employee earned between £70,001 and £80,000 (2023: Nil) 1 employee earned between £100,001 and £110,000 during the period (2023: 1)” — page 74

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Pension scheme deficit: £205k

“The scheme was bought out in 2024 for closure and the final buyout figure for the scheme was £820,000 and Central Funds' share was £205,000.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Royal Air Force Central Fund Trading Limited

“The consolidated group financial statements consist of the financial statements of Royal Air Force Central Fund, together with the following entity controlled by the trust Royal Air Force Central Fund Trading Ltd (its subsidiary).” — page 65

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Richard Place Dobson Services Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £110,001 - £120,000 (FY2023) to £100,001 - £110,000 (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Royal Air Force Central Fund (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Ross Perriam — Chief Executive Officer (source)
Niki Graske — Chief Operating Officer (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£6.6m

Total spending

£5.7m

Cost of raising funds

£2.0m

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (49% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 29.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (11/09/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (10/09/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (24/08/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (10/08/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (11/03/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr EAMONN MOLLOYchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Alison Farmery
Chantal Baker
Dr Julian Brown
GROUP CAPTAIN Mark Williams
Helen Gripton
Hon Group Captain John Michaelson OStJ
John Stringer
Oscar-Luigi Veronese

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£6.6m	£5.7m
31/12/2023	£6.1m	£5.1m
31/12/2022	£4.4m	£4.6m
31/12/2021	£4.2m	£4.6m
31/12/2020	£5.1m	£4.2m

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CENTRAL FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £54,241,454, comprising unrestricted reserves of £53,053,822 and restricted/designated funds. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern, having reviewed cash flow projections through June 2026. The charity reported a net income of £3,701,741 for the year, significantly boosted by investment gains. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Richard Place Dobson Services Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CENTRAL FUND earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 - £110,000 band, and 3 employees earned over £60,000.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
QUEEN MARY'S ROEHAMPTON TRUST	1	£50k
THE CATHERINE AND ANGUS WOOD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
THE JOHN SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION	1	£3k
THE ULVERSCROFT FOUNDATION	1	£2k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION - CORPORATE BODY.

THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION - CORPORATE BODY income £21.6m
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE RUGBY UNION income £135k
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND income £27.7m
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND income £2.4m
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE DEPENDANTS FUND income £409k
ROYAL AIR FORCE GOLF ASSOCIATION income £150k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CENTRAL FUND	£6.6m	£100,001 - £110,000	3	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION - CORPORATE BODY FY2024	£21.6m	—	10	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE RUGBY UNION FY2024	£135k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND FY2025	£27.7m	—	19	unclear	17.9%	no doubt
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND FY2025	£2.4m	—	19	unclear	17.9%	no doubt
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE DEPENDANTS FUND FY2025	£409k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.