THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CENTRAL FUND

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

Latest income
£6.6m
Latest spending
£5.7m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £3,026,648 for the year ended 31 December 2023, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted reserves of £50,539,713. The trustees confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and no material uncertainties were identified by the auditors regarding the charity's ability to continue operations.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £110,001 - £120,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £76k)
1 employee earned between £110,001 and £120,000 during the period. — page 65
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: RAF Central Fund Trading Limited, RAF Sports Federation
The consolidated group financial statements consist of the financial statements of RAF CF, together with the following entities controlled by the trust RAF SF and RAF TC (its subsidiaries). — page 57
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Richard Place Dobson Services Limited.

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

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

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
16

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

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £3,026,648 for the year ended 31 December 2023, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted reserves of £50,539,713. The trustees confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and no material uncertainties were identified by the auditors regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. Its FY2023 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 FY2023 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £110,001 - £120,000 band.

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