ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM
Latest income
£18.9m
Latest spending
£20.1m
Registered
2022
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Total income
£18.9m
Total spending
£20.1m
Cost of raising funds
£601k
Reserves (reported)
£2.3m
Employees
203
Trustees
- Air Marshal Peter William David Ruddock CB CBE
- Anita Bernie
- Caroline Rolfe
- David Cooper CBE
- Dean McCumiskey
- Hemma Gooljar
- John Banks
- Jonathan Ian Field
- Josh Chana
- Julie McGarvey
- Matthew Gilpin
- Nick Sanders
- Sir Stephen Hillier
- Waseem Mahmood OBE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £18.9m | £20.1m |
| 31/03/2024 | £21.6m | £19.4m |
| 31/03/2023 | £19.9m | £19.2m |
Common questions
Who funds ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM as a grant recipient include NATIONAL ART COLLECTIONS FUND, THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST, DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY UK (UK), THE PHILLIPS AND RUBENS CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL ART COLLECTIONS FUND | FY2023 | £15k |
| THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £10k |
| DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY UK (UK) | FY2023 | £10k |
| THE PHILLIPS AND RUBENS CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £5k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 23/11/2022 | £10.0m | "Inspiring Everyone: RAF Museum Midlands Development Programme" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 03/12/2015 | £2.0m | "The RAF Centenary Programme - Phase 2b: Historic Hendon" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 19/05/2015 | £5.0m | "The RAF Centenary Programme - Phase 2a: The First 100 Years" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 28/11/2012 | £973k | "The First War in the Air" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 15/07/2005 | £610 | "The Royal Air Force Museum Will Use This Grant To Organise Transportation And Accommodation For One Hundred Veterans To Enable Them To Trave" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 24/02/2004 | £4.9m | "Divided World - Connected World" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 19/11/1998 | £4.9m | "Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon - Development" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 19/11/1996 | £1.5m | "Aviation And Heritage Centre" |