THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND

Registered charity 207327 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Restricted and endowed funds of Charity no 1081009

Objects

A) THE MAINTENANCE, UPKEEP AND REPAIR OF THE WAR MEMORIAL KNOWN AS THE RAF MEMORIAL SITUATED AT VICTORIA EMBANKMENT LONDON. B) THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE BY ALL AVAILABLE MEANS OF ALL OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CLASSES OF BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH RELIEF OR ASSISTANCE BY REASON OF POVERTY DISABILITY SICKNESS INFIRMITY OR OTHERWISE NAMELY: (I) ALL PERSONS OF ALL RANKS WHO ARE OR HAVE OR SHALL HAVE AT ANY TIME OR SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, THE AUXILIARY AIR FORCE, THE ROYAL AIR FORCE RESERVES,THE WOMEN'S ROYAL AIR FORCE AND THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE OR ANY SEPARATE DOMINION AIR FORCE OR MEMBERS OF ANY FORMER ORGANISATION THE PLACE OF WHICH HAS SUBSTANTIALLY BEEN TAKEN BY THE SAID ORGANISATIONS OR ANY OF THEM OR MEMBERS OF ANY FUTURE ORGANISATIONS WHICH HEREAFTER SHALL SUBSTANTIALLY TAKE THE PLACE OF THE SAID ORGANISATIONS OR ANY OF THEM. (II) ALL PERSONS WHO SHALL AT ANY TIME HAVE BEEN OR BE WIDOWS CHILDREN OR OTHER DEPENDANTS OF ANY OF THE PERSONS ABOVE REFERRED TO PROVIDED THAT IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR SUCH RELIEF OR ASSISTANCE A MEMBER OR FORMER MEMBER OF A SEPARATE DOMINION AIR FORCE OR THE WIDOW OR OTHER DEPENDANT OF SUCH MEMBER OR FORMER MEMBER AS THE CASE MAY BE MUST AT THE TIME OF THE RELIEF OR ASSISTANCE BE NORMALLY RESIDENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE CHARITY IS LINKED TO 1081009 UNDER S.96(5) FOR ACCOUNTING PURPOSES ONLY.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a total income of £27.7M and a net surplus of £4.17M for the year ended 31 December 2025. Free reserves stood at £67.9M, significantly exceeding the stated minimum free reserves requirement of £55M. The accounts state that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House ZC000201

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo — “With over £1.5 million provided to us in the last decade, we are deeply grateful for their substantial grants, which will be dedicated to en…” (source page)
• Wimbledon Foundation — “The RAF Benevolent Fund is delighted to announce that the Wimbledon Foundation has awarded a grant of £150,000 to support its Airplay youth …” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• NEILSON, John Morrison — director, appointed 01/09/2025not on trustee list
• PORTER, Alan Fraser — director, appointed 01/11/2024not on trustee list
• MARTLAND, Clive Alan, Wing Commander — director, appointed 30/09/2022not on trustee list
• ALLEN, Sophie Joanne, Wing Commander — director, appointed 30/09/2022not on trustee list
• MAYHEW, Susan Meredith — director, appointed 30/09/2022not on trustee list
• DANIEL, Richard Nicholas — director, appointed 01/02/2022not on trustee list
• CRYER, Richard Anthony — director, appointed 01/06/2021not on trustee list
• BENJAMIN, Alison — director, appointed 01/06/2021not on trustee list
• AYLMER, Patrick Anthony Richard — director, appointed 01/06/2021not on trustee list
• ARNOLD, Allyson — director, appointed 01/06/2021not on trustee list
• DAVIS, Sarah Jane — director, appointed 01/06/2020not on trustee list
• IRVINE, Alastair Charles Hamilton — director, appointed 27/11/2012not on trustee list
• AKINBORO, Victoria — secretary, appointed 03/09/2021

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 24/01/2017.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~56.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND.

• THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND income £27.7m
• THE ROYAL AIR FORCE DEPENDANTS FUND income £409k
• THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CENTRAL FUND income £6.6m
• YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k
• The British Airways Benevolent Fund income £120k
• THE RAF BENEVOLENT FUND HOUSING TRUST LIMITED income £3.3m

Side by side with its peers

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