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Activities & Mission

Our purpose is to share the story of the Royal Air Force, past, present and future, using the stories of its people and our collections, to engage, entertain, inspire and encourage learning. Our overall vision is to inspire everyone with the RAF story, the people who shape it and its place in our lives.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£21,608,000
Latest Expenditure
£19,358,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 70.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 78.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £16,382,000
Charitable Activities £236,000
Other Trading £4,447,000
Investments £504,000
Other Income £39,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £15,237,000
Raising Funds £760,000
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £3,361,000

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£21,608,000£19,358,000£15,237,000£140,402,000£2,266,000203 / 386
2023£19,854,000£19,201,000£15,347,000£136,779,000£2,114,000202 / 384

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM
GRAHAME PARK WAY
LONDON
NW9 5LL
Registration Date
17 January 2022
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
5192097
Charity Number
1197541

Trustees

Waseem Mahmood OBE
John Banks
David Cooper CBE
Matthew Gilpin
Sir Stephen Hillier
Jonathan Ian Field
Julie McGarvey
Nick Sanders
Air Marshal Peter William David Ruddock CB CBE
Josh Chana
Hemma Gooljar

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