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the royal air force benevolent fund

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and other defined groups. The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Argentina, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

(a) Providing relief and assistance to past and present members of the Royal Air Force and their dependants who are in need as a result of poverty, disability, sickness, infirmity or otherwise.(b) enhancing the morale and well being of serving members of the Royal Air Force(c)Maintaining the RAF war memorial on the Victoria embankment, London.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£21,649,000
Latest Expenditure
£22,269,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 79.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 77.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 44.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £15,970,000
Charitable Activities £1,299,000
Other Trading £267,000
Investments £2,697,000
Other Income £1,416,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £17,141,000
Raising Funds £5,128,000
Governance £4,676,000
Grants to Institutions £3,208,612
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£21,649,000£22,269,000£17,141,000£125,868,000£119,606,000123 / 150
2023£19,003,000£24,133,000£18,916,000£122,809,000£51,000,000129 / 49
2022£23,853,000£22,484,000£17,471,000£124,121,000£50,514,000109 / 104
2021£25,528,000£22,359,000£17,657,000£121,963,000£43,300,000117 / 95
2020£19,138,000£31,135,000£26,028,000£109,906,000£39,600,000206 / 142

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers