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the royal air force benevolent fund

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, 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 carrying out other charitable activities. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.


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

Restricted and endowed funds of Charity no 1081009

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£704,000
Latest Expenditure
£854,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 121.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £603,000
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £101,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £854,000
Raising Funds £0
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£704,000£854,000£854,000£4,866,000£4,866,0000 / 0
2023£729,101£895,991£895,991£4,977,000£4,977,0000 / 0
2022£1,126,000£1,472,000£1,459,000£5,144,000£00 / 0
2021£1,085,000£1,010,000£1,010,000£5,859,000£00 / 0
2020£989,000£2,291,000£2,280,000£5,728,000£00 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers