THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CLUB

Charity number: 1108295
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Club is established to carry out the charitable objects of the Company on its behalf in promoting the efficiency of the Royal Air Force by improving the condition of officers holding commissions therein and in other associated Services and by preserving and fostering among them the esprit de corps and traditions of those Services by every suitable means.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of Westminster

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 February 2005: Standard registration
  • 07 August 2017: Funds received from 1061987 THE R.A.F.C COMPANY LIMITED
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

15 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
David Paul Murray Chair 13 October 2021
None on record
Gavin James Poole Trustee 27 November 2024
None on record
BERNARD ANTHONY WATSON Trustee 27 November 2024
THE VAUGHAN WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Peter Charles Brown Trustee 27 November 2024
None on record
Amanda Jane Scarth Trustee 27 November 2024
None on record
Phillip James Wadlow Trustee 10 July 2024
None on record
Paul Higgins Trustee 13 September 2023
None on record
Neeraj Kapur Trustee 13 September 2023
None on record
Adam Wardrope Trustee 27 January 2022
None on record
Wing Commander Paula Simone Willmot Trustee 20 March 2019
None on record
Group Captain James Roger Beldon Trustee 20 March 2019
None on record
Flight Lieutenant Haig Anthony John Tyler Trustee 20 March 2019
None on record
Group Captain Alan John Lockwood Trustee 20 March 2019
None on record
Air Commodore Dai Whittingham Trustee 11 October 2017
None on record
Sqn Ldr John Peters Trustee 11 October 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £9.55m £6.05m £7.15m £10.18m £11.57m
Total expenditure £9.39m £6.72m £6.24m £9.13m £10.39m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £476.84k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £19.44k £401.10k £925.09k £175.71k £187.16k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £48.82k £58.39k £145.19k £231.91k
Income - Charitable activities £9.53m £4.26m £6.17m £9.86m £11.15m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Other £0 £1.74m £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £15.20k £500 £57.33k £7.20k £1.92k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £9.20m £6.70m £6.21m £8.97m £10.23m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £28.13k £15.57k £43.13k £29.92k
Expenditure - Governance £34.48k £38.99k £37.64k £104.92k £109.80k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £186.31k £0 £22.74k £112.95k £135.13k

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £12.70m £12.22m £11.33m £10.56m £10.49m
Long-term investments £100 £100 £100 £100 £0
Other assets £1.59m £1.82m £3.50m £3.82m £4.98m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £6.72m £7.27m £7.04m £5.37m £5.38m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 03 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 03 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 07 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 07 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 13 January 2023 74 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 13 January 2023 74 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 14 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 14 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 16 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 16 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
ROYAL AIR FORCE CLUB
128 PICCADILLY
LONDON
W1J 7PY
Phone:
02073991000