THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION - ROMFORD BRANCH

Charity number: 231535
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Providing social and friendship activities for former and present members of the Royal Air Force. In this Branch, these are now elderly and retired. Collecting and raising funds for the Royal Air Forces 'Wings' Appeal that supports welfare needs of former and current members of the Royal Air Force. The Branch operates in the Romford town and immediately surrounding areas.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2025

Total income: £17,893
Total expenditure: £16,161

People

3 Trustee(s)

8 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Havering

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 November 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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 does not own and/or lease 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Peter Pye Chair 01 January 2013
None on record
Robert McCracken Trustee 23 March 2022
None on record
Garry Paul Woodman Trustee 06 March 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024 31/12/2025
Total gross income £18.39k £7.80k £16.55k £22.97k £17.89k
Total expenditure £3.93k £15.60k £17.39k £21.59k £16.16k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 2025 07 April 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2024 09 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 01 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 19 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

SEE RAFA CORPORATE BODY 226686

Charitable objects

AS PER RAFA CORPORATE BODY 226686

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

ROMFORD

Contact information

Address:
The Royal Air Forces Association
18 Carlton Road
ROMFORD
RM2 5AA
Phone:
01708 746602
Email:
RAFA.ROMFORD2019@OUTLOOK.COM
Website:

No information available