Governing document THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND
Charity number: 1081009
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ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 24/11/1999
AS AMENDED ON 10/03/2004
AS AMENDED ON 26/09/2008
Charitable objects
A) THE MAINTENANCE, UPKEEP AND REPAIR OF THE WAR MEMORIAL KNOWN AS THE RAF MEMORIAL SITUATED AT THE VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON; AND
B) THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE BY ALL AVAILABLE MEANS OF ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CLASSES OF BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH RELIEF OR ASSISTANCE BY REASON OF POVERTY, DISABILITY, SICKNESS, INFIRMITY OR OTHERWISE, NAMELY:-
I) ALL PERSONS OF ALL RANKS WHO ARE OR HAVE OR SHALL HAVE BEEN AT ANY TIME OR SHALL BE AT ANY TIME MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, THE ROYAL AUXILIARY AIR FORCE, THE ROYAL AIR FORCE RESERVES, THE WOMEN'S ROYAL AIR FORCE, THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE OR THE AIR FORCE OR AUXILIARY AIR FORCE OF ANY PRESENT OR FORMER COLONY DOMINION OR DEPENDENT TERRITORY OF GREAT BRITAIN OR MEMBERS OF ANY FORMER ORGANISATION THE PLACE OF WHICH HAS SUBSTANTIALLY BEEN TAKEN BY THE SAID ORGANISATIONS OR ANY OF THEM, OR MEMBERS OF ANY FUTURE ORGANISATIONS WHICH HEREAFTER SHALL SUBSTANTIALLY TAKE THE PLACE OF THE SAID ORGANISATIONS OR ANY OF THEM; AND
II) ALL PERSONS WHO SHALL AT ANY TIME HAVE BEEN OR BE WIDOWS, WIDOWERS, CHILDREN OR OTHER DEPENDANTS OF ANY OF THE PERSONS ABOVE REFERRED TO; AND
(C) THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE PRINCIPALLY BY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE BY ANY MEANS TO ANY PERSONS WHO ARE SERVING IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WITH A VIEW TO ENHANCING THE MORALE AND WELL BEING OF SERVING MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE.
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