THE ROYAL AIR FORCE RUGBY UNION

Charity number: 1133022
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE RAF RUGBY UNION PROMOTES THE EFFICIENCY OF HM FORCES BY INCREASING PHYSICAL FITNESS, FOSTERING ESPRIT DE CORPS AND RAISING MORALE OF MEMBERS OF THE RAF AND OTHER SERVICES, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT BY MEANS OF LIMITATION), THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT IN THE PLAYING OF, FURTHERANCE OF ITS PROPER ADMINISTRATION AND PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RUGBY UNION.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £135,109
Total expenditure: £273,375

People

9 Trustee(s)

200 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:
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 November 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
07024335 Open in new window
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Air Marshal Paul Alexander Godfrey Chair 07 June 2018
None on record
Wg Cdr Andrew John Shaw Trustee 16 September 2024
None on record
Air Commodore James Thompson Trustee 23 August 2022
None on record
Jonathan Andrew Latimer MSc Trustee 19 April 2021
THE STRAWBERRY LINE SOCIETY
Received: On time
Air Cdre Mark George Jackson Trustee 19 April 2021
None on record
Air Cdre Jonathan Blythe Crawford Trustee 19 April 2021
None on record
Air Vice Marshall Paul Michael Rose RAF Trustee 07 June 2019
INVICTUS UK 2027 LIMITED
Received: On time
Erica Jane Ferguson Trustee 20 May 2019
None on record
Air Vice Marshal Mark William James Chappell Trustee 07 June 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £223.50k £157.37k £265.85k £203.47k £135.11k
Total expenditure £133.46k £118.28k £333.35k £199.93k £273.38k
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 2024 12 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 12 October 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 22 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 22 September 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 25 September 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 25 September 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 14 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 14 September 2022 On time
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 28 October 2021 On time
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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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED ON 20 SEPTEMBER 2009

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF HER MAJESTY'S ARMED FORCES BY INCREASING PHYSICAL FITNESS, FOSTERING THE ESPRIT DE CORPS AND RAISING MORALE OF MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND OTHER SERVICES, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION), THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT IN THE PLAYING OF, FURTHERANCE OF ITS PROPER ADMINISTRATION AND PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
RAF Rugby Union
C/O RAF Central Fund
Danesfield
New Lock Lane
Henley Road
Medmenha
Phone:
01494569068
Email:
info@rafsportsfederation.uk
Website:

www.raf.mod.uk/rafrugbyunion Open in new window