Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

RAF SPORTS FEDERATION 

THE RAF SPORTS FEDERATION ASSISTS RAF SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN WITH PARTICIPATING IN SPORT AT ALL LEVELS, HELPING THEM TO DEVELOP THE CHARACTER, SPIRIT AND ATTITUDE TO FACE THE CHALLENGES AND DANGERS OF MILITARY SERVICE. THE RAF SPORTS FEDERATION REPLACED THE RAF SPORTS BOARD CHARITY (REG NO 240424)
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Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but spending has been increasing rapidly
  • There is a pension deficit of £172,000
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£567£770£-203£0£1,157£1,06216.550
31/12/21£528£546£-18£0£1,744£1,52733.660
31/12/20£583£574£9£0£1,621£1,43029.960
31/12/19£551£705£-154£0£1,547£1,43624.460
31/12/18?£604£555£49£0£1,616£1,47131.874
18/01/17£1,990£1,877£113£0£1,448£1,3728.870

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 16.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 5.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 8 years

www.rafsportsfederation.uk

info@rafsportsfederation.uk

01296657045

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 5 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/07/2016, number: 1168287
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

ROOM 43
KERMODE HALL
ROYAL AIR FORCE HALTON
AYLESBURY
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
HP22 5PG

Objectives

3.1 The object of the CIO is to promote the efficiency of His Majesty’s Armed Forces in such charitable ways as the trustees think fit with particular reference to:3.1.1 increasing physical fitness3.1.2 fostering the esprit de corps; and3.1.3 raising morale;of members of the Royal Air Force.3.2 In particular (but not by way of limitation) the trustees may further the object through encouraging and facilitating the playing of, and participation in, and the provision of or assisting in the provision of facilities for, sport in the Royal Air Force.

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