Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 3

Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
12+ Trustees: -1

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CLUB

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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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		£10,182	£9,125	£1,057	£43	£9,010	£9,002	11.8	118	39
31/12/21	*	£7,150	£6,244	£905	£16	£7,795	£7,733	14.9	95	31
31/12/20		£6,050	£6,724	£-675	£28	£6,760	£6,760	12.1	140	0
31/12/19		£9,554	£9,391	£162	£0	£7,574	£7,574	9.7	149	16
31/12/18		£8,907	£8,764	£143	£169	£7,411	£7,411	10.1	133	0
31/12/17		£8,134	£7,646	£488	£155	£7,269	£7,189	11.3	129	0
31/12/16		£7,762	£7,233	£529	£140	£6,780	£6,742	11.2	126	0
31/12/15		£7,290	£6,849	£441	£18	£6,251	£6,221	10.9	110	0
31/12/14		£7,440	£6,535	£905	£17	£5,810	£5,783	10.6	120	0
31/12/13		£6,562	£5,595	£967	£17	£4,905	£4,871	10.4	98	0
31/12/12		£6,169	£5,691	£478	£17	£3,938	£3,900	8.2	97	0
31/12/11		£5,886	£5,677	£209	£5,501	£3,460	£19	0	112	0
31/12/10		£5,534	£5,343	£191	£194	£3,251	£3,214	7.2	114	0
31/12/09		£5,573	£5,331	£242	£223	£3,060	£3,028	6.8	116	0
31/12/08		£5,322	£5,215	£107	£18	£2,818	£2,791	6.4	126	0
31/12/07		£5,101	£4,978	£123	£16	£2,711	£2,673	6.4	101	0
31/12/06		£4,852	£4,792	£60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£4,643	£4,579	£64	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £130,000-£140,000
Liabilities/Assets: 37%
Liabilities/Income: 53%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 11.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9

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Established: 19 years

www.rafclub.org.uk

kathryn@rafclub.org.uk

02073991040

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

City Of Westminster,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

118 employees
39 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 51-73

ADAM WARDROPE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Royal Air Force Officer

AIR COMMODORE BARBARA COOPER Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Civil Servant, Other trusteeship: QUEEN MARY'S ROEHAMPTON TRUST,

AIR COMMODORE DAI WHITTINGHAM Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Ceo

DAVID PAUL MURRAY (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

FLIGHT LIEUTENANT HAIG ANTHONY JOHN TYLER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Information Officer

JO SALTER Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Management Consultant

NEERAJ KAPUR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Finance Officer

PAUL HIGGINS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Portfolio

SQN LDR JOHN PETERS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director

WING COMMANDER PAULA SIMONE WILLMOT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Wing Commander In Raf

GROUP CAPTAIN ALAN JOHN LOCKWOOD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

GROUP CAPTAIN JAMES ROGER BELDON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Royal Air Force Officer

IAN MELIA MA FCA VR Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeships: THE AIR PILOTS BENEVOLENT FUND, YORK ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST FOR EXCAVATION AND RESEARCH LIMITED,

SEAN O'BRIEN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Barrister

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/02/2005, number: 1108295
Registered at Companies House on 24/12/2004, number: 05321353

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR21: 74 days late,

Main office

ROYAL AIR FORCE CLUB
128 PICCADILLY
LONDON
W1J 7PY

Objectives

TO PROMOTE 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 ESPIRIT DE CORPS AND TRADITIONS OF THOSE SERVICES BY EVERY SUITABLE MEANS AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:BY ESTABLISHING MAINTAINING AND CONDUCTING IN LONDON A CENTRAL RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL CLUB FOR THE USE AND ACCOMMODATION OF MEMBERS, AND BY MAKING AVAILABLE TO THEM SUCH OTHER SERVICES, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES AS MAY BE DESIRABLE AT PRICES WHICH, SO FAR AS POSSIBLE, CAN BE AFFORDED BY ALL MEMBERS OF WHATEVER RANKBY ENCOURAGING BY MEANS OF DISCUSSIONS, LECTURES, FILM SHOWS, VISITS TO PLACES OF INTEREST AND BY OTHER MEANS, AN INTEREST IN ALL MATTERS CONNECTED WITH FLYING IN GENERAL AND WITH ROYAL AIR FORCE IN PARTICULARBY ENCOURAGING AND ORGANISING THE HOLDING AT THE CLUB OF SERVICE REUNIONS, MEETINGS AND SIMILAR FUNCTIONS AND BY PLACING AT THE SERVICE OF HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT FACILITIES AT THE CLUB FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES OF FOREIGN AIR FORCESBY ENCOURAGING AND BY PROVIDING FACILITIES TO ENABLE OFFICERS SERVING IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND IN OTHER ASSOCIATED SERVICES TO MEET AND ASSOCIATE REGULARLY WITH EACH OTHER, AND WITH PERSONS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS OFFICERS IN SUCH SERVICES AND WITH MEMBERS OF OTHER AIR FORCES AND TO BENEFIT FROM THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF SUCH PERSONS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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