Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Positive trading contribution: +2;

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CENTRAL FUND

PROVIDE CHARITABLE SUPPORT TO THE SERVING RAF COMMUNITY WORLDWIDE, SUPPORTING CAPITAL PROJECTS, COMMUNITY AND WELFARE SUPPORT FACILITIES AND ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGH SPORT TO FACILIATE AN ENCHANCED SENSE OF BELONGING, MOTIVATION, MORALE AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

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
31/12/22	£4,442	£4,650	£-207	£1,325	£46,526	£0	n/a	12
31/12/21	£4,167	£4,629	£-462	£1,287	£48,146	£0	n/a	12
31/12/20	£5,138	£4,244	£894	£1,534	£44,770	£3,820	10.8	12
31/12/19	£4,117	£4,846	£-729	£1,595	£43,003	£3,775	9.3	11
31/12/18	£4,664	£4,540	£124	£1,617	£38,807	£5,751	15.2	11
31/12/17	£4,388	£5,648	£-1,260	£1,616	£41,843	£4,656	9.9	11
31/12/16	£3,331	£5,117	£-1,787	£1,285	£40,199	£4,703	11	8
31/12/15	£1,803	£4,585	£-2,782	£546	£39,491	£4,434	11.6	5
31/12/14	£4,147	£5,501	£-1,354	£1,257	£42,486	£6,168	13.5	7
31/12/13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 32%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 11 years

www.rafcf.org.uk

mail@rafcf.org.uk

01494 569068

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

12 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - COVID IMPACT FUND
£29,664	25/06/2020	Funding allowed the group to enrich the lives of serving personnel by improving their mental and physical health through improved access to sporting and physical activity and rehabilitation ....more Funding allowed the group to enrich the lives of serving personnel by improving their mental and physical health through improved access to sporting and physical activity and rehabilitation opportunities on stations throughout the UK.
Ministry of Defence - Covid-19 Impact Fund
£29,664	15/06/2020	To maintain services and activities where organisations' finances had been impacted by Covid

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 45-64

DAME SUSAN CATHERINE GRAY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

DR EAMONN MOLLOY (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Professor, Other trusteeship: MASTER FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF PEMBROKE COLLEGE,

DR JULIAN BROWN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Asset Management

GROUP CAPTAIN MARK WILLIAMS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Raf Reserve

HON GROUP CAPTAIN JOHN MICHAELSON OSTJ Appointed: 2018

ALISON FARMERY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Media Consultant

CHANTAL BAKER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Raf Personnel Support Officer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/06/2013, number: 1152560
Registered at Companies House on 04/06/2013, number: 08555984

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

RAF Central Fund Danesfield
New Lock Lane
Henley Road
Medmenham, MARLOW
Buckinghamshire
SL7 2EY

Objectives

2.1 The objects for which the charity is established, for the public benefit, are:-2.1.1 To benefit generally the members or former members of the Royal Air Force and their dependents in such charitable ways as the Trustees think fit.2.1.2 To promote the efficiency of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces in such charitable ways as the trustees think fit particularly (but not by way of limitation) 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 with particular reference to:(a) Increasing physical fitness;(b) Fostering the espirit de corps; and(c) Raising morale Of the members of the Royal Air Force.

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