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Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Future income +5
    • Grant maker support: +6
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND 

    Restricted and endowed funds of Charity no 1081009
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
    • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    miles

    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
    31/12/21£1,085£1,010£75£0£5,859£0n/a00
    31/12/20£989£2,291£-1,302£11£5,728£0n/a00
    31/12/19£454£1,526£-1,072n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/18*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/17*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/16£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/15£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/14£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/13£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/12£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/11£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/10£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/12/09£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
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    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 0%
    Liabilities/Income: 0%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
    Reserves/Spending: 0 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 33 months
    Quick Ratio: INF
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 62 years

    www.rafbf.org

    mail@rafbf.org.uk

    02073073301

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    Listed activities
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Financial support to the poor
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Defined Groups

    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
    Ministry of Defence - OVA Afghanistan Veterans' Fund
    £430,832 11/03/2022
    To increase capacity in services and initiatives that offer supportive comradeship, engagement and wellbeing efforts for those in the Armed Forces community impacted by events in Afghanistan, and the ....more
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £9,120 18/06/2021
    For local projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
    Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - COVID IMPACT FUND
    £158,500 25/06/2020
    Funding supported COVID-19 related services for increased need and demand around social isolation and emotional wellbeing support. Funding would also cover adaptations to ensure staff safely continue ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 207327
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    Filing Record
    13 returns made; AR18: 19 days late, AR17: 35 days late,
    Main office

    ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND
    67 PORTLAND PLACE
    LONDON
    W1B 1AR

    Objectives

    A) THE MAINTENANCE, UPKEEP AND REPAIR OF THE WAR MEMORIAL KNOWN AS THE RAF MEMORIAL SITUATED AT VICTORIA EMBANKMENT LONDON. B) THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE BY ALL AVAILABLE MEANS OF ALL OF 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 AT ANY TIME OR SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, THE AUXILIARY AIR FORCE, THE ROYAL AIR FORCE RESERVES,THE WOMEN'S ROYAL AIR FORCE AND THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE OR ANY SEPARATE DOMINION AIR FORCE 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. (II) ALL PERSONS WHO SHALL AT ANY TIME HAVE BEEN OR BE WIDOWS CHILDREN OR OTHER DEPENDANTS OF ANY OF THE PERSONS ABOVE REFERRED TO PROVIDED THAT IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR SUCH RELIEF OR ASSISTANCE A MEMBER OR FORMER MEMBER OF A SEPARATE DOMINION AIR FORCE OR THE WIDOW OR OTHER DEPENDANT OF SUCH MEMBER OR FORMER MEMBER AS THE CASE MAY BE MUST AT THE TIME OF THE RELIEF OR ASSISTANCE BE NORMALLY RESIDENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE CHARITY IS LINKED TO 1081009 UNDER S.96(5) FOR ACCOUNTING PURPOSES ONLY.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
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