Royal AIR Force Widows Association
Registered charity 1030945 Registered since 1994
Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
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Contact
| chair@rafwidows.org.uk | |
| Phone | 08004561150 |
| Address | ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND, 67 PORTLAND PLACE, LONDON, W1B 1AR |
Finances
£38,159 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £778 | £7,060 |
| 2022 | £20,931 | £33,838 |
| 2023 | £54,935 | £64,573 |
| 2024 | £41,544 | £28,295 |
| 2025 | £38,159 | £33,199 |
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THE CHARITY'S OBJECT (THE OBJECT) IS TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF QUALIFYING PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AS A RESULT OF THEIR BEREAVEMENT (INCLUDING ANY ARISING PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILLNESS) BY THE PROVISION OF FRIENDSHIP, PRACTICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND, WHERE NECESSARY, ADVICE ON OBTAINING MEDICAL HELP OR GUIDANCE. QUALIFYING PERSONS SHALL MEAN: (1) THOSE PERSONS WHOSE DECEASED SPOUSE, ELIGIBLE PARTNER OR CIVIL PARTNER SERVED IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE (“RAF”); (2) RAF PERSONNEL AND FORMER RAF PERSONNEL WHOSE SPOUSE, ELIGIBLE PARTNER OR CIVIL PARTNER DIED WHILST THEY WERE SERVING IN THE RAF; AND (3) DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF QUALIFYING PERSONS. AN ‘ELIGIBLE PARTNER’ IS SOMEONE WHO MEETS THE CRITERIA OF SUCH FOR PENSION PURPOSES UNDER THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE REGULATIONS OR POLICY.
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12/9/1993 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTIONS DATED SEPTEMBER 1997, SEPTEMBER 1999, SEPTEMBER 2003, 14/4/2010, 22/10/2012 AND 19/10/2013 AS AMENDED ON 17 OCT 2020 AS AMENDED ON 15 OCT 2021AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 15 OCT 2021 as amended on 02 Dec 2023
Trustees (7)
- Andrea Paterson since 2025
- Donna Gillespie since 2025
- Kerry Henderson since 2024
- Laura Robbins since 2018
- Michelle Dundas since 2025
- Penenlope Hardman since 2025
- Sarah Maclennan-Cookson since 2022
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