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Registered charity (CIO) · Lincoln

Royal AIR Force Sport Aircraft

Royal AIR Force Sport Aircraft is a registered charity (number 1184646) based in Lincoln, governed by 12 trustees and chaired by David Hall since 2025. Latest income £28k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as RAF Sport Aircraft, Rafsa (Charity Commission)

  • 12 trustees
  • Income £28k (2024)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Amateur Sport, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.flyingclubs.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2019

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£28k£33k
  • 2023£35k£50k
  • 2022£247k£50k
Earlier years
  • 2021£29k£31k
  • 2020£12k£25k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE MILITARY EFFICIENCY OF HER MAJESTY'S ARMED FORCES IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO: (A)FOSTERING ESPRIT DE CORPS; (B) RAISING MORALE;(C)DEVELOPING AND ENHANCING MENTAL RESILIENCE; OF MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE; AND(D)ENCOURAGING AIRMANSHIP, AIR-MINDEDNESS AND AVIATION SAFETY AWARENESS AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THE DEFENCE OF THE REALM.IN PARTICULAR, (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION), THE TRUSTEES MAY FURTHER THE OBJECT THROUGH ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING THE PARTICIPATION IN, AND PROVISION OF OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR, FLYING AND FLYING TRAINING IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

3y median 2y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure
3.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (11)

Portfolio (1)

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company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Amateur Sport 12Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency 12Education/training 12

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
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2024
incomespending£28k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1184646
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 Jul 2019
Contact on the register
07973229790 · RAFSportAircraft@outlook.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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