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The Royal AIR Force Dependants Fund

The Royal AIR Force Dependants Fund is a registered charity (number 253492) based in London, governed by 1 trustee. Latest income £409k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 1 trustee
  • Income £409k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

No individual trustees are listed on the register.

Also 1 organisation acting as trustee: The Royal AIR Force Benevolent Fund.

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and more
Website
www.rafbf.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1967

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£409k£331k
  • 2024£406k£414k
  • 2023£409k£435k
Earlier years
  • 2022£409k£402k
  • 2021£440k£309k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

(1) THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE THROUGH THE RELIEF OF DEPENDANTS OF DECEASED SERVING PERSONNEL IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER OF PRIORITY: (A) THE DEPENDANTS OF DECEASED SUBSCRIBERS; (B) THE DEPENDANTS OF DECEASED SERVING PERSONNEL.(2) THE TRUSTEE MAY ASSIST DEPENDANTS BY: (A) THE PROVISION OF IMMEDIATE GRANTS; AND (B) THE RELIEF OF DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED BY VIRTUE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS, DISABILITY OR THE EFFECTS OF OLD AGE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF DISCRETIONARY GRANTS, LOANS, GIFTS, PENSIONS OR OTHERWISE.

Board analysis

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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
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£406k 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
253492
Status
Registered
Governing document
SCHEME 13 OCTOBER 2009
Contact on the register
020 7307 3318 · lisa.harmshaw@rafbf.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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