Royal AIR Force Historical Society
Registered charity 299029 Registered since 1988
Operates: Throughout England And Wales
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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.
12 trustees on the board
- Air Vice Marshal Steven Chisnall Chair since 2024
- AIR Cdre G R Pitchfork
- Air Commodore Stephen Chappell since 2024
- Dr Harry Andrew Nevvar Raffal since 2024
- Group Captain James Grant Leggat OBE since 2024
- Group Captain Thomas Eeles since 2026
- John Sebastian Cox OBE since 2025
- Mandy Elizabeth Shepherd since 2026
- Mark Wonham Russell since 2025
- Sandra May Wood since 2024
- Stuart Hadaway since 2024
- Wg Cdr Simon Gifford Footer MBE since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Wg Cdr Simon Gifford Footer MBE since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Air Vice Marshal Steven Chisnall Chair since 2024
- AIR Cdre G R Pitchfork
- Air Commodore Stephen Chappell since 2024
- Dr Harry Andrew Nevvar Raffal since 2024
- Group Captain James Grant Leggat OBE since 2024
- Group Captain Thomas Eeles since 2026
- Mandy Elizabeth Shepherd since 2026
- Mark Wonham Russell since 2025
- Sandra May Wood since 2024
- Stuart Hadaway since 2024
- Wg Cdr Simon Gifford Footer MBE since 2020
Portfolio (1)
- John Sebastian Cox OBE since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Friends of NO 11(F) Group Operations Rooms 1 shared trustee
- The Victory (Services) Association 1 shared trustee
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- ST. Mark's Primary School Parent Teacher Association Similar size; both Environment
- Drigg and District Young Farmers Club Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | https://rafhistoricalsociety.org.uk |
| secretary@rafhistoricalsociety.org.uk | |
| Phone | 020 8205 2266 |
| Address | ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM, GRAHAME PARK WAY, LONDON, NW9 5LL |
Finances
£24,033 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £15,370 | £40,011 |
| 2022 | £19,161 | £43,295 |
| 2023 | £24,340 | £48,198 |
| 2024 | £54,714 | £32,076 |
| 2025 | £24,033 | £138,492 |
What it does
What
Environment/conservation/heritageWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsCharitable objects
To advance education in the role and history of the Royal Air Force (RAF) in peace and war through publications, seminars and educational and charitable grants.
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 14TH MARCH 1988 as amended on 22 Aug 2025
Trustees (12)
- Air Vice Marshal Steven Chisnall Chair since 2024
- AIR Cdre G R Pitchfork
- Air Commodore Stephen Chappell since 2024
- Dr Harry Andrew Nevvar Raffal since 2024
- Group Captain James Grant Leggat OBE since 2024
- Group Captain Thomas Eeles since 2026
- John Sebastian Cox OBE since 2025
- Mandy Elizabeth Shepherdage band 65-69 since 2026
- Mark Wonham Russell since 2025
- Sandra May Wood since 2024
- Stuart Hadaway since 2024
- Wg Cdr Simon Gifford Footer MBE since 2020
Connected charities (1)
- The Friends of NO 11(F) Group Operations Rooms 1 shared trustee
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