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The R.A.F. Benevolent Fund Trustees Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 36

  1. Al Bennett 2018–2021 Director View profile
  2. Philip Wiles 2018–2019 Director View profile
  3. David Paul Murray 2016–2020 Director View profile
  4. Duncan John Campbell Forde 2016–2017 Director View profile
  5. Lesley Carol Baliga 2014–2015 Director View profile
  6. Alison Marie Wyman 2013–2016 Director View profile
  7. Michael Forster 2013–2014 Director View profile
  8. Nickols, Christopher Mark, Air Marshal 2012–2016 Director View profile
  9. Dougherty, Simon, Air Vice-Marshal 2012–2020 Director View profile
  10. Rainford, David, Air Commodore 2010–2012 Director View profile
  11. Paul Jonathan Hughesdon 2009–2023 Director View profile
  12. Nicholas Charles Waring 2007–2013 Director View profile
  13. Wright, Robert Alfred, Air Marshal Sir 2007–2012 Director View profile
  14. Michael Carl Barter 2006–2009 Director View profile
  15. Austin, Roger Mark, Air Marshal Sir 2000–2009 Director View profile
  16. Cousins, David, Air Chief Marshal Sir 1998–2006 Director View profile
  17. Ernest Baillie Bohm 1998–2007 Director View profile
  18. Lewis, Derek Ieuan, Wing Commander 1998–2007 Director View profile
  19. Sherrington, Terence Brian, Air Vice Marshal 1998–2006 Director View profile
  20. Bailey, David Arthur Frank, Wing Commander 1995–1998 Director View profile
  21. Gingell, John, Air Chief Marshal Sir 1994–2000 Director View profile
  22. Hilary Jane Richardson 1994–2013 Director View profile
  23. Palin, Roger Hewlitt, Air Chief Marshal Sir 1993–1998 Director View profile
  24. Peters, Robert Geoffrey, Air Vice Marshal 1993–1998 Director View profile
  25. John Michael Elsworth Scott 1989–2018 Director View profile
  26. Lucas, George Alfred, Group Captain 1997 Director View profile
  27. Aiken, John Alexander Carlisle, Air Chief Marshal Sir 1994 Director View profile
  28. Barcilon, Robert Louis, Air Commodore 1993 Director View profile
  29. Kennedy, Thomas Lawrie, Air Chief Marshall Sir 1993 Director View profile
  30. Connell, John Anthony, Wing Commander 1994 Director View profile
  31. Lady Sheila Harding 1994 Director View profile
  32. Rachel Joan Kramer 2021–2021 Secretary View profile
  33. Higgins, Paul, Air Commodore 2018–2021 Secretary View profile
  34. Michael Christopher Neville 2012–2012 Secretary View profile
  35. Philip John Wiles 2007–2018 Secretary View profile
  36. Hazel Mary Elizabeth Chapman 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
31/12/1968

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. The R.A.F. Benevolent Fund Trustees Limited is controlled by The Royal AIR Force Benevolent Fund
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Royal AIR Force Benevolent Fund.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis for researchers

Board DNA

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

6 directors on the board

4.7y median 5.5y
average tenure
6.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Other services 11Professional services 2Property 2Business services 1Health and social care 1Retail and trade 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00945083
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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