ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Our purpose is to share the story of the Royal Air Force, past, present and future, using the stories of its people and our collections, to engage, entertain, inspire and encourage learning. Our overall vision is to inspire everyone with the RAF story, the people who shape it and its place in our lives.
Latest income
£18.9m
Expenditure
£20.1m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-31 | £19.9m | £19.2m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £21.6m | £19.4m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £18.9m | £20.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £13.8m |
| Charitable activities | £384k |
| Trading | £3.9m |
| Investment income | £787k |
| Total income | £18.9m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £16.4m |
| Raising funds | £601k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £0 |
| Total expenditure | £20.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £2.3m |
| Total funds | £141m |
| — restricted | £15.0m |
| — unrestricted | £126m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £141m |
| Cash | £16.4m |
People
| Employees | 203 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.