THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND
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Cash
£16m
+126% vs 2023
Net assets
£126m
+2.7% vs 2023
Employees
123
-4.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£620k
+88.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2018-10-21.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,812,000 | £21,649,000 | +15.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,321,000 | -£620,000 | +88.3% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £6,947,000 | £15,703,000 | +126% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £125,422,000 | £125,868,000 | +0.4% | |
| Net assets | £122,618,000 | £125,868,000 | +2.7% | |
| Equity | £122,618,000 | £125,868,000 | +2.7% | |
| Average employees | 129 | 123 | -4.7% | |
| Wages | £5,402,000 | £5,054,000 | -6.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £612,000 | £593,000 | -3.1% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.9% | 1.9% | |
| Current ratio | 7.24x | 10.31x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Our conclusion is that there is no doubt about the Charity's ability to continue operating as a going concern.”
Group structure
- THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND · parent
- RAF Benevolent Fund Housing Trust Limited 100%
- RAF Dependants Fund 100%
- RAF Dependants Income Trust Limited 100%
- RAF Benevolent Fund Trustees Limited 100%
- RAFBF Trading Limited 100%
- RAFBF Property Company Limited 100%
- RAF Disabled Holiday Trust 100%
Significant events
- “2024 marked the centenary of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, an important milestone that celebrated 100 years of dedicated service.”
- “June 2024 brought the 80th anniversary of D-Day, a solemn and stirring moment in our national consciousness.”
- “A key milestone in the year was the successful launch of a bold new face-to-face fundraising campaign.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKINBORO, Victoria | Secretary | 2021-09-03 | — | — |
| ALLEN, Sophie Joanne, Wing Commander | Director | 2022-09-30 | Nov 1982 | British |
| ARNOLD, Allyson | Director | 2021-06-01 | Jul 1976 | British |
| AYLMER, Patrick Anthony Richard | Director | 2021-06-01 | Dec 1963 | Irish |
| BENJAMIN, Alison | Director | 2021-06-01 | Jul 1979 | British |
| CRYER, Richard Anthony | Director | 2021-06-01 | Oct 1947 | British |
| DANIEL, Richard Nicholas | Director | 2022-02-01 | Apr 1960 | British |
| DAVIS, Sarah Jane | Director | 2020-06-01 | Mar 1977 | British |
| IRVINE, Alastair Charles Hamilton | Director | 2012-11-27 | Aug 1962 | British |
| MARTLAND, Clive Alan, Wing Commander | Director | 2022-09-30 | Mar 1968 | British |
| MAYHEW, Susan Meredith | Director | 2022-09-30 | Aug 1970 | British |
| NEILSON, John Morrison | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jul 1959 | British |
| PORTER, Alan Fraser | Director | 2024-11-01 | Sep 1963 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOHM, Ernie | Secretary | 2011-03-02 | 2012-03-13 |
| HIGGINS, Paul | Secretary | 2017-06-13 | 2021-09-03 |
| NEVILLE, Michael, Group Captain | Secretary | 2012-03-13 | 2017-06-13 |
| ADAMSON, Kathryn Elizabeth | Director | 2016-09-20 | 2020-10-23 |
| BAGNALL, Pamela, Lady | Director | 2010-03-22 | 2014-11-25 |
| BEET, Nigel | Director | 2011-06-07 | 2013-09-24 |
| BRINDLE, Frances Anne Maria | Director | 2014-09-29 | 2022-09-28 |
| CASEMORE, Sarah | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2022-02-25 |
| CHEYNE, David Watson | Director | 2014-11-25 | 2023-03-31 |
| COUZENS, David, Avm | Director | 2010-03-22 | 2014-11-25 |
| CRAIG, Graeme Robert | Director | 2016-09-20 | 2024-12-31 |
| CRITCHLEY, Stephen Richard, Dr | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2012-11-27 |
| CRITCHLEY, Stephen Richard, Dr | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2020-11-26 |
| DOUGHERTY, Simon, Air Vice-Marshal | Director | 2012-03-27 | 2020-06-01 |
| HARPER, Simon, Air Commodore | Director | 2016-09-05 | 2019-06-11 |
| HASTIE, Arabella | Director | 2010-03-22 | 2016-09-20 |
| HAYNES, Laurie | Director | 2010-03-22 | 2012-11-27 |
| HAYNES, Lawrence John | Director | 2005-11-15 | 2022-01-27 |
| INGHAM, Richard Mark | Director | 2016-09-20 | 2021-03-25 |
| LEA, Anthony | Director | 2008-12-04 | 2016-09-20 |
| OPIE, Alan, Air Commodore | Director | 2013-09-24 | 2016-09-05 |
| ORZEL, Marie-Noelle | Director | 2014-11-25 | 2022-11-30 |
| PEAKE, Andrew | Director | 2010-03-22 | 2012-05-29 |
| PRENDERGAST, Rachel Sarah | Director | 2022-09-30 | 2025-06-20 |
| RAFFE, Victoria | Director | 2005-11-15 | 2013-12-31 |
| RAINFORD, David, Air Commodore | Director | 2010-03-22 | 2012-03-27 |
| SHANKLAND, Graeme | Director | 2016-09-20 | 2021-07-06 |
| TOWLE, Bridget | Director | 2010-03-22 | 2013-12-31 |
| TRENCHARD, Hugh Viscount, Viscount | Director | 2005-12-31 | 2013-12-31 |
| VAUGHAN, Allan, Air Commodore | Director | 2010-03-22 | 2016-09-20 |
| WALTERS, Peggy Iona Esther | Director | 2022-09-30 | 2024-05-18 |
| WEST, Elaine, Air Vice-Marshal | Director | 2016-09-05 | 2022-04-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-26 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-04-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.