# ROYAL AIR FORCE WIDOWS ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1030945
- **Other names:** RAF WIDOWS' ASSOCIATION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Jan. 6, 1994
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1030945


## Contact

- **Address:** ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND, 67 PORTLAND PLACE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W1B 1AR
- **Phone:** 08004561150
- **Email:** chair@rafwidows.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY'S OBJECT (THE OBJECT) IS TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF QUALIFYING PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AS A RESULT OF THEIR BEREAVEMENT (INCLUDING ANY ARISING PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILLNESS) BY THE PROVISION OF FRIENDSHIP, PRACTICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND, WHERE NECESSARY, ADVICE ON OBTAINING MEDICAL HELP OR GUIDANCE. QUALIFYING PERSONS SHALL MEAN: (1) THOSE PERSONS WHOSE DECEASED SPOUSE, ELIGIBLE PARTNER OR CIVIL PARTNER SERVED IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE (“RAF”); (2) RAF PERSONNEL AND FORMER RAF PERSONNEL WHOSE SPOUSE, ELIGIBLE PARTNER OR CIVIL PARTNER DIED WHILST THEY WERE SERVING IN THE RAF; AND (3) DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF QUALIFYING PERSONS. AN ‘ELIGIBLE PARTNER’ IS SOMEONE WHO MEETS THE CRITERIA OF SUCH FOR PENSION PURPOSES UNDER THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE REGULATIONS OR POLICY.

**Activities:** Support for RAF Widows and Widowers

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £38159 | £33199 | — | — |
| July 31, 2024 | £41544 | £28295 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £54935 | £64573 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £20931 | £33838 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £778 | £7060 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Andrea Paterson — appointed Nov. 29, 2025
- Donna Gillespie — appointed Nov. 29, 2025
- Kerry Henderson — appointed June 24, 2024
- Laura Robbins — appointed Oct. 6, 2018
- Michelle Dundas — appointed Nov. 29, 2025
- Penenlope Hardman — appointed Nov. 29, 2025
- Sarah MacLennan-Cookson — appointed March 16, 2022