# IX(B) SQUADRON ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1153852
- **Other names:** IX(B) SQN ASSN
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 18, 2013
- **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=1153852


## Contact

- **Address:** IX (B) Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth, Lossiemouth, Morayshire
- **Postcode:** IV31 6SD
- **Phone:** 07708963331
- **Email:** association.vicechairman@9sqn.co.uk
- **Website:** www.9sqn.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE, AND ARE:A.TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BY PRESERVING ITS TRADITIONS, FOSTERING ESPRIT-DE-CORPS AND COMRADESHIP AND ENCOURAGING PERSONNEL TO BENEFIT FROM THE EXPERIENCE AND LESSONS OF THEIR PREDECESSORS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY MAINTAINING CONTACT WITH PAST MEMBERS OF THE SQUADRON.B.TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE WORK AND HISTORY OF BOMBER COMMAND, STRIKE COMMAND, AIR COMMAND AND THEIR SUBORDINATE FORMATIONS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY MAKING GRANTS TO AND SUPPORTING ANY CHARITIES, PROJECTS OR APPEALS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE COMMANDS AND THEIR FORMATIONS AND ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE RAF MUSEUM, THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM AND THE BOMBER COMMAND ASSOCIATION.

**Activities:** The objects of the IX(B) Squadron Association are exclusively charitable, and are to promote the efficiency of the RAF by preserving its traditions, fostering esprit-de-corps and encouraging personnel to benefit from the experience and lessons of their predecessors, by making grants to and supporting individuals, charities and projects. The Association also carries out research for individuals.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £19847 | £38453 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2024 | £27150 | £16763 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/ew/1153852/files/2024-03-31-accounts.pdf) (171.4 KB) |
| March 31, 2023 | £10419 | £10831 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2022 | £8216 | £3209 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2021 | £11226 | £18429 |  -  |  -  |  |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **James Douglas Heeps** | Chair | Aug. 1, 2023 |
| Dean Wood |  | March 31, 2017 |
| Ian Sharrocks |  | March 31, 2020 |