# ROYAL AIR FORCE SPORT AIRCRAFT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1184646
- **Other names:** RAF SPORT AIRCRAFT, RAFSA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 29, 2019
- **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=1184646


## Contact

- **Address:** RAF FLYING SCHOOLS AND CLUBS ORG, RAF WADDINGTON, LINCOLN
- **Postcode:** LN5 9NB
- **Phone:** 07973229790
- **Email:** RAFSportAircraft@outlook.com
- **Website:** http://www.flyingclubs.org/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE MILITARY EFFICIENCY OF HER MAJESTY'S ARMED FORCES IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO: (A)FOSTERING ESPRIT DE CORPS; (B) RAISING MORALE;(C)DEVELOPING AND ENHANCING MENTAL RESILIENCE; OF MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE; AND(D)ENCOURAGING AIRMANSHIP, AIR-MINDEDNESS AND AVIATION SAFETY AWARENESS AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THE DEFENCE OF THE REALM.IN PARTICULAR, (BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION), THE TRUSTEES MAY FURTHER THE OBJECT THROUGH ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING THE PARTICIPATION IN, AND PROVISION OF OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR, FLYING AND FLYING TRAINING IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE.

**Activities:** Support to RAF Flying Clubs/Schools through provision of General Aviation within the RAF




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Amateur Sport, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £27950 | £33347 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £34964 | £50200 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £246677 | £49799 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £29397 | £31367 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £12196 | £24716 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **David Hall** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 5, 2025
- AVM Mark Phelps OBE — appointed Oct. 25, 2024
- Air Marshal Sir Christopher Harper KBE FRAeS — appointed Jan. 1, 2020
- Carl Jenkins MEng — appointed Jan. 1, 2021
- Charlotte Deschenes — appointed April 30, 2021
- David Taudevin — appointed Nov. 20, 2024
- Luke Bowman — appointed April 15, 2024
- Squadron Leader CHRISTOPHER MARTIN HIVES — appointed Jan. 1, 2020
- Wing Commander GARY PAUL COLEMAN — appointed Jan. 1, 2020