## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025** **Charity name: The Royal Air Forces Association – Bristol Branch** **Charity registration number: 231638** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote through the comradeship
engendered by its members the welfare by
charitable means of all serving and former
members of our AIR FORCE, their spouses
and dependants, together with widows and
widowers and dependants of those who
died whilst serving or subsequently.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Makes grants to individuals.
Provides buildings, facilities, open space.
Provides advocacy, advice and information,
and acts as an umbrella or resource body.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees confirm that they have had
regard to the Charity Commission’s
guidance on public benefit.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers I ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|We have donated £5,000 to Wings Appeal,
which is £1,000 more than the last two
years
We have carried out upgrading works on
the building this year – replacing the rear
roof. We received a donation which has
enabled us to upgrade steps into the lower
part of the building.
The veterans’ lunches have again
continued all year and been well received.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| I ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|In the opinion of the trustees the financial
position of the charity is satisfactory, with
sufficient funds to meet known or
anticipated expenditure.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held as follows:
1.
£10,000 contingency for costs in the
event of closure of the branch (as
advised by Head Office).
2.
Provision for future repairs to or
maintenance of the premises.
3.
Provision for potential welfare
grants.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Bank and cash reserves at 31 December
2025 stood at £29,727.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| I ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Royal Charter Reg. No. 226686| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated association| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Elected by the Branch at the Annual
General Meeting.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION – CITY OF
BRISTOL BRANCH| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|231638| |Charity’s principal address|38 Eastfield
Westbury-on-Trym
Bristol BS9 4BE| ||| I ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||GeoffreyBridgman|Chairman||| ||Pat Margetson|Treasurer||| ||AnthonyPeters|Secretary||| ||Lynda Watts|DepSecretary||| ||Edward Bathe-
Taylor|||| ||David Musgrove|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** I ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details None ## **Other optional information** I ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Anthony Peters **Full name(s)** Pat Margetson **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** I CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCLATIO BRISTOL BRANCH 231638 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For tht per¥od 01101r2025 3111212025 To Section A Receipts and payments Unre8tricted nd• Restrteted lund8 Endowment fund8 Totsl funds Last year ¥*th• r*•r••t t toth• MaYb•tE IDth• n••r••t£ toll• ii••i•it£ to thp A1 R￿1 Giants reC￿ved D¢Thtsons rec•v*J Renls tewved RAFA trernbersl4p rqbAt8 6,936 1.260 3,813 34.$43 ross income ARJ 42,028 88Ot an {¥ee tabl•l. nvMtm•nt Total rncelpts 50.022 A3Pa ents oihwdonab(￿• Repair&, Tvnvérdlsand M￿n￿r￿¢ So&* acbvity and suThJrycc*¢u Leg4 Insurar 31m# 31,1)99 1353 834 26,928 4,071 s,98s Sub total 47A19 47hf9 41,824 A4 AMet and In¥esth)•nt urchases tabl• Sub totsl 47.419 47A19 Net of receip￿(payments} A5 Trnn$f¥rs between fund8 A6 Cash funds la$t y*•r erKI Cash funds this year end .524 29.727 Sèction B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted Restricted nds to IiearBSt E Endowment fund¥ B1 Cash fund$ 162 Total ¢ash lunds 29.727 Unr•8tri¢i•d ReBtrlct•d Endowm•rt funds funds lund• to rwre•t£ Detalls D•ta118 Fund Cuvrqnt vJlu• tlonal D•tsll• 84 A88ets r8taln•d for th• charlty'• oym u•• Fwrtlowhi¢h etails ort*l BS UabllltleB S¥J￿d by or ￿¥0 IFUStees on behaff of all the trustees Piint Name Dale of roval Pat Ma ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025** **Charity name: The Royal Air Forces Association – Bristol Branch** **Charity registration number: 231638** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote through the comradeship
engendered by its members the welfare by
charitable means of all serving and former
members of our AIR FORCE, their spouses
and dependants, together with widows and
widowers and dependants of those who
died whilst serving or subsequently.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Makes grants to individuals.
Provides buildings, facilities, open space.
Provides advocacy, advice and information,
and acts as an umbrella or resource body.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees confirm that they have had
regard to the Charity Commission’s
guidance on public benefit.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers I ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|We have donated £5,000 to Wings Appeal,
which is £1,000 more than the last two
years
We have carried out upgrading works on
the building this year – replacing the rear
roof. We received a donation which has
enabled us to upgrade steps into the lower
part of the building.
The veterans’ lunches have again
continued all year and been well received.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| I ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|In the opinion of the trustees the financial
position of the charity is satisfactory, with
sufficient funds to meet known or
anticipated expenditure.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held as follows:
1.
£10,000 contingency for costs in the
event of closure of the branch (as
advised by Head Office).
2.
Provision for future repairs to or
maintenance of the premises.
3.
Provision for potential welfare
grants.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Bank and cash reserves at 31 December
2025 stood at £29,727.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| I ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Royal Charter Reg. No. 226686| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated association| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Elected by the Branch at the Annual
General Meeting.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION – CITY OF
BRISTOL BRANCH| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|231638| |Charity’s principal address|38 Eastfield
Westbury-on-Trym
Bristol BS9 4BE| ||| I ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||GeoffreyBridgman|Chairman||| ||Pat Margetson|Treasurer||| ||AnthonyPeters|Secretary||| ||Lynda Watts|DepSecretary||| ||Edward Bathe-
Taylor|||| ||David Musgrove|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** I ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details None ## **Other optional information** I ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Anthony Peters **Full name(s)** Pat Margetson **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** I