# THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND AND FREE CHURCHES FUND RAF

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 240794
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Aug. 20, 1965
- **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=240794


## Contact

- **Address:** HQ AIR COMMAND, RAF HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
- **Postcode:** HP14 4UE
- **Phone:** 01494497595
- **Email:** jonathan.stewart137@mod.gov.uk
- **Website:** https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/units/raf-chaplains/



## Activities

**Objects:** IN AID OF THE SPIRITUAL AND EDUCATIONAL WORK OF THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND AND OF THE PRESBYTERIAN METHODIST BAPTIST AND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND IN AID OF SUCH SOCIAL WORK AS IS ANCILLARY.

**Activities:** The governing document is a trust deed that set up the Fund to assist Church of Scotland, Methodist, Baptist, United Reformed and other free church chaplains operating within the Royal Air Force in the performance of their duties and as a conduit for assisting other charitable activities

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £11968 | £22188 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £19329 | £20547 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £18410 | £18432 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £15125 | £16952 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £13663 | £13808 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Rev Alasdair Robert Nicoll** (Chair) — appointed April 1, 2023
- Craig Lancaster — appointed Nov. 24, 2020
- Deacon Josephine Francis Ann Critchley — appointed Nov. 3, 2023
- Jonathan Luke Stewart — appointed April 1, 2018
- Rev Christopher John Carre — appointed Nov. 3, 2023
- Rev Helene Louise Grant — appointed April 1, 2022
- Rev Neil Galloway — appointed April 1, 2022