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The Royal Air Force Dependants Fund

Royal Air Force Dependants Fund

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
253492
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Aug. 11, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Sept. 11, 1967
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund
67 Portland Place
London
W1B 1AR

Activities

The charity relieves immediate financial distress when a member, who must be Serving in the RAF, dies from whatever cause, by making grants to their nominated beneficiary.

Objects: (1) The Object Of The Charity Is The Promotion Of The Efficiency Of The Royal Air Force Through The Relief Of Dependants Of Deceased Serving Personnel In The Following Order Of Priority: (A) The Dependants Of Deceased Subscribers; (B) The Dependants Of Deceased Serving Personnel.(2) The Trustee May Assist Dependants By: (A) The Provision Of Immediate Grants; And (B) The Relief Of Dependants Who Are In Need By Virtue Of Financial Hardship, Sickness, Disability Or The Effects Of Old Age Through The Provision Of Discretionary Grants, Loans, Gifts, Pensions Or Otherwise.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals
What
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who
Other Defined Groups

Geography

Country
Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan, Ajman, Akrotiri, Aland Islands, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua And Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Ascension, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Baker Island, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Ceuta, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (KEELING) ISLANDS, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dhekelia, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Dubai, East Timor, Easter Island, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Fujairah, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Heard Island And Mcdonald Islands, Honduras, Hong Kong, Howland Island, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jarvis Island, Jersey, Johnston Atoll, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kingman Reef, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Melilla, Mexico, Micronesia, Midway Islands, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Navassa Island, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Korea, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palmyra Atoll, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie And Oeno Islands, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Ras Al-khaimah, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Réunion, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre And Miquelon, Saint Vincent, Saint-Martin, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, St Kitts And Nevis, St Lucia, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard And Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, São Tomé And Principe, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The Bahamas, The Gambia, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad And Tobago, Tristan Da Cunha, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks And Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Umm Al-quwain, United Arab Emirates, United States, United States Virgin Islands, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wake Island, Wallis And Futuna, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 Aug. 11, 2026On time £409,151 £331,183
Dec. 31, 2024 Sept. 19, 2025On time £405,908 £413,853
Dec. 31, 2023 Aug. 8, 2024On time £409,066 £434,504
Dec. 31, 2022 Sept. 14, 2023On time £409,412 £401,846
Dec. 31, 2021 Nov. 3, 20223 days late £439,509 £308,574
Dec. 31, 2020 Oct. 7, 2021 £391,301 £291,721