# Royal Air Forces Association - Shetland Branch

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC037855
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Statutory corporation (Royal Charter etc)
- **Part of:** [Royal Air Forces Association](/sc/SC037673) (SC037673)
- **Registered:** Feb. 21, 2007
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC037855


## Contact

- **Address:** Islesview, Bells Road, Lerwick, Shetland
- **Postcode:** ZE1 0QB
- **Website:** www.rafa.org.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of citizenship or community development','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

**What the charity does:** The charity is a branch of the Royal Air Forces Association which is a Royal Charter body and registered as a charity in England and Wales under number 226686 and in Scotland under SC037673 (“the Association”). The Association has many branches all of which share the same charitable object as the Association and are subject to the same constitution.   To promote, through the comradeship engendered by its members, the welfare by charitable means of all serving and former members of His Majesty’s Air Forces, their spouses and dependents, together with the widows and widowers and dependents of those who died whilst serving or subsequently.

**Objectives:** The object for which the Association is established is to promote, through the comradeship engendered by its members, the welfare by charitable means of all serving and former members of Our Air Forces, their spouses and dependants, together with the widows and widowers and dependants of those who died whilst serving or subsequently.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Shetland Islands
- **Geographical spread:** A specific local point, community or neighbourhood



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £11299 | £11458 |  -  | 0 | [PDF](/sc/SC037855/files/2025-12-31-accounts.pdf) (113.8 KB) |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £11765 | £10009 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £7872 | £9474 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £28554 | £28555 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £32985 | £32644 |  -  | 0 |  |