Royal Air Force Widows Association

Analysis

Royal Air Force Widows Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Royal Air Force Widows Association reported income of £38k and spending of £33k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £778 to £38k (+4805%), an average of +165% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 2590%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Royal Air Force Widows Association sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Huddersfield War Memorial Trust Fund (£38k), Southbourne Village Hall (£39k) and Spajers (£38k).