Royal Air Force Music Charitable Trust
Analysis
Royal Air Force Music Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newark. It was registered in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Air Force Music Charitable Trust reported income of £46k and spending of £48k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £20k to £46k (+137%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Royal Air Force Music Charitable Trust sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Village Church Farm (£46k), The Aubrey Singers (£46k) and 6th Ampthill and Woburn Scout Group (£46k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote welfare funding through the performance of live music by Royal Air Force musicians.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Village Church Farm | Skegness | £46k |
| The Aubrey Singers | London | £46k |
| 6th Ampthill and Woburn Scout Group | Milton Keynes | £46k |
| Harby Village Hall | Leicestershire | £46k |