The Royal Air Force Club

Analysis

The Royal Air Force Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05321353). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Royal Air Force Club reported income of £13.1m and spending of £11.6m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £7.1m to £13.1m (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 200 England and Wales charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, The Royal Air Force Club sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Police Now (£11.1m), Army Benevolent Fund (£13.7m) and Forces Employment Charity (£9.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82%, trading 11% and donations and legacies 6.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £319k. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £412k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 174 people.