Royal Air Forces Association - Manchester & District Branch

Analysis

Royal Air Forces Association - Manchester & District Branch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Air Forces Association - Manchester & District Branch reported income of £12k and spending of £8,107, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,123 to £12k (+1008%), an average of +82% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 843%. Over the whole period it spent 172% 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, Royal Air Forces Association - Manchester & District Branch sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blackpool Drill Hall (Yorkshire Street) Trust (£12k), Hampshire and Berkshire 4x4 Response (£13k) and 901 Troop Marine Cadets (£12k).