The Royal Air Force Dependants Fund
Analysis
The Royal Air Force Dependants Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Royal Air Force Dependants Fund reported income of £409k and spending of £331k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £440k to £409k (-6.9%), an average of -1.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Royal Air Force Dependants Fund sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coventry Shri Sidhi Vinayagar Devasthanam (£409k), St Leonard's Hospital (£410k) and Sears Group Trust (£408k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity relieves immediate financial distress when a member, who must be Serving in the RAF, dies from whatever cause, by making grants to their nominated beneficiary.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Coventry Shri Sidhi Vinayagar Devasthanam | Coventry | £409k |
| St Leonard's Hospital | Newark | £410k |
| Sears Group Trust | Tetbury | £408k |
| The Belling Charitable Settlement | Sawbridgeworth | £410k |