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The Royal Air Forces Association Bognor Regis Branch

RegisteredRegistered charity number 263250Bognor RegisHousing and shelter
Income£13k2025-12-31
Spending£8,911same year
Spent / received87%5-year average
Size in its cause20th pctHousing and shelter
Registered1971Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Royal Air Forces Association Bognor Regis Branch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bognor Regis. It was registered in November 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, accommodation/housing and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Royal Air Forces Association Bognor Regis Branch reported income of £13k and spending of £8,911, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £13k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Royal Air Forces Association Bognor Regis Branch sits at the 20th percentile: it is larger than about 20% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stooke's Almshouse or Merdon Estate Charity (£13k), Little Hinton Educational Foundation (£13k) and The Stallibrass Almshouses (£13k).

Income and spending

£0£3,294£6,587£9,881£13k2021 Income: £10,9442021 Spending: £7,63120212022 Income: £9,3352022 Spending: £6,72020222023 Income: £9,2682023 Spending: £8,76420232024 Income: £9,0262024 Spending: £12,88520242025 Income: £13,1742025 Spending: £8,9112025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

To provide advice, support & practical help to serving & ex-RAF personnel and their partners. Achieved through an acredited network of honorary welfare officers with branch support.To provide membership of an association of ex-RAF personnel and their spouses. Welcomes associate members who support the aims and activities of the RAF Association.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Stooke's Almshouse or Merdon Estate CharityNewton Abbot£13k
Little Hinton Educational FoundationSwindon£13k
The Stallibrass AlmshousesRoyston£13k
The Gabriel Education TrustStroud£13k