CCEW Charity Commission profile

ROYAL AIR FORCE MOUNTAINEERING ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1197189 · organisation 5176460

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
17 December 2021
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£49,678
Latest expenditure
£49,685
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: RAF Mountaineering, Room 43, Kermode Hall, RAF Halton, AYLESBURY, Buckingh

Website recorded by the regulator: www.rafmountaineer.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Promote military efficiency in such charitable ways as the trustees think fit particularly supporting and fostering physical and mental health, well-being and resilience, and raising morale. Providing training and development opportunities. Encouraging and enabling expeditions, the spirit of adventure, mountain craft, leadership and followership, and self-reliance.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
19 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
19 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£49,678
Total Gross Expenditure
£49,685
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
29 September 2025
Date Accounts Received
29 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£45,143
Total Gross Expenditure
£50,613
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
28 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
28 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£42,112
Total Gross Expenditure
£43,785
Fin Period Start Date
17 December 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£54,047
Total Gross Expenditure
£43,958

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
19 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£49,678
Total Gross Expenditure
£49,685
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
29 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£45,143
Total Gross Expenditure
£50,613
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
35
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
28 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£42,112
Total Gross Expenditure
£43,785
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
Yes
Count Volunteers
25
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
17 December 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
31 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£54,047
Total Gross Expenditure
£43,958
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
25

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport

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Charity Event History

Charity Name
ROYAL AIR FORCE MOUNTAINEERING ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2021-12-17T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 17 Dec 2021
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE MILITARY EFFICIENCY OF HER MAJESTY’S ARMED FORCES IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO:(1) SUPPORTING AND FOSTERING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND RESILIENCE, AND RAISING MORALE.(2) PROVIDING TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE CIO THAT FOSTER THE MILITARY ETHOS.(3) ENCOURAGING AND ENABLING EXPEDITIONS, AND OTHER SUCH ACTIVITY, AS A VEHICLE FOR FOSTERING ESPRIT DE CORPS, THE SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE, MOUNTAIN CRAFT, LEADERSHIP AND FOLLOWERSHIP, AND SELF-RELIANCE.IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION, THE TRUSTEES MAY FURTHER THE OBJECTS THROUGH ENCOURAGING, ENABLING AND FACILITATING THE PARTICIPATION IN, AND PROVISION OF OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR MOUNTAINEERING IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
644799
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
RAF MOUNTAINEERING ASSOCIATION

10 Official extract

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