01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 17 January 2022
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £18,914,000
- Latest expenditure
- £20,135,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM, GRAHAME PARK WAY, LONDON, NW9 5LL
Website recorded by the regulator: www.rafmuseum.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Our purpose is to share the story of the Royal Air Force, past, present and future, using the stories of its people and our collections, to engage, entertain, inspire and encourage learning. Our overall vision is to inspire everyone with the RAF story, the people who shape it and its place in our lives.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £18,914,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,135,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £21,608,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,358,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £19,854,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,201,000
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £18,914,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,135,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 150000
- Income From Government Grants
- £11,734,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 403
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 24 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £21,608,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,358,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 150000
- Income From Government Grants
- £13,391,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 386
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 15 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £19,854,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,201,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 165000
- Income From Government Grants
- £14,096,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 384
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 13837000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3884000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 384000
- Income Investments
- 787000
- Income Other
- 22000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 18914000
- Income Legacies
- 75000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £601,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £16,428,000
- Expenditure Other
- 3106000
- Expenditure Total
- 20135000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4271000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3688000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 1744000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,297,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 125251000
- Assets Own Use
- 125251000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £17,578,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,904,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £140,925,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1884000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 20000
- Assets Cash
- £16,365,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 125884000
- Funds Restricted
- 15041000
- Funds Total
- 140925000
- Count Employees
- 203
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 24 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 16382000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4447000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 236000
- Income Investments
- 504000
- Income Other
- 39000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 21608000
- Income Legacies
- 25000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £760,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £15,237,000
- Expenditure Other
- 3361000
- Expenditure Total
- 19358000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3239000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 100000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 504000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 1373000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,266,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 125689000
- Assets Own Use
- 125689000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £16,263,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,550,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £140,402,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1520000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 30000
- Assets Cash
- £14,320,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 126584000
- Funds Restricted
- 13818000
- Funds Total
- 140402000
- Count Employees
- 203
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 15 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 15066000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4305000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 267000
- Income Investments
- 203000
- Income Other
- 13000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 19854000
- Income Legacies
- 73000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £695,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £15,347,000
- Expenditure Other
- 3159000
- Expenditure Total
- 19201000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 852000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3137000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3444000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 17095000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,114,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 125243000
- Assets Own Use
- 125243000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £13,806,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,270,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £136,779,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2230000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 40000
- Assets Cash
- £12,289,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 125120000
- Funds Restricted
- 11659000
- Funds Total
- 136779000
- Count Employees
- 202
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2022-01-17T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 17 DEC 2021 as amended on 21 Mar 2022 as amended on 06 Jul 2023
- Charitable Objects
- 2 THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE MUSEUM IS HEREBY CONSTITUTED SHALL BE TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC AND MEMBERS OF OUR ROYAL AIR FORCE ABOUT:2.1 THE HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF OUR ROYAL AIR FORCE, AND 2.2 THE ROLE OF OUR ROYAL AIR FORCE IN RELATION TO THE ARMED FORCES OF THE REALM, OTHER AIR FORCES AND AVIATION GENERALLY, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY COLLECTING, CONSERVING, PRESERVING, MANAGING, EXHIBITING AND STORING DOCUMENTS, ITEMS, ARTEFACTS AND OTHER MATERIALS IN THE COLLECTION.
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
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- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling