01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037855
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- ZE1 0QB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity is a branch of the Royal Air Forces Association which is a Royal Charter body and registered as a charity in England and Wales under number 226686 and in Scotland under SC037673 (“the Association”). The Association has many branches all of which share the same charitable object as the Association and are subject to the same constitution. To promote, through the comradeship engendered by its members, the welfare by charitable means of all serving and former members of His Majesty’s Air Forces, their spouses and dependents, together with the widows and widowers and dependents of those who died whilst serving or subsequently.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The object for which the Association is established is to promote, through the comradeship engendered by its members, the welfare by charitable means of all serving and former members of Our Air Forces, their spouses and dependants, together with the widows and widowers and dependants of those who died whilst serving or subsequently.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £11,299 | £11,458 | 0 | 28 March 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £11,765 | £10,009 | 0 | 31 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £7,872 | £9,474 | 0 | 28 April 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £28,554 | £28,555 | 0 | 14 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £32,985 | £32,644 | 0 | 3 August 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Islesview, Bells Road, Lerwick, Shetland
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.rafa.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Royal Air Force Association · SC037673
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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