01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037978
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- pa7 5du
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Ans. 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 while 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 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £5,704 | £4,890 | 0 | 21 May 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £7,139 | £5,425 | 0 | 27 June 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £7,137 | £5,211 | 0 | 23 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £5,603 | £1,656 | 0 | 18 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
- 8 almond drive
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.rafa.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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