01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038026
- 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
- KY16 0XD
OSCR note: Previous name - Royal Air Forces Association - Leuchars Branch from 28/03/2007 to 06/02/2026.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We support RAF veterans and serving members of the Royal Air Force, whether this be financially, socially, through befriending and welfare support groups. To ensure we are able to support our members, we fundraise throughout the year to provide the necessary funds to enable us to do this. The funds raised enable support to be provided both nationally and internationally, as some of our veterans and personnel live or serve abroad.
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 | £23,166 | £18,636 | 0 | 7 March 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £10,877 | £10,367 | 0 | 2 March 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £9,652 | £11,313 | 0 | 31 August 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £7,194 | £9,195 | 0 | 17 November 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £12,110 | £8,343 | 0 | 30 March 2023 |
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 Motray Crescent, Guardbridge, St Andrews, Fife
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.rafa.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Royal Air Forces Association · SC037673
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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