Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -3

ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION - MANCHESTER & DISTRICT BRANCH

Welfare of serving and ex-serving Air Forces people and their dependants

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Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£6	£7	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22		£2	£8	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£1	£11	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£0	£9	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£1	£14	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£1	£10	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£0	£27	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16	*	£3	£21	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£14	£11	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£13	£11	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£11	£14	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£11	£11	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11		£11	£11	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£0	£16	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09		£15	£27	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08		£30	£33	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07		£36	£25	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06		£11	£14	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05	*	£16	£178	£-162	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£682	£56	£626	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 61 years

www.rafa.org.uk

membership@rafa.org.uk

07860175411

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bury, Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford City, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID SUTTON (Chair) Appointed: 2014

MARTIN WATKINS Appointed: 2010

RONALD BLYTH Appointed: 2023

SUZAN BURROWS Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/11/1963, number: 231690

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR16: 27 days late, AR05: 40 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION - SALE BRANCH on 14/05/2021

Main office

4 Gleneagles Close
WILMSLOW
Cheshire
SK9 2RD

Objectives

AS PER REFA CORPORATE BODY 226686

Defined Area of Benefit:

WYTHENSHAWE

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