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ANNUAL Report 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2016 Trustees’ Report and Accounts for the year end 31 December 2016 Principals, Trustees and Senior Management Team His Royal Patron Trustees Highness Her Majesty The Queen Chairman the Duke of Mr Lawrie Haynes D Eng BA (Hons) FCILTR FRSA Edinburgh unveils a President Honorary Treasurer memorial to HRH The Duke of Kent KG GCMG GCVO ADC(P) Mr Anthony Lea BA (Hons) (retired September 2016) The Guinea Pigs Dr Stephen Critchley MA (Hons) D Phil FCA (appointed at the National September 2016) Life Vice-Presidents Arboretum in Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Craig of Radley GCB Members Staffordshire. OBE MA DSc FRAeS Ms Kathryn Adamson (appointed September 2016) Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Keith Williamson GCB AFC ADC Ms Frances Brindle MSc BSc (Hons) Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Graydon GCB CBE ADC FRAeS Mr David Cheyne MA (Cantab) Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier KCB CBE DFC ADC MA RAF Mr Graeme Craig (appointed September 2016) Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Johns GCB KCVO CBE FRAeS Air Vice-Marshal Simon Dougherty MSc MBBS FRCP FFOM Air Chief Marshal Sir Roger Palin KCB OBE MA FRAeS FIPD DAvMed DObstRCOG FCMI FRAeS Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Squire GCB DFC AFC DSc FRAeS Air Commodore Simon Harper OBE MA RAF (appointed September 2016) Lady Hillier Mrs Arabella Hastie MA (Hons) (retired September 2016) Lady Humphrey OBE Mr Richard Ingham (appointed September 2016) Sir Adrian Swire AE DL MA Mr Alastair Irvine BA (Hons) MCSI Air Commodore Alan Opie MDA MA BSc FCIPD RAF (retired Vice-Presidents September 2016) Mr John Isabel Wing Commander Marie-Noelle Orzel OBE QVRM MSc PGDE RGN RSCN Mr Graeme Shankland (appointed September 2016) Council Air Commodore Allan Vaughan OBE BA (retired September 2016) Chairman Air Vice-Marshal Elaine West CBE (appointed September 2016) Mr Lawrie Haynes D Eng BA (Hons) FCILTR FRSA Deputy Chairman Senior Management Team The Viscount Trenchard of Wolfeton DL (for the year ended 31 December 2016) Honorary Treasurer Controller Mr Anthony Lea BA (Hons) (retired September 2016) CONTENTS Air Marshal Chris Nickols CB CBE MA FRAeS (left August 2016) Dr Stephen Critchley MA (Hons) D Phil FCA (appointed September 2016) Air Vice-Marshal The Honourable David Murray CVO OBE (appointed September 2016) TRUstees’ RepoRT Members Director of Strategy and Fundraising Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier KCB CBE DFC ADC MA RAF Forewords 4 (appointed July 2016) Group Captain Michael Neville CBE BSc (Hons) Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford GCB CBE ADC RAF Director of Finance, IT and Facilities Charitable objects 6 (retired July 2016) Ms Victoria Fakehinde BSc (Hons) ACMA CGMA Air Marshal Sir Baz North KCB OBE MA FRAeS RAF (retired May 2016) Charitable activities: welfare 8 Director of Welfare and Policy Air Marshal Sean Reynolds CBE DFC (appointed May 2016) Air Commodore Paul Hughesdon MA FIoD Air Vice-Marshal Nigel Bairsto CB MBE (retired May 2016) Providing support where it is needed most 10 Air Vice-Marshal John Cliffe CB OBE (appointed May 2016) Air Vice-Marshal Simon Dougherty MSc MBBS FRCP FFOM RAF Benevolent Fund Principal Fundraising 14 DAvMed DObstRCOG FCMI FRAeS and Registered Office Air Commodore Andrew Neal AFC FCMI Financial highlights 16 67 Portland Place, London W1B 1AR Ms Frances Brindle MSc BSc (Hons) (appointed September 2016) Governance 20 Mr David Cheyne MA (Cantab) (appointed September 2016) Dr Stephen Critchley MA (Hons) DPhil FCA INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’s RepoRT 24 (appointed September 2016) Mrs Arabella Hastie MA (Hons) (retired September 2016) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 26 4 TRUSTees’ REPORT TRUSTees’ REPORT 5 EXPanding MAKing A Our WElfarE diffEREncE TO in TOugH TIMES THE RAF faMilY The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund has a long and proud tradition of looking In my first year as Controller of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, I have seen after our own and during 2016 we were proud and privileged to support more much that has made me proud to work for the RAF’s leading welfare charity. than 65,000 members of the RAF family in need. Visiting RAF stations across the country, I have seen first-hand the impact that our The last 12 months have seen progressive change in a number of areas, from an welfare support is having on serving personnel and their families. expansion in our welfare services to new and exciting corporate partnerships. In I have also met veterans who tell me that without our support their lives would be so addition, we have seen significant change in the leadership of the Fund with the much harder. We make a difference – it is what we do, day in day out – and we will introduction of six new Trustees and a new Controller. continue to do so for as long as the Royal Air Force exists and RAF veterans need us. We have come a long way over the last few years, much of which has been due to the However, what has become clear to me is that we must never sit on our laurels. extraordinary efforts of those Trustees who have retired over the last 12 months and The Trustee Board and executive are absolutely focused on expanding what we do to whom we owe a huge debt of gratitude. for the RAF family and are actively looking to broaden the provision of welfare, for I have also been extremely heartened by the close collaboration between the Board both the veteran RAF community and those who are currently serving. of Trustees and executive team which has allowed us to increase and accelerate the Our job is to not only look after those in need today but also to anticipate what services and help that we give to beneficiaries, when and where they need it most. those needs will be tomorrow. Consequently, we are undertaking significant work As the welfare needs of our beneficiaries change, so does the way in which we deliver to look forward beyond 2030, so that we are well positioned to anticipate and meet assistance and 2016 saw a further expansion in the range of our welfare provision. that challenge. Amongst other initiatives, we launched a partnership with Anxiety UK to support Like all charities, we will be tested and will face a harsh fundraising environment which those experiencing anxiety or depression while our new Lunch Clubs at Princess will mean that we must work even harder in order to raise the funds needed to support Marina House are helping to alleviate isolation and give veterans an opportunity to get our ageing veterans and our serving men and women. together over lunch. But we are building on our successes, seeking new and exciting corporate partnerships, In relation to the older veteran community, it is quite clear from our research looking including new relationships with companies, such as the one with Aston Martin out to 2030 and beyond that there is a real and pressing need to focus on this group by Cambridge, to ensure that we can develop new welfare initiatives to meet the needs of providing enhanced support now. the RAF family. We have also taken the decision to further assist the currently serving RAF during these Next year we celebrate the RAF’s centenary and the following year we will mark our difficult times, especially given that the Service continues to be employed on active duty own 100th milestone. And while the challenges will no doubt continue for our former in many theatres of operations worldwide. and current RAF men and women, the RAF Benevolent Fund stands ready to support them now, and well into the future. No one likes to ask for help, least of all someone with an RAF background. But even the strongest, most resilient people need a helping hand at times. Your generosity has meant the RAF Benevolent Fund has been able to be there for them. Our supporters continue to be amazing, generating more than £17m of the total £23m income to help us change lives for the better. We thank them and the staff at the Fund who work tirelessly to support the RAF family. Air Vice-Marshal David Murray CVO OBE Controller, Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund Lawrie Haynes Chairman, Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund 6 TRUSTees’ REPORT TRUSTees’ REPORT 7 CHariTABLE OBJECTS 98% Every member of the RAF family of serving personnel who received support from us rated it as should have access to support ‘very good’ or whenever they need it. ‘quite good’ OUR Mission We are the RAF’s leading welfare charity, providing financial, practical and emotional support to all members of the RAF family. We are here to help serving and former members of the RAF, as well as their partners and dependants, whenever they need us. OBjects AnD Activities Since its formation, the Charity’s objects have been to provide relief and assistance to past and present members of the Royal Air Force and their dependants who are in need as a result of poverty, disability, sickness, infirmity or otherwise, and to maintain the RAF War Memorial on the Victoria Embankment, London. In October 2008, the Charity’s objects were expanded to enable it also to promote the efficiency of the Royal Air Force by providing support and assistance to Service personnel and their dependants with a view to enhancing their morale and well-being. PuBlic BEnefit StatemenT When reviewing the Fund’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities and policies, the Trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and to its supplementary guidance on public benefit and fee charging.
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