# RAF Benson Junior Ranks Welfare Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1129706 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1129706)
- Latest income: £29.5k; spending £41k
- What it funds: Armed forces / emergency services, Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/raf-benson-junior-ranks-welfare-fund

Service Funds are estabilished for the benefit of Service personnel to promote efficiency which underpins esprit de corps and team working.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

RAF Benson Junior Ranks Welfare Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes armed forces / emergency services for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year RAF Benson Junior Ranks Welfare Fund reported income of £29.5k and spending of £41k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from RAF Benson Junior Ranks Welfare Fund in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is RAF Benson Junior Ranks Welfare Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from RAF Benson Junior Ranks Welfare Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does RAF Benson Junior Ranks Welfare Fund give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that RAF Benson Junior Ranks Welfare Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is RAF Benson Junior Ranks Welfare Fund?

In its latest reported year RAF Benson Junior Ranks Welfare Fund reported income of £29.5k and spending of £41k.


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