RAF ODIHAM WOS' AND SNCOS' MESS

Registered charity 1133202 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · repeated filing default (register status)

Promotion of military efficiency

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Latest income

£108k

Latest spending

£95k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £186,602, representing approximately 12.6 months of annualised expenditure. The trustees consider the charity a going concern, noting that the flow of bar income and subscriptions is usually adequate to cover outgoings.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £187k)

“The Royal Air Force Odiham Sergeants’ Mess level of reserves for this Financial Year remains around £108,000. The balance sheet shows that the fund has adequate working capital; the flow of bar income and members’ subscriptions is usually adequate for outgoings.”

Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Sarah Moorehead · trustee of 3 other charities

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	—	—
31/10/2024	£108k	£95k
31/10/2023	£103k	£103k
31/10/2022	£78k	£104k
31/10/2021	£93k	£91k

Common questions

Is RAF ODIHAM WOS' AND SNCOS' MESS financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £186,602, representing approximately 12.6 months of annualised expenditure. The trustees consider the charity a going concern, noting that the flow of bar income and subscriptions is usually adequate to cover outgoings. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ROYAL ENGINEERS CENTRAL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RAF ODIHAM OFFICERS' MESS.

RAF ODIHAM OFFICERS' MESS income £149k
WO'S & SGTS' MESS RAF LEEMING income £115k
RAF WADDINGTON OFFICERS MESS income £333k
THE WARRANT OFFICERS AND SENIOR RATES' MESS, HMS DRAKE income £341k
SERGEANTS' MESS RAF BENSON income £120k
WARRANT OFFICER'S & SNCO'S MESS RAF CRANWELL income £136k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RAF ODIHAM WOS' AND SNCOS' MESS	£108k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RAF ODIHAM OFFICERS' MESS FY2023	£149k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WO'S & SGTS' MESS RAF LEEMING FY2025	£115k	—	above	—	no doubt
RAF WADDINGTON OFFICERS MESS FY2025	£333k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE WARRANT OFFICERS AND SENIOR RATES' MESS, HMS DRAKE FY2025	£341k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SERGEANTS' MESS RAF BENSON FY2025	£120k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.