THE OFFICERS' MESS, JOINT SERVICE COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE (JSCSC), SHRIVENHAM

Registered charity 1133522 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JOINT SERVICES COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE, SHRIVENHAM

The promotion of military efficiency by the provision and support of social, sporting and other facilities for the efficiency and well-being of Officers. This also extends to making grants to any activity which in the opinion of the Trustee is in furtherance of the Charity.

Objects

The charity's object (the object) is 'the promotion of efficiency of the armed forces of the Crown by the provision and support of facilities and activities for the efficiency and well-being of service personnel'.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts are prepared on an accrual basis and comply with the required accounting standards. The independent examiner verified that accounting records are maintained and that the service fund remains viable for future periods, noting no material breaches of trust.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Michael Cooper
• Katherine Elizabeth Ingram MBE · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

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