WARRANT OFFICER'S & SNCO'S MESS RAF CRANWELL

Registered charity 1141532 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SERGEANTS MESS

This fund was established for the benefit of service personnel to promote military efficiency.

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Latest income
£136k
Latest spending
£132k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £5,407 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total funds increasing to £141,463. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £125,345 and notes that it requires a low level of reserves due to having few operational or staff commitments. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts accord with the accounting records and comply with applicable regulations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a low level of reserve (held: £125k)
“The Royal Air Force Cranwell WOs' & Sgts' Mess Funds needs a low level of reserve due to its role as a grant making charity and having few operational or staff commitments.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£136k£132k
31/05/2024£138k£147k
31/05/2023£131k£138k
31/05/2022£97k£74k
31/05/2021£49k£33k

Common questions

Is WARRANT OFFICER'S & SNCO'S MESS RAF CRANWELL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £5,407 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total funds increasing to £141,463. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £125,345 and notes that it requires a low level of reserves due to having few operational or staff commitments. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts accord with the accounting records and comply with applicable regulations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WARRANT OFFICER'S & SNCO'S MESS RAF CRANWELL£136k—0above—no doubt
YORK HOUSE OFFICERS' MESS RAF CRANWELL FY2025£242k—0above—no doubt
DAEDALUS OFFICERS' MESS RAF CRANWELL FY2025£165k—0unclear—no doubt
COLLEGE HALL OFFICERS' MESS RAF CRANWELL FY2025£242k—0unclear—no doubt
RAF WADDINGTON WARRANT OFFICERS AND SERGEANTS MESS FY2025£302k—0above42500.0%no doubt
RAF BRIZE NORTON OFFICERS MESS FY2026£401k—0unclear—no doubt

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