KING'S GUARD OFFICERS' MESS

Registered charity 1158087 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as QUEEN'S GUARD OFFICERS' MESS

Operation of the Queen's Guard Officers' Mess at St James's Palace for the welfare of those on Royal Guard duties.

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.

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

Latest income

£140k

Latest spending

£164k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £23,379 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £18,584. The trustees have decided to transfer the charity's activities to the Ministry of Defence, leading to the preparation of accounts on a basis other than going concern as the charity is expected to cease existence within twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to cover any fluctuations in income and expenditure (held: £19k)

“The policy is to maintain sufficient reserves to cover any fluctuations in income and expenditure.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)

“Therefore, they have concluded that it is not appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

THE HOUSEHOLD DIVISION CHARITY (CIO) · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster · Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£140k	£164k
30/09/2024	£146k	£140k
30/09/2023	£130k	£126k
30/09/2022	£139k	£128k
30/09/2021	£53k	£49k

Common questions

Is KING'S GUARD OFFICERS' MESS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £23,379 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £18,584. The trustees have decided to transfer the charity's activities to the Ministry of Defence, leading to the preparation of accounts on a basis other than going concern as the charity is expected to cease existence within twelve months. Its FY2025 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
THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS CHARITY	1	£9k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GUARDS MUSEUM TRUST.

THE GUARDS MUSEUM TRUST income £751k
RAF MARHAM OFFICERS' MESS income £133k
SERGEANTS' MESS RAF BENSON income £120k
RAF BRIZE NORTON OFFICERS MESS income £401k
SERGEANTS' MESS COMMANDO TRAINING CENTRE ROYAL MARINES income £131k
OFFICERS' MESS RAF LEEMING income £102k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KING'S GUARD OFFICERS' MESS	£140k	—	0	above	—	not going concern
THE GUARDS MUSEUM TRUST FY2025	£751k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RAF MARHAM OFFICERS' MESS FY2025	£133k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SERGEANTS' MESS RAF BENSON FY2025	£120k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
RAF BRIZE NORTON OFFICERS MESS FY2026	£401k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SERGEANTS' MESS COMMANDO TRAINING CENTRE ROYAL MARINES FY2026	£131k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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