OFFICERS' MESS RAF COSFORD

Registered charity 1165241 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operation of a mess of HM Forces

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £12,398 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves from £281,136 to £268,737. The trustees maintain reserves of £138,581, which they state covers 11.8 months of expenditure against a policy target of three months. The accounts were subject to an independent examination which noted discrepancies in VAT treatment and fixed asset reconciliations.

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 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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• RUTH WILSON · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

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