ROYAL AIR FORCE HIGH WYCOMBE OFFICERS' MESS

Charity Number: 1135114
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The fund provides public benefit by assisting Service personnel to more effectively perform their duties and face the dangers associated with being Members of the Armed Forces of the Crown. It does this by providing Mess/Social activities, allowing personnel to develop and maintain teamwork; fitness; confidence, character, spirit and morale, thus promoting efficiency within the Royal Air Force.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Total income: £318,305
Total expenditure: £300,628

People

1 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Buckinghamshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 March 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
WING COMMANDER JENNIFER DENNIS Trustee 25 August 2022
RAF HIGH WYCOMBE WOS' AND SNCOS' MESS

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Total gross income £257.27k £227.33k £135.91k £284.22k £318.31k
Total expenditure £253.90k £172.83k £140.79k £259.17k £300.63k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 October 2023 02 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 02 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 11 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 10 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 05 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 05 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 17 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020

(These accounts
have been qualified)

17 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2019 20 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2019 20 July 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30 NOVEMBER 2009 as amended on 28 May 2021

Charitable 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

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
RAF HIGH WYCOMBE
WALTER ASH
HIGH WYCOMBE
BUCKS
HP14 4UE
Phone:
01494493010
Email:
No information available
Website:

No information available