WARRENT OFFICERS' AND SARGEANTS' MESS (WOS' & SGT'S MESS) FUND

Charity Number: 1165200
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Sgts' Mess is for the good and benefit of the serving soldiers and their families within Blandford Garrison.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £179,817
Total expenditure: £148,358

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:
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 January 2016: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • WO'S AND SGTS' MESS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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
Paul Williams Lt Col Trustee 11 September 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £139.86k £55.62k £160.36k £150.49k £179.82k
Total expenditure £124.53k £58.48k £156.29k £154.44k £148.36k
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 30 June 2024 16 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 16 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 17 July 2024 78 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 21 February 2025 297 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 22 June 2023 53 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 22 June 2023 53 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 17 May 2022 17 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 17 May 2022 17 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 30 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 30 April 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
Ministry of Defence
Royal School of Signals
Blandford Camp
BLANDFORD FORUM
DT11 8RH
Phone:
01258 482842
Email:
No information available
Website:

No information available