Wardroom Mess HMS Nelson

Analysis

Wardroom Mess HMS Nelson is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Portsmouth. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wardroom Mess HMS Nelson reported income of £255k and spending of £272k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £106k to £255k (+140%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Wardroom Mess HMS Nelson sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shrewsbury Ark (£254k), Okehampton and District Agricultural Association (£256k) and North Yard Community Trust CIO (£253k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.