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Daedalus Officers' Mess RAF Cranwell

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1129827LincolnshireOther charitable purposes
Income£165k2025-05-31
Spending£170ksame year
Spent / received97%5-year average
Size in its cause86th pctOther charitable purposes
Registered2009Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Daedalus Officers' Mess RAF Cranwell is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Daedalus Officers' Mess RAF Cranwell reported income of £165k and spending of £170k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £76k to £165k (+118%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 166%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Daedalus Officers' Mess RAF Cranwell sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Moynitrust (£164k), The Brenda Vera Cooper Charitable Will Trust (£166k) and Fresh Start Future Enterprises Limited (£163k).

Income and spending

£0£51k£101k£152k£202k2021 Income: £75,7732021 Spending: £61,63620212022 Income: £201,8092022 Spending: £194,35120222023 Income: £202,1952023 Spending: £191,41520232024 Income: £197,3192024 Spending: £200,29620242025 Income: £165,0282025 Spending: £170,0942025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

This fund was established for the benefit of service personnel to promote military efficiency.

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