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Officers' Mess RAF Shawbury

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1129848ShrewsburyOther charitable purposes
Income£116k2025-06-30
Spending£114ksame year
Spent / received97%5-year average
Size in its cause82nd pctOther charitable purposes
Registered2009Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Officers' Mess RAF Shawbury is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. 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 organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Officers' Mess RAF Shawbury reported income of £116k and spending of £114k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £53k to £116k (+119%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 145%. 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, Officers' Mess RAF Shawbury sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Liverpool Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporating Carriage Driving (£116k), Worthy Down Pri Fund (£116k) and Playing Fields Association Beeford (£115k).

Income and spending

£0£36k£72k£108k£144k2021 Income: £52,9812021 Spending: £37,60820212022 Income: £130,0172022 Spending: £144,45420222023 Income: £114,8232023 Spending: £105,55120232024 Income: £126,6652024 Spending: £123,78520242025 Income: £116,2272025 Spending: £114,3302025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Officers Mess assists in providing the Royal Air Force personnel with the necessary skills to carry out their contribution to the Defence of the UK. The mess is established for the benefit of Service Personnel to promote military efficiency which underpins esprit de corps and team working to face challenges and dangers associated with military service.

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