Northwood Officers' Mess
Analysis
Northwood Officers' Mess is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northwood. 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 April 2026, Northwood Officers' Mess reported income of £268k and spending of £247k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £180k to £268k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Northwood Officers' Mess sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Broadlands Group Riding for the Disabled Association (£262k), Royal Engineers Headquarter Mess (£269k) and RNAS Yeovilton Wardroom Mess (£261k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Northwood Officers Mess Fund is a dispersing fund, the primary objective of which is to make minimal profit whilst striving to meet the needs of the beneficiaries of the fund as efficiently and economically as possible. The fund confines itself to the activities and expenditure for the purpose for which it was instituted and that the law, as laid down in the Trustee Investments Act 1961.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Broadlands Group Riding for the Disabled Association | Alton | £262k |
| Royal Engineers Headquarter Mess | Kent | £269k |
| RNAS Yeovilton Wardroom Mess | Yeovil | £261k |
| Transform Drug Policy Foundation | Bristol | £272k |