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RAF Brize Norton Sergeants Mess

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1132400OxfordshireArmed forces, emergency and public safety
Income£397k2026-02-28
Spending£390ksame year
Spent / received100%5-year average
Size in its cause86th pctArmed forces, emergency and public safety
Registered2009Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

RAF Brize Norton Sergeants Mess is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in October 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover armed forces/emergency service efficiency and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending February 2026, RAF Brize Norton Sergeants Mess reported income of £397k and spending of £390k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £223k to £397k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 200 England and Wales charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, RAF Brize Norton Sergeants Mess 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 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thorney Island Nursery (£359k), RAF Brize Norton Officers Mess (£401k) and Lest We Forget Association (£354k).

Income and spending

£0£110k£221k£331k£442k2022 Income: £222,9792022 Spending: £217,20720222023 Income: £360,0922023 Spending: £341,18120232024 Income: £424,9412024 Spending: £441,72520242025 Income: £377,3712025 Spending: £390,89120252026 Income: £396,7812026 Spending: £390,1852026
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

The object of the Sergeants' Mess is the promotion of military efficiency by the provision and support of mess, social, sporting and other facilities for the efficiency and well-being of Servicemen and Servicewomen. The objects also extend to making grants to any activity which in the opinion of the trustee is in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Thorney Island NurseryEmsworth£359k
RAF Brize Norton Officers MessOxfordshire£401k
Lest We Forget AssociationCornwall£354k
The Royal Logistic Corps Museum Trust CIOHampshire£439k