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Wo's & SGTS' Mess RAF Leeming

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1132669NorthallertonOther charitable purposes
Income£115k2025-05-31
Spending£110ksame year
Spent / received99%5-year average
Size in its cause82nd pctOther charitable purposes
Registered2009Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Wo's & SGTS' Mess RAF Leeming is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northallerton. It was registered in November 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 May 2025, Wo's & SGTS' Mess RAF Leeming reported income of £115k and spending of £110k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £57k to £115k (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Wo's & SGTS' Mess RAF Leeming 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 Wythenshawe Safespots Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£115k), Playing Fields Association Beeford (£115k) and Madina Foundation Dagenham East (£114k).

Income and spending

£0£30k£60k£90k£120k2021 Income: £57,1642021 Spending: £25,48520212022 Income: £66,0872022 Spending: £77,17320222023 Income: £68,8912023 Spending: £120,25320232024 Income: £103,5052024 Spending: £73,71120242025 Income: £115,2032025 Spending: £109,9592025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

THE SERGEANTS' MESS IS TO FUND FROM AVAILABLE INVESTMENT INCOME, BAR PROFITS AND MEMBERS SUBSCRIPTIONS, EXPENDITURE ON THE CORE ITEMS OF FORMAL FUNCTIONS, SPORT AND SUPPORT TO CERTAIN CHARITIES. THESE INCLUDE NOTIONAL INCOME "SERVICES IN KIND", GRANTS, MESS IMPROVEMENTS, FUNCTIONS AND MAINTENANCE.

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