Warrant Officers' and Senior Ratings' Mess HMS Heron
Analysis
Warrant Officers' and Senior Ratings' Mess HMS Heron is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Yeovil. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Warrant Officers' and Senior Ratings' Mess HMS Heron reported income of £351k and spending of £384k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £164k to £351k (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Warrant Officers' and Senior Ratings' Mess HMS Heron sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Francis Winham Foundation (£349k), Aberconwy Domestic Abuse Service (£359k) and Sandhurst Day Centre Association (£349k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To supply social and community activities to our services to enhance morale and offer support to families
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Francis Winham Foundation | London | £349k |
| Aberconwy Domestic Abuse Service | Llandudno Junction | £359k |
| Sandhurst Day Centre Association | Sandhurst | £349k |
| The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (UK ) Trust | London | £362k |