Warrant Officers' & Sergeants' Mess School of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
Analysis
Warrant Officers' & Sergeants' Mess School of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Calne Road. It was registered in May 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Warrant Officers' & Sergeants' Mess School of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers reported income of £171k and spending of £137k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £49k to £171k (+248%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Warrant Officers' & Sergeants' Mess School of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Troopers (£170k), Unit Institute Fund Royal Marines Poole (£178k) and Officers' Mess RAF Benson (£168k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Promotes the efficiency of the Armed Forces of the Crown by enhancing the British Army's capability to undertake the roles demanded of it including the defence of the United Kingdom and it's interests.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Little Troopers | Surrey | £170k |
| Unit Institute Fund Royal Marines Poole | Poole | £178k |
| Officers' Mess RAF Benson | Wallingford | £168k |
| Wardroom Mess HMS Seahawk | Helston | £180k |