Royal Engineers Headquarter Mess

Analysis

Royal Engineers Headquarter Mess is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in March 2023, 3 years ago. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Engineers Headquarter Mess reported income of £269k and spending of £170k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income grew from £239k to £269k (+12%), an average of +6.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Royal Engineers Headquarter 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 Northwood Officers' Mess (£268k), Transform Drug Policy Foundation (£272k) and Broadlands Group Riding for the Disabled Association (£262k).