RAF Lossiemouth Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess

Registered charity 1208159 · since 2024·England, Scotland, Wales·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

£4,850

Annual giving, year to 31 May 2025

From filed accounts

£500 to £2,600

Grant range

From the annual report's grant list

£500

Typical grant (median)

5 published grants

Key takeaways

Its stated purpose is the efficiency and wellbeing of service personnel, and its recorded grants went to benevolent funds, a family-focused event, and groups linked to junior ranks and station staff, so work of that kind fits best.
Its grants to organisations have been small: all five fall between £500 and £2,600, with a median of £500, so a modest request is the realistic size, and that range describes typical grants rather than a ceiling.
No application process is published, so a short written enquiry that sets out the work and the amount is the sensible first step, since the Committee considers requests on their merits and either allocates funds or presents the case to Mess members for approval.
The Geographic focus is not stated, so say clearly where your work takes place, and no deadlines or decision timescales are given, so expect the timing to be uncertain.

Overview

RAF Lossiemouth Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1208159).

The RAF Lossiemouth Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess is a charity whose object is promoting the efficiency of the Armed Forces of the Crown by providing and supporting facilities and activities for service personnel's efficiency and well-being. It subsidises social activities and certain amenities used and provided by its Mess membership, and it contributes grants towards activities for local funds and societies. It paid £4,850 in giving, and its recorded themes centre on facilities and capital projects.

What they fund

Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 May 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 31 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The foundation supports facilities, capital projects and activities for the Royal Air Force Lossiemouth community. Its stated object is to promote the efficiency of the armed forces through facilities and activities for service personnel’s efficiency and wellbeing. It subsidises social activities organised by and for the Warrant Officers and Sergeants Mess and certain amenities used and provided by its membership, and contributes grants towards activities for local funds and societies. Its recorded organisational grants went to charitable and benevolent funds, a family-focused event, and organisations associated with junior ranks and station staff.

Themes

Facilities and capital projects

How to apply

The Committee considers requests on their merits and either allocates funds or presents the case to the Mess members for approval.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to RAF Lossiemouth Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess.

The Warrant Officers and Senior Rates' Mess, HMS DrakeNo public processGave £793 HQ Hereford Garrison PRI FundNo public processGave £78 Centurion FundRollingGave £58,000 PWRR Benevolent FundNo public processGave £150k The Red Arrows TrustRollingGave £100k The Conway Charitable FoundationNo public processGave £134k The Scots Guards CharityNo public processGave £64,850 Headley Court CharityNo public process RAF Waddington Warrant Officers and Sergeants MessNo public processGave £2,800 Support Our ParasNo public processGave £354k

Grants

5 published grants analysed · median £500

How much do they typically give?

Share of 5 grants in year to 31 May 2025 by size

Under £1k80%

£1k–£2.5k0%

£2.5k–£5k20%

Median £500 (year to 31 May 2025)

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

Station Charities
£2,600year to 31 May 2025
Station Families Day
£750year to 31 May 2025
Junior Ranks' Activities
£500year to 31 May 2025
Station Commander's Benevolent Fund
£500year to 31 May 2025
Station Staff Fund
£500year to 31 May 2025

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.

1 year of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 May 2025	£267,429	£259,793	£4,850	Accounts for year to 31 May 2025

Grants paid, all years: grants paid out in the year.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.