RAF Waddington Officers Mess
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Your request fits best if it supports facilities or activities for service personnel at RAF Waddington, such as family functions or Officers' Mess improvements.
- The annual report records £3,310 paid, and that single total may include grants to individuals, so a modest request is the realistic ask.
- The Mess Committee meets monthly and decides requests on their individual merits, so send your bid in good time before a meeting.
- No application process is published, so ask the charity how to apply, and include the financial details of any fund your activity holds, as it requires.
Overview
RAF Waddington Officers Mess is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1134804).
RAF Waddington Officers Mess is a registered charity in England and Wales. Its purpose is to promote the efficiency of the armed forces of the Crown by providing and supporting facilities and activities for the efficiency and well-being of service personnel. It supports activities through requests for assistance, decided on their individual merits, and some grants are pre-apportioned in its Financial Plan. Its reported work includes regular functions for serving personnel and their families, and small-scale improvements to the Officers' Mess such as gardens, bar equipment and laundry facilities. Its latest annual report records £3,310 paid out.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 May 2024) 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 charity supports the efficiency and wellbeing of service personnel through facilities and activities. Its object is to support facilities and activities for service personnel, and it aims to benefit personnel at RAF Waddington. Its reported work includes regular functions for serving personnel and their families, alongside small-scale improvements throughout the Officers’ Mess, such as gardens, bar equipment and laundry facilities. The Mess Committee considers requests for activity support on the merits of individual bids and asks activities to provide financial details of any fund they hold. Some grants are pre-apportioned in the financial plan to ensure funds are apportioned correctly.
Themes
- Personnel and family functions
- Officers’ Mess improvements
How to apply
The Mess Committee meets monthly to decide on support for requests for assistance for activities. Requests are decided on the merits of individual bids, and activities requesting assistance are asked to provide financial details of any fund they hold.
What to send:
- Financial details of any fund held by them.
Where they fund
Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to RAF Waddington Officers Mess.
Grants
Not included above: 5 with no named recipient.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 May 2021 | £148,463 | £121,585 | — | Accounts for year to 31 May 2021 |
| year to 31 May 2022 | £273,832 | £324,013 | — | Accounts for year to 31 May 2022 |
| year to 31 May 2023 | £277,530 | £264,180 | — | Accounts for year to 31 May 2023 |
| year to 31 May 2024 | £284,967 | £250,532 | £3,310 | Accounts for year to 31 May 2024 |
| year to 31 May 2025 | £333,109 | £329,211 | — | Accounts for year to 31 May 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 May 2024: 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.
Sources
Registers and filings
- Annual report (year to 31 May 2024)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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Contact
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission