The Warrant Officers and Senior Rates' Mess, HMS Drake
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Key takeaways
- This funder supports the mess facilities and social life of Warrant Officers, Senior Ratings and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers at His Majesty's Naval Base Devonport, so only work linked to those service personnel is likely to fit.
- It makes no grants to individuals and no grants to organisations other than the Associate Members' Fund, so an individual or an outside organisation should not apply.
- Its annual report shows total annual giving of £793, so any request should be small and should be set against that total.
- Its annual report and register entry publish no application process or grant range, so a short enquiry through the contact shown is the sensible first step, and the funder's competitiveness and timing cannot be judged from the published information.
Overview
The Warrant Officers and Senior Rates' Mess, HMS Drake is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1129026).
The Warrant Officers and Senior Rates' Mess, HMS Drake, is a registered charity whose purpose is to promote the military efficiency and operational effectiveness of the armed forces. It does this by providing mess facilities to Warrant Officers, Senior Ratings and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers serving at His Majesty's Naval Base Devonport. Its annual giving is £793, and it runs a social programme for its members, with profits from the bar and other activities subsidising social functions. It makes no grants to individuals and only occasionally pays grants to the Associate Members' Fund.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 July 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 24 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The charity's object is to promote the efficiency of the armed forces through facilities and activities supporting service personnel's efficiency and well-being. Its mess provides facilities for Warrant Officers, Senior Ratings and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers serving at His Majesty’s Naval Base Devonport. It makes resources available to improve quality of life and foster esprit de corps, and runs a full social programme for its members. Profits from the bar and other activities subsidise social functions. It makes no grants to individuals and occasionally pays grants to a fund for associate members.
Themes
- Armed forces efficiency
- Service personnel quality of life
- Mess facilities
- Social activities
What they don't fund
- Grants to individuals
- Grants to organisations other than the Associate Members’ Fund
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report or its register entry. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 July 2021 | £94,665 | £98,255 | — | Accounts for year to 31 July 2021 |
| year to 31 July 2022 | £317,777 | £310,927 | — | Accounts for year to 31 July 2022 |
| year to 31 July 2023 | £428,055 | £482,600 | — | Accounts for year to 31 July 2023 |
| year to 31 July 2024 | £330,848 | £308,744 | — | Accounts for year to 31 July 2024 |
| year to 31 July 2025 | £340,874 | £330,778 | £793 | Accounts for year to 31 July 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 July 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
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 July 2025)
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 24 October 2026.
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- FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR, WO & SR MESS, HMS DRAKE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL2 2BGsource
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- FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR, WO & SR MESS, HMS DRAKE, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH, PL2 2BGsource