| Trustees’ AnnualReport and Comments | Trustees’ AnnualReport and Comments | |
|---|---|---|
| WardroomMess HMS Seahawk | ||
| Charity RegisteredNo: | 1128507 | |
| Covering the Accounting | Year: | 1 May 2024 to 30April 2025 |
| Address: | RNAS Cuidrose | |
| Heiston | ||
| Cornwall | ||
| TR12 7RH | ||
| Governing Document: | Constitution (Mess Rules) | |
| Object: | PromotionoftheMilitaryEfficiency and Operational | |
| Effectiveness oftheArmed Forces by theprovision of | ||
| mess facilities to Commissioned Officers serving in | ||
| His Majesty’s Ship Seahawk. | ||
| Trustee: | Captain S Irwin Royal Navy. (Until 8 Dec 2024). | |
| Captain J Hall RoyalNavy (From 9 Dec 2024). | ||
| Trustee selectionmethod: | Appointed as such by theNaval Secretary. | |
| Bankers: | Lloyds TSB | |
| Market Place | ||
| Helston | ||
| Cornwall | ||
| Independent Examiner: | M L Butcher FMAAT | |
| 5 Nursery Road | ||
| Havant | ||
| HantsP09 3BG | ||
| Activities andAchievements: | To have resources available for expenditure onimprovementsto | |
| the quality oflife, andthe engendermentofespirit de corps. The | ||
| mess put on afull socialprogrammeforits members supported by | ||
| generous subsidies have beenprovidedto functions7 | ||
| Financial Review: | The fund had increasedby £5.7K and was worth£234.1K | |
| including property and stockstotalling £124.8K. Themainreasons | ||
| were: | ||
| • Military subscriptions exceeded running costs by £26.5K. |
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| • Interestreceived andminor incomestotalling £4.1K. |
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| Offsetby: | ||
| • Function subsidies thatwerenot coveredbytradingprofits - |
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| £21.3K. | ||
| • AdditionalVATbill - £3.5K. |
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| Bankand deposit assets of£118.8K more than coveredthe £18.1K | ||
| inliabilities. |
| Signature | |
|---|---|
| Name | Captain J Hall RoyalNavy. |
| Appointment | Commanding Officer and Sole Managing Trustee |
| Date | 20 June 2025 |
| Note | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | |||||||
| 30-.4pi~24 | |||||||
| Fixed Assets Mess Property |
7 | £115,800.34 | £ | 117,394.62 | |||
| Current Assets | |||||||
| Stocks at Cost: | 7A | £ | 8,607.99 | £ | 6,821.53 | ||
| Mess Bills & Function Payments Misc Debts & Prepayments Charity DepositAccount Bank Accounts |
8 Due |
£ £ £ £ |
7,185.83 1,785.57 68,127.67 50,701.52 |
£ £ £ £ |
12,466.64 1,489.00 65,077.87 41,841.17 |
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| Total CurrentAssets | £ | 136,408.58 | £ | 127,696.21 | |||
| LIABILITIES | |||||||
| Creditors | 9 | £ | 6,766.08 | £ | 7,176.70 | ||
| Squadron & Other Funds Charity Chest VAT |
10 | £ £ £ |
10,936.71 145.80 271.93 |
£ £ £ |
8,602.00 331.50 627.99 |
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| Current Liabilities | £ | 18,120.52 | £ | 16,738.19 | |||
| Net Current Assets | £118,288.06 | £ | 110,958.02 | ||||
| NetAssets | £234,088A0 | £ | 228,352.64 |
| Note | Previous Year | Previous Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | |||||
| Charitable Actvities | £ | 177,319.41 | £ | 180,883.21 | |
| Investment Income | £ | 3,012.04 | £ | 3,043.25 | |
| Total Income | 3 | £ | 180,331.45 | £ | 183,926.46 |
| Expenditure | |||||
| Charitable Activities | £ | 174,595.69 | £ | 185,736.71 | |
| Total Expenditure | 4 | £ | 174,595.69 | £ | 185,736.71 |
| Net Expenditure | £ | 5,735.76 | £ | (1,810.25) | |
| Total Funds Brought Forward | £228,352.64 | £ | 230,162.89 | ||
| Total Funds Carried Forward | £ | 234,088.40 | £ | 228,352.64 |
| Note 3 - Income | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevoius | Year | |||||||
| CharitableActivities | ||||||||
| Mess Subscriptions | £ | 61,271.75 | £ | 52,993.06 | ||||
| Associate Subscriptions | £ | 4,963.14 | £ | 4,592.61 | ||||
| Function Income | £ | 72,632.27 | £ | 77,550.22 | ||||
| Bar Sales | £ | 36,473.67 | £ | 42,851.98, | ||||
| Enterprise Sales | £ | 896.99 | £ | 2,450.34 | ||||
| Admin Charges | £ | 265.00 | £ | 130.00 | ||||
| Bank Compensation | £ | 74.63 | £ | - | ||||
| Dog Deposits & Waste | £ | 741.96 | £ | 315.00 | ||||
| £ | 177,319.41 | £ | 180,883.21 | |||||
| InvestmentIncome | ||||||||
| Bank Interest | £ | 3,012.04 | £ | 3,043.25 | ||||
| Total Income | £ | 180,331.45 | £ | 183,926.46 |
| dote 4 - Expenditure | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous | Year | ||||||
| CharitableActivities | |||||||
| Operating Costs | |||||||
| Function Expenses from Tickets | £ | 72,63227 | £ | 77,550.22 | |||
| Functions Expenses from Subsidy | £ | 37,923.72 | £ | 42,746.21 | |||
| Bar Expenses | £ | 24,937.17 | £ | 30,655.01 | |||
| Enterprise Purchases | £ | 825.55 | £ | 2,450.34 | |||
| Additional VAT on Subsidy | £ | 3,546.44 | £ | 4,326.11 | |||
| Running Costs | |||||||
| Coffee | £ | 4,138.01 | £ | 4,919.44 | |||
| Biscuits | £ | 1,891.76 | £ | 1,030.99 | |||
| Milk | £ | 655.49 | £ | 738.58 | |||
| TV and Video | £ | 7,283.98 | £ | 7,234.12 | |||
| Dining Hall Extras | £ | 1,178.18 | £ | 742.00 | |||
| Insurances | £ | 1,027.76 | £ | 961.20 | |||
| Trophy Hire | £ | 176.79 | £ | 253.61 | |||
| Mess Guests | £ | 1,752.59 | £ | 84.21 | |||
| Entertainment by Mess | £ | 3,784.14 | £ | - | |||
| Grants/Donations | £ | 550.00 | £ | 1,500.00 | |||
| Performing Rights Society/PPL | £ | 1,187.92 | £ | 1,062.21 | |||
| Repairs & Renewals | £ | 3,894.04 | £ | 1,812.40 | |||
| Dog Bin Expenditure | £ | - | £ | 614.00 | |||
| Bouncy Castle/Popcorn/Candy Floss | £ | 190.16 | £ | 349.01 | |||
| Newspapers & Periodicals | £ | 90.98 | £ | 54.99 | |||
| Postage/Telephone | £ | 144.00 | £ | 102.80 | |||
| Leaving Gifts/Flowers | £ | 480.00 | £ | 40.00 | |||
| RCYC Membership | £ | 450.00 | £ | 410.00 | |||
| Travel | £ | 31.20 | £ | 24.99 | |||
| Misc Expenses | £ | - | £ | 45.47 | |||
| Governance Costs | |||||||
| Examination of Accounts | £ | 1,275.00 | £ | 1,320.00 | |||
| Support Costs | |||||||
| Office Costs | £ | 336.44 | £ | 137.94 | |||
| BACS/Bank/SumUp Charges | £ | 2,208.83 | £ | 2,099.43 | |||
| Property Depreciation | £ | 2,003.27 | £ | 2,471.43 | |||
| £174,595.69 | £ | 185,736.71 | |||||
| Total Expenditure | £ 174,595.69 | £ | 185,736.71 |
| Note 7A -Stocks | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shop Stock - Enterprise | £ | 835.06 |
| Postage Stamps | £ | 79.20 |
| Bar/Cellar | £ | 7,693.73 |
| £ | 8,607.99 |
| Note 8 - Prepayments, Misc Debtors | ||
|---|---|---|
| PAYD | £ | 125.33 |
| CCLA Interest | £ | 242.24 |
| Summer BBQ Prepaid | £ | 450.00 |
| Insurance Prepaid | £ | 216.00 |
| TV Licence Prepaid | £ | 127.00 |
| Trophy Hire Prepaid | £ | 18.00 |
| PRS/PPL Prepaid | £ | 607.00 |
| £ | 1,785.57 | |
| Note 9 - Creditors | ||
| ESS | £ | 475.48 |
| LWC | £ | 1,583.70 |
| BOC | £ | 105.06 |
| Sky | £ | 410.40 |
| HMRC - Additional VAT on Function Subsidies | £ | 3,546.44 |
| PNIE | £ | 645.00 |
| £ | 6,766.08 |
| Note 10 - Held for Other Funds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Civilian Accom | £ | 524.17 |
| Exchange Service/Entitled Overseas Accom | £ | 16.10 |
| 750 NAS | £ | 444.75 |
| 814 NAS | £ | 570.00 |
| 820M NAS | £ | 440.00 |
| 824 Fund | £ | 692.50 |
| NET Accom | £ | 565.71 |
| ATC Social Fund | £ | 120.00 |
| Plumbers Union | £ | 155.00 |
| HoDs Fund | £ | 3,518.39 |
| Christmas Draw | £ | 3,890.09 |
| £ | 10,936.71 |
| Previous | Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | £ | 33,909.32 | £ | 38,043.25 | |||||
| Sales at Cost | £ | 2,564.35 | £ | 4,808.73 | |||||
| £ | 36,473.67 | 42,851.98 | |||||||
| Opening Stock | £ | 6,001.48 | £ | 5,788.75 | |||||
| Purchases | £ | 24,885.20 | £ | 29,059.85 | |||||
| £ | 30,886.68 | £ | 34,848.60 | ||||||
| Less Closing Stock | £ | (7,693.73) | £ | (6,001.48) | |||||
| Cost ofSales | £23,192.95 | £28,847.12 | |||||||
| Gross Profit | £ | 13,280.72 | 36% | 14,004.86 33% | |||||
| Less | |||||||||
| Bar Equipment | £ | 1,159.65 | £ | 1,271.31 | |||||
| Spillage & Ullage | £ | 459.46 | £ | 536.58 | |||||
| £ | 1,619.11 | £ | 1,807.89 | ||||||
| Net Profit | £ | 11,661.61 | 34% | £ | 12,196.97 32% |