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|ObjectivesandActiviti|es||
|---|---|---|
||SORPreference||
|Summaryofthepurposesof|Para1.17|TheRAMessFundisgovernedbyitsMess|
|thecharityassetoutinits||rulesVersion3dated17Nov21.Itis|
|governingdocument||registeredasacharitywithintheCharity|
|||Commission.|
|Summaryofthemain<br>activitiesinrelationtothose|Para1.17and<br>1.19|TheTrusteehasdelegatedthedaytoday<br>managementoftheRAMessFundtoaMess|
|purposesforthepublic||Committeewhoareelectedmembersand|
|benefit,inparticular,the||representtheinterestsoftheirmembers.|
|activities,projectsorservices||VacanciesarefilledbyMessCommittee|
|identifiedintheaccounts.||ballot,andmembershipisstructuredsoasto|
|||provideawiderepresentationofexpertiseto|
|||representthebestinterestsoftheFund.|
|||Namesofcandidatesforelectionareprovided|
|||totheMessSecretary,whowillmaintainalist|
|||ofthosecandidatesandbringthemforward|
|||forelectionasvacanciesoccur.TheMess|
|||Committeeconvenesonamonthlybasisto|
|||discusstheadministrationoftheFundandthe|
|||minutesofMessCommitteemeetings|
|||promulgatedwidelywithinfiveworkingdaysof|
|||acommitteemeeting.Standingagendaitems|
|||are:•Actionsfromlastmeeting•Mess|
|||Treasurer'sReport•MessManager'sReport•|
|||EntertainmentMember'sReport•IT|
|||Member'sReport•FamiliesRepresentative|
|||Report.AnAnnualGeneralMeeting(AGM)of|
|||theRAMessisheldonceayear.This|
|||meetingpresentstoMessMembersthe|
|||resultsofthelastaudit,thedraftsocial|
|||programmeforthefollowingyear,any|
|||relevantchangestoMessroutinesandall|
|||financial changesandexpenditureplannedfor|
|||thefollowingyear.|
|Statementconfirming|Para1.18|Thetrusteeisresponsibleformaintaining|
|whetherthetrusteeshave||properaccountingrecordswhichdisclosewith|
|hadregardtotheguidance||reasonableaccuracyatanytimethefinancial|
|issuedbytheCharity||positionoftheCharityandenablesthemto|
|Commissiononpublic||ensurethatthefinancialstatementscomply|
|benefit||withtheCharitiesAct2011.TheTrusteeis|
|||alsoresponsibleforsafeguardingtheassets|
|||oftheCharityandhencefortakingreasonable|





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|AchievementsandPe|rformance||
|---|---|---|
||SORPreference||
|||TheRAMessFundismanagedtoensurethat|
|||thereareadequateresourcesavailablefor|
|||expenditureonimprovementstothewelfare|
|Summaryofthemain<br>achievementsofthecharity,|Para1.20|andqualityoflifeforservingmembersofthe<br>ArmedForceswhoaremessmembers,and|
|identifyingthedifferencethe||theengendermentof`espritdecorps'.The|
|charity'sworkhasmadeto||past12monthshasseenthemessputona|
|thecircumstancesofits||fullsocialprogrammeforthebenefitofits|
|beneficiariesandanywider||members.Subsidiestoeventsareprovided|
|benefitstosocietyasa||mainlyfromprofitmadebythemessfromthe|
|whole.||bar,messsubscriptionspaidbythe|
|||beneficiariesandotheractivities.These|
|||activitieshaveallservedtoimprovemorale|
|||andenhancethegeneralwelfareofthemess|
|||members,manyofwhomworkinparticularly|
|||demandingenvironments.|
|||Throughouttheyearandworkingwithin|
|||budget,theMessCommitteehaveprovided|
|||sufficientfundinginordertomaintainthe|
|||standardsofamenitiesandsocialprogramme|
|||tomeettherequirementsoftheMess|
|||membership.TheMesseventscalendaris|
|||•buoyantandwellsupported.|





|Achievementsagainst|Para1.41||
|---|---|---|
|objectivesset|||
|Performanceoffundraising|||
|activitiesagainstobjectives|Para1.41||
|set|||
|Investmentperformance|Para1.41||
|againstobjectives||•|
|Other|||



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|FinancialReview|||
|---|---|---|
|Reviewofthecharity's|Para1.21|TheRAMessincomeisgeneratedfromthe|
|financialpositionattheend||followingstreams:MessSubs;Silvercontsfrom|
|oftheperiod||memberstomaintainthemesssilver;barprofit|
|||andleviestoeventsandindividualsforsundries|
|||includingcandles,useofthesilver,useofthe|
|||crystal,useoftheVIProomsandtheirenhanced|
|||extras.OftheseMessSubsisthemainincome|
|||generator.TheFundManagerhasarrestedthe|
|||yearonyeartrendofexcessiveincomeover|
|||expenditureandthiswillcontinuetobereviewed|
|||andmonitoredregularlyinthenextfinancialyear|
|||toensurefundstability.Inthisfinancialyear|
|||expenditureexceededincometoreducethe|
|||excessofpreviousyears.|
|||TheFundisnotindeficit.|
|Statementexplainingthe|Para1.22|Nil|
|policyforholdingreserves|||
|statingwhytheyareheld|||
|Amountofreservesheld|Para1.22|Zero|
|Reasonsforholdingzero|Para1.22|TheRAMessfundhasnoreservesbecauseofit|
|reserves||hasminimalroleasagrantmakingcharitywith|
|||fewoperationalorstaffcommitments.|
|||Furthermore,theFundhasnoContingent|
|||LiabilitytotheArmyCentralFund.TheTrusteeis|
|||contenttosetaFundcontingencyatzero.|
|Detailsoffundmateriallyin|Para1.24|N/A|
|deficit|||
|Explanationofany|Para1.23|N/A|
|uncertaintiesaboutthe|||
|charitycontinuingasagoing|||
|concern|||





|Thecharity'sprincipal||
|---|---|
|sourcesoffunds(including|Para1.47|
|anyfundraising)||
|Investmentpolicyand||
|objectivesincludingany|Para1.46|
|socialinvestmentpolicy||
|adopted||
|Adescriptionoftheprincipal|Para1.46|
|risksfacingthecharity||
|Other||



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|Structure,Governanc|eandMan|agement|
|---|---|---|
|Descriptionofcharity's|||
|trusts:|||
|Typeofgoverningdocument<br>(trustdeed,royalcharter)|Para1.25|MessRulesandMODStandardConstitution<br>adoptedonrhJan2013.|
|Howisthecharity|Para1.25|Unincorporatedassociation|
|constituted?|||
|(e.gunincorporated|||
|association,CIO)|||
|Trusteeselectionmethods|Para1.25|TheCommandingOfficerof14Regiment|
|includingdetailsofany||RoyalArtilleryisappointedex-officioTrustee|
|constitutionalprovisionse.g.||ofallServiceFundsat14Regiment|
|electiontopostornameof||RA.AppointmentoftheCommanding|
|anypersonorbodyentitled||OfficeriscontrolledbyAPCGlasgow.|
|toappointoneormore|||
|trustees|||





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|ReferenceandAdmini|strativedetails|
|---|---|
|Charityname|RAMess|
|Othernamethecharityuses|N/A|
|Registeredcharitynumber|1165096|
|Charity'sprincipaladdress|RAMess|
||RoyalArtilleryBarracks|
||Larkhill|
||Wiltshire|
||SP48QT|



|||||Nameofperson(or|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Trusteename|Office(ifany)|Datesactedifnot<br>forwholeyear|body)entitledto<br>appointtrustee(if|
|||||any)|
||LtColAndrew|Commanding|01Sept22||
||Mcdermott|Officer|onwards||
|||14RegimentRA,|||
|1||RoyalArtillery|||
|||Barracks|||
|||Larkhill|||
|||Wiltshire|||
|||SP48QT|||
||LtColPaulJoyce|Commanding|01Jul22—31||
||.|Officer|Aug22||
|||14RegimentRA,|||
|2||RoyalArtillery|||
|||Barracks|||
|||Larkhill|||
|||Wiltshire|||
|||SP48QT|||
|3|||||





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|Descriptionoftheassets|None|
|---|---|
|heldinthiscapacity||
|Nameandobjectsofthe|N/A|
|charityonwhosebehalfthe||
|assetsareheldandhowthis||
|fallswithinthecustodian||
|charity'sobjects||
|Detailsofarrangementsfor|N/A|
|safecustodyand||
|segregationofsuchassets||
|fromthecharity'sownassets||



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|Typeof|Name|Address|
|---|---|---|
|adviser|||



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|Paxton+|||||Page1of1|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||Printed:11/07/2023||
|14RegtRA|||||RAMESS|
||Unrestricted/|Restricted|Endowment|TotalFunds|PreviousPeriod|
||Designated/GPF|Funds|Funds|.|TotalFunds|
||Funds|||||
|IncomingResources||•||||
|VoluntaryIncome|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|ActivitiesforGeneratingFunds|11,934.06|0.00|0.00|11,934.06|13,739.14|
|InvestmentIncome|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|IncomeResourcesfrom||||||
|CharitableActivities|22,465.91|0.00|0.00|22,465.91|25,135.00|
|OtherIncomingResources|10,368.38|41,293.50|0.00|51,661.88|84,848.82|
|TotalIncomingResources|44,768.35|41,293.50|0.00|86,061.85|123,722.96|
|ResourcesExpendedCostof||||||
|GeneratingFunds||||||
|InvestmentManagementCosts|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|CostsofGeneratingFunds|1,516.72|0.00|0.00|1,516.72|1,481.48|
|CharitableActivities|43,462.60|0.00|0.00|43,462.60|29,591.03|
|GovernanceCosts|337.95|0.00|0.00|337.95|9,250.26|
|GrantsandDonations|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|405.81|
|OtherCosts|10,757.87|32,480.67|0.00|43,238.54|68,733.82|
|TotalResourcesExpended|56,075.14|32,480.67|0.00|88,555.81|109.462.40|
|NetIncoming/Outgoing<br>ResourcesBeforeTransfers|41,306.79|8,812.83|0.00|-2,493.96|14,260.56|
|Transfers||||||
|Grosstransfersbetweenfunds||||||
|(internaltransfers)|-1,465.00|1,465.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|NetIncomingresourcesbefore<br>holdinggainsandlosses|-12,771.79|10,277.83|0.00|-2,493.96|14,260.56|
|HoldingGains/Losses||||||
|Gainsonrevaluationofthe||||||
|charity'sfixedassets|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|UnrealisedGains/Losseson||||||
|investmentassets|-838.61|0.00|0.00|-838.61|0.00|
|NetMovementinFunds|-13,610.40|10,277.83|0.00|-3,332.57|14,260.56|
|ReconciliationofFunds||||||
|Totalfundsbroughtforward<br>frompreviousyear|209,92330|11,184.11|0.00|221,107.41||
|Totalfundscarriedforward|196,312.90|21,461.94|0.00|217,774.84||





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branch.
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has exc￿ded F250,OW in any of Ih888 years. IFY 202Wd1 . £76,479.92. FY 2021122.
£123.7Y2.96aTrJ FY 2U22r23. £86.061.851
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rgport for th8 complation of this report.
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