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|ObjectivesandActivitie|s||
|---|---|---|
||SORPreference||
|Summaryofthepurposesof|Para1.17|TheRA MessFundisgoverned byitsMess|
|thecharityassetoutinits||rulesVersion3dated17Nov21.Itis|
|governingdocument||registered asacharitywithintheCharity|
|________________________|___________|Commission.|
|Summaryofthemain<br>activities inrelationtothose|Para1.17and<br>1.19|TheTrusteehas delegatedthedaytoday<br>management oftheRAMessFundtoa|
|purposesforthepublic||Mess Committeewhoareelectedmembers|
|benefit, inparticular,the||andrepresenttheinterestsoftheir|
|activities,projectsor||members.VacanciesarefilledbyMess|
|servicesidentifiedinthe||Committeeballot,andmembershipis|
|accounts.||structuredsoastoprovideawide|
|||representation ofexpertisetorepresentthe|
|||bestinterests oftheFund. Namesof|
|||candidatesforelectionareprovidedtothe|
|||MessSecretary,whowillmaintainalistof|
|||thosecandidates andbringthemforward|
|||forelectionasvacanciesoccur.TheMess|
|||Committeeconvenesonamonthlybasisto|
|||discusstheadministrationoftheFundand|
|||theminutesofMess Committeemeetings|
|||promulgatedwidelywithinfiveworking|
|||daysofacommitteemeeting.Standing|
|||agenda itemsare:Actionsfromlast|
|||meeting"MessTreasurer'sReportMess|
|||Manager'sReportSEntertainment|
|||Member'sReportSITMember'sReportS|
|||FamiliesRepresentativeReport.AnAnnual|
|||GeneralMeeting (AGM)oftheRAMessis|
|||heldonceayear.Thismeetingpresentsto|
|||MessMemberstheresultsofthelastaudit,|
|||thedraftsocialprogrammeforthefollowing|
|||year,anyrelevantchangestoMess|
|||routinesandallfinancialchangesand|
|__________________________|_____________|expenditureplannedforthefollowingyear.|
|Statementconfirming|Para1.18|Thetrusteeisresponsibleformaintaining|
|whether the trusteeshave||properaccountingrecordswhichdisclose|
|hadregardtotheguidance||withreasonableaccuracyatanytimethe|
|issuedbytheCharity||financialpositionoftheCharityandenables|
|Commissiqn onpublic||themtoensurethatthefinancial|
|benefit||statementscomplywiththeCharitiesAct|
|__________________________|_____________|2011.TheTrusteeisalsoresponsiblefor|





||SORPreference||
|---|---|---|
|||safeguardingthe assetsoftheCharityand|
|||hence fortakingreasonablestepsforthe|
|||preventionand detectionoffraudandother|
|||irregularities.The Trusteehas hadregard|
|||totheCharityCommission'sguidanceon|
|||PublicBenefit.|
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|Achievementsagainst|Para1.41|
|---|---|
|objectivesset||
|Performanceoffundraising||
|activitiesagainstobjectives|Para1.41|
|set||
|Investmentperformance|Para1.41|
|againstobjectives||
|Other||



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|FinancialReview|||
|---|---|---|
|Reviewofthecharity's|Para1.21|TheRAMessincomeisgeneratedfromthe|
|financialposition attheend||followingstreams:MessSubs; Silverconts|
|oftheperiod||frommemberstomaintainthemesssilver;|
|||barprofitandleviestoeventsand|
|||individualsforsundriesincludingcandles,|
|||useofthe silver,useofthcrystal,useof|
|||theVIProomsand theirenhanced|
|||extras.OftheseMessSubsisthemain|
|||incomegenerator.LastyeartheFund|
|||Manager reversedthetrendofexcessof|
|||incomeover expenditureandthishas|
|__________________________|____________|continuedinthisFYgivingfundstability.|
|Statementexplainingthe|Para1.22|Nil|
|policyforholdingreserves|||
|statingwhytheyareheld|_____________|_______________________________________|
|Amountofreservesheld|Para1.22|Zero|
|Reasonsforholdingzero|Para1.22|TheRA Messfundhasnoreserves'|
|reserves||becauseofithas minimal role asagrant|
|||making charitywithfewoperationalorstaff|
|||commitments.Furthermore,theFundhas|
|||noContingentLiabilitytotheArmyCentral|
|||Fund.TheTrusteeiscontenttosetaFund|
|_________________________|____________|contingencyatzero.|





|Detailsoffundmateriallyin|Para1.24|N/A|
|---|---|---|
|deficit|_____________|________________________________________|
|Explanation ofany|Para1.23|N/A|
|uncertaintiesaboutthe|||
|charitycontinuing asagoing|||
|concern|_____________|________________________________________|



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|Thecharity'sprincipal<br>sourcesoffunds(including|Para1.47||
|---|---|---|
|anyfundraising)|____________|______________________________________|
|Investmentpolicyand|||
|objectivesincludingany|Para1.46||
|socialinvestmentpolicy|||
|adopted|____________|______________________________________|
|Adescriptionoftheprincipal|Para1.46||
|risksfacing thecharity|||
|Other|||



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|Structure,Governance|andManag|ement|
|---|---|---|
|Description ofcharity's|||
|trusts:|______________|___________________________________________|
|Type ofgoverningdocument<br>________________________|Para1.25<br>___________|MessRulesandMODStandard<br>Constitutionadoptedon7thJan2013.|
|Howisthecharity|Para1.25|Unincorporatedassociation|
|constituted?|||
|Trusteeselectionmethods|Para1.25|TheCommandingOfficerof14Regiment|
|including details ofany||RoyalArtilleryisappointedex-officio|
|constitutionalprovisionse.g.||TrusteeofallServiceFundsat14|
|electiontopostornameof||RegimentRA.Appointmentofthe|
|anypersonorbodyentitled||Commanding OfficeriscontrolledbyAPC|
|toappoint oneormore||Glasgow.|
|trustees|______________|___________________________________________|



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|Policiesandprocedures||
|---|---|
|adoptedfortheinductionPara1.51||
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|Thecharity'sorganisational||
|---|---|
|structure andanywider||
|network with whichthe|Para1.51|
|charityworks||
|Relationshipwithanyrelated||
|parties|Para1.51|
|Other|________________________________________________|



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|Charityname|RAMess|
|---|---|
|Othernamethecharityuses|N/A|
|Registeredcharitynumber|1165096|
|Charity'sprincipaladdress|RAMess|
||RoyalArtilleryBarracks|
||Larkhill|
||Wiltshire|
|_____________________|SF48QT|



||||Datesactedif|Nameofperson(or|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Trusteename|Office(ifany)|notforwhole|body)entitledto|
||___________________|__________________________|year|appoint trustee(ifany)|
||LtColAndrew|CommandingOfficer|01Sept22-||
||"Mcdermott|14RegimentRA,|10Jan25||
|1||RoyalArtilleryBarracks|||
|||Larkhill|||
|||Wiltshire|||
|||SP48QT|_________|_____________|
||___________||||
||LtCol.Michael|CommandingOfficer|10Jan25-||
||Fletcher|14RegimentRA,|Present||
|2||RoyalArtilleryBarracks|||
|||Larkhill|||
|||Wiltshire|||
||_____________|SF48QT|___________|_______________|
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