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|ObjectivesandActivitie|s||
|---|---|---|
||SORP||
|___________________________________|reference|__________________________________________________________|
|Summaryofthepurposesof<br>thecharityassetoutinits|Para1.17|Thepromotionofefficiency oftheArmed<br>ForcesoftheCrownbytheprovisionand|
|governingdocument<br>_________________________|_________|supportoffacilitiesandactivitiesforthe<br>efficiencyandwell-beingofservicepersonnel.|
|Summaryofthemain<br>activities inrelationtothose|Para1.17<br>and1.19|TheTrusteehasdelegatedthedaytoday<br>managementoftheWOs'and Sgts'MessFund|
|purposesfor thepublic<br>benefit,in particular,the||toaMessCommitteewhoareelected<br>members andrepresenttheinterestsoftheir|
|activities,projectsor||members. VacanciesarefilledbyMess|
|servicesidentifiedinthe||Committeeballot,and membershipis|
|accounts.||structuredsoastoprovideawide|
|||representation ofexpertisetorepresentthe|
|||bestinterestsoftheFund. Namesof|
|||candidatesforelectionareprovidedtothe|
|||MessSecretary, whowillmaintainalistof|
|||thosecandidates andbring themforwardfor|
|||electionas vacancies occur.TheMess|
|||Committeeconvenesonamonthlybasisto|
|||discusstheadministrationoftheFundandthe|
|||minutesofMess Committeemeetings|
|||promulgated widely within fiveworkingdaysof|
|||acommitteemeeting.Standingagendaitems|
|||are:Actionsfromlastmeeting.Mess|
|||Treasurer'sReportMess Manager'sReportS|
|||EntertainmentMember's ReportSITMember's|
|||RepórtFamiliesRepresentativeReport.An|
|||AnnualGeneralMeeting(AGM)oftheWOs'|
|||andSgts'Mess isheldonceayear.This|
|||meetingpresentstoMessMemberstheresults|
|||ofthelast audit,thedraftsocialprogrammefor|
|||the following year,any relevantchangesto|
|||Messroutines andallfinancial changesand|
|__________________________|_________|expenditureplannedforthefollowingyear.|
|Statementconfirming|Para1.18|TheTrusteeisresponsibleformaintaining|
|whetherthetrusteeshave||properaccountingrecordswhichdisclosewith|
|hadregardtotheguidance||reasonableaccuracyatany timethefinancial|
|issuedbytheCharity||positionoftheCharityand enablesthemto|
|Commission onpublic||ensurethatthefinancialstatementscomply|
|benefit||withtheCharitiesAct2011.TheTrusteeisalso|
|___________________________|__________|responsibleforsafeguardingtheassetsofthe|





||SORP||
|---|---|---|
||reference|__________________________________________________________|
|||Charityandhencefortakingreasonablesteps|
|||forthepreventionanddetectionoffraudand|
|||otherirregularities.TheTrusteehashadregard|
|||totheCharityCommission'sguidanceonPublic|
|_________________________|_________|Benefit.|



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|YrtImihrircthint- Iii-1fiIrt|hArsthtem|entswhererelevantabout:|
|---|---|---|
||SORP||
||reference|__________________________________________________________|
|____________________________________|||
||Para1.38||
|Policyongrantmaking|||
||Para1.38||
|Policyonsocialinvestment|||
|includingprogramrelated|||
|investment|||
||Para1.38||
|Contributionmadeby|||
|volunteers|||
|Other|||



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|AchievementsandPer|form|ance||
|---|---|---|---|
||SORP|||
|__________________________________|reference||_______________________________________________________|
||||TheWOs'andSgts' MessFundismanagedto|
||||ensurethatthere areadequateresources|
||||availableforexpenditureonimprovementsto|
|Summaryofthemain<br>achievementsofthecharity,|Para1|20<br>.|thewelfareandqualityoflifeforserving<br>membersoftheArmedForceswhoaremess|
|identifyingthedifferencethe|||members,andtheengendermentof'espritde|
|charity'sworkhas madeto|||corps'.Thepast12monthshasseenthemess|
|thecircumstancesofits|||putonafullsocialprogrammeforthebenefitof|
|beneficiariesandanywider|||itsmembers.Subsidiesforeventsareprovided|
|benefitstosocietyasa|||mainlyfrom:profitmadebythemessfromthe|
|whole.|||bar,messsubscriptionspaidbythe|
||||beneficiariesand otheractivities.These|
||||activitieshaveallservedtoimprove,moraleand|
||||enhancethegeneralwelfareofthemess|
||||members,manyofwhomworkinparticularly|
||||demandingenvironments.|
||||ThroughouttheyeartheMessCommitteehave|
||||providedsufficientfundinginordertomaintain|
||||thestandardsofamenitiesandsocial|
||||programmetomeettherequirementsofthe|
||||Messmembership.ThenewSONOSand|
||||Spotifyaccounthaveenhancedtheenjoyment|
|_________________________|_________||of messmembers.|





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|<br>riimurhrrcfrirwIiidfti|<br>rfhrsffmn|tswhererelevantabout:|
|---|---|---|
|||___________________________________________|
|Achievementsagainst|Para1.41||
|objectivesset|||
|Performanceoffundraising<br>activities againstobjectives|Para1.41||
|set|||
|Investmentperformance|Para1.41||
|againstobjectives|||
|Other|||



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|FinancialReview|||
|---|---|---|
|Reviewofthecharity's|Para1.21|IncometotheMessisgeneratedbytwo|
|financialpositionattheend||streams;membershipsubscriptionsand|
|oftheperiod||barprofit,oftheseMesssubscriptions|
|||providethelargestpercentage.TheMess|
|||committeecontinuetoworkonreducing|
|||spendinglevels asthecurrent levelsof|
|||expenditure arestillalittletoohigh.|
|__________________________|_____________|TheFundwasnotindeficit.|
|Statementexplainingthe|Para1.22|Nil|
|policyforholdingreserves|||
|statingwhytheyareheld|____________||
|Amount ofreservesheld|Para1.22|Zero|
|Reasonsforholdingzero|Para1.22|TheWOs'andSgts'Messfundhasno|
|reserves||reservesbecauseofithasminimalroleas|
|||agrantmaking charitywithfewoperational|
|||orstaffcommitments.Furthermore,the|
|||FundhasnoContingentLiabilitytothe|
|||ArmyCentralFund.TheTrusteeiscontent|
|_________________________|____________|tosetaFundcontingencyatzero.|
|Detailsoffundmateriallyin|Para1.24|N/A-|
|deficit|_____________|________________________________________|
|Explanation ofany|Para1.23|N/A|
|uncertaintiesaboutthe|||
|charitycontinuingas agoing|||
|concern|____________|____________________________________|





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|Thecharity'sprincipal||
|---|---|
|sourcesoffunds(including|Para147|
|anyfundraising)||
|Investment policyand||
|objectivesincludingany|Para1.46|
|socialinvestmentpolicy||
|adopted||
|Adescriptionoftheprincipal|Para1.46|
|risksfacingthecharity||
|Other||



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|Structure,Governance|andManag|ement|
|---|---|---|
|Descriptionofcharity's|||
|trusts:|_____________|_________________________________________|
|Typeof governingdocument<br>________________________|Para1.25<br>____________|MessRulesandMODStandard<br>Constitutionadoptedon7thJan2013.|
|Howisthecharity|Para1.25|Unincorporatedassociation|
|constituted?|||
|Trusteeselectionmethods|Para1.25|TheCommanding Officerof14Regiment|
|includingdetailsofany||RoyalArtilleryisappointedex-officio|
|constitutionalprovisionse.g.||TrusteeofallServiceFundsat14|
|electiontopostornameof||RegimentRA.Appointmentofthe|
|anypersonorbodyentitled||CommandingOfficeriscontrolledbyAPC|
|toappointone ormore||Glasgow.|
|trustees|______________|___________________________________________|



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|Additionalinformation(optional)|Additionalinformation(optional)||
|---|---|---|
|YiimvrhnosetonIudefurtherstatements||whererelevantabout:|
|Policiesandprocedures|||
|adoptedfortheinduction|||
|andtrainingoftrustees|||
||Para1.51||
|Thecharity'sorganisational|||
|structureandanywider|||
|networkwith whichthe|||
|charityworks|Para1.51||
|Relationshipwithanyrelated|||
|parties|Para1.51|_________________________________________|





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|ReferenceandAdminis|trativedetails|
|---|---|
|Charityname|WOS'ANDSGTS'MESS|
|Othernamethe charityuses|N/A|
|Registeredcharitynumber|1165300|
|Charity'sprincipaladdress|WOs'&Sgts'Mess|
||14RegimentRA|
||RoyalArtilleryBarracks|
||Larkhill|
||Wiltshire|
|_____________________|SP48QT.|



||Trusteename|Office (ifany)|Datesactedifnotfor<br>wholeyear|Nameofperson(orbody)entitled<br>toappointtrustee(ifany)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||LtColAndrew|CommandingOfficer|01Sept22-10Jan||
||Mcdermott|14RegimentRA,|25||
|1||RoyalArtilleryBarracks|||
|||Larkhill|||
|||Wiltshire|||
|||SP48QT|_______________|___________________|
||_____________||||
||LtColMichael|CommandingOfficer|10Jan 25-Present||
||Fletcher|14RegimentRA,|||
|2||RoyalArtilleryBarracks|||
|||Larkhill|||
|||Wiltshire|||
|||SP48QT|_______________|___________________|
||_____________||||
|3|||||



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