Scarf

Registered charity 1015081 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPECIAL CHILDREN AND THEIR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS,SUPPORT GROUP(SOUTH WEST HAMPSHIRE)

Scarf (Supporting Children with Additional Needs, Relatives and Friends) is a charity based in the New Forest, Hampshire which organises regular term time clubs as well as holiday activities for children with additional needs and their families. Children/young people are aged 0 -25 years and have a range of disabilities and additional needs,

Objects

THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN HAVING SPECIAL NEEDS BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES FOR THEM, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR CARERS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED, IN PRRACTICE SOUTH WEST HAMPSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£67k
Latest spending
£48k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Scarf reported a surplus of £18,974 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total reserves of £65,623. This represents a significant improvement from the previous year's shortfall of £6,778. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts present a true and fair view of the organization's financial position.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£67k£48k
31/12/2024£42k£49k
31/12/2023£43k£43k
31/12/2022£48k£51k
31/12/2021£25k£39k

Common questions

Is Scarf financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Scarf reported a surplus of £18,974 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total reserves of £65,623. This represents a significant improvement from the previous year's shortfall of £6,778. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts present a true and fair view of the organization's financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/01/2025£19kScarf 2 Activities
Sport England14/05/2014£1kSports For All
The National Lottery Community Fund21/12/2006£10kPerforming Arts Week