3RD SOUTH SHIELDS SEA SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1017225 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Sea Scout Group undertaking sea and land based activities

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL,INTELLECTUAL,SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS AS INDIVIDUALS,AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MENBERS OF THEIR LOCAL,NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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Registered contact address: South Tyneside, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£38k

Latest spending

£36k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a small profit of £1,508 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees report that the group remains financially sound with sufficient funds to meet its objectives, citing a prudent reserves policy. Total unrestricted funds stood at £41,996, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover one year's running costs and equipment replacement.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year’s running costs, approximately £17,000 and a replacement fund of £15,000 (held: £42k)

“The Group Executive Committee considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to one year’s running costs, approximately £17,000 and a replacement fund of £15,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — 3rd South Shields Sea Scout Group (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Ian Robertson
JASON RIBY · trustee of 1 other charity
Julie Anne Allison
Kerry Currey
Niall Jonathan Graham · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£38k	£36k
31/03/2024	£48k	£46k
31/03/2023	£46k	£48k
31/03/2022	£38k	£19k
31/03/2021	£8k	£28k

Common questions

Is 3RD SOUTH SHIELDS SEA SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a small profit of £1,508 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees report that the group remains financially sound with sufficient funds to meet its objectives, citing a prudent reserves policy. Total unrestricted funds stood at £41,996, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover one year's running costs and equipment replacement.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Community Foundation North East	19/12/2024	£6k	Grant to 3rd South Shields Sea Scout Group
Sport England	04/08/2021	£10k	COVID19 Return to Play
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/02/2005	£5k	Tall Ships Race

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 3RD WALSALL SEA SCOUTS.

3RD WALSALL SEA SCOUTS income £26k
3RD SHOREHAM SEA SCOUT GROUP income £67k
3RD SANDIACRE SCOUT GROUP income £26k
3RD HOVE (ST LEONARD'S) SCOUT GROUP income £27k
3RD/5TH LANCING SEA SCOUT GROUP income £68k
35TH SHEFFIELD (ST OSWALD'S) SCOUT GROUP income £70k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
3RD SOUTH SHIELDS SEA SCOUT GROUP	£38k	—	above	—	no doubt
3RD WALSALL SEA SCOUTS FY2025	£26k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
3RD SHOREHAM SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£67k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
3RD SANDIACRE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£26k	—	above	—	no doubt
3RD HOVE (ST LEONARD'S) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£27k	—	above	—	no doubt
3RD/5TH LANCING SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£68k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.