7TH WOKING (ST MARY OF BETHANY) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1020539 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Outdoor activities for young people and children. Training and participation in various practical activities including first aid, handicrafts, outdoor skills. Activities designed to develop character and social skills. All activities have a strong ethical basis.

Objects

TO ENCOURAGE THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE SO THAT THEY MAY TAKE A CONSTRUCTIVE PART IN SOCIETY.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE, WOKING

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£60k

Latest spending

£80k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash funds increased to £115,343 at the end of the year, up from £109,312 the previous year. The trustees report that the group holds sufficient reserves to protect the delivery of charitable programmes and ensure continuity. The group is reliant on subscriptions and fundraising, with total receipts of £44,788 against payments of £38,757.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient resources to protect the Group and delivery of its charitable programmes, to ensure continuity and stability across generations of 7th members, and to allow time to adjust to changing financial circumstances (held: £115k)

“The Group's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to protect the Group and delivery of its charitable programmes, to ensure continuity and stability across generations of 7th members, and to allow time to adjust to changing financial circumstances.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

JANICE DAWN PARKER
Jessica Thane Wright
Lorraine Elizabeth Ozanne
Michael Dey
Michael James Pryor
Neil Graeme Hampton
Samuel John Rourke
Sarah Wilson
Simona Origgi-Fernando
TRACY JANE WRIGHT

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£60k	£80k
31/03/2025	£45k	£39k
31/03/2024	£32k	£79k
31/03/2023	£66k	£47k
31/03/2022	£20k	£17k

Common questions

Is 7TH WOKING (ST MARY OF BETHANY) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash funds increased to £115,343 at the end of the year, up from £109,312 the previous year. The trustees report that the group holds sufficient reserves to protect the delivery of charitable programmes and ensure continuity. The group is reliant on subscriptions and fundraising, with total receipts of £44,788 against payments of £38,757. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 7TH WARWICK (WOODLOES) SCOUT GROUP.

7TH WARWICK (WOODLOES) SCOUT GROUP income £35k
7TH MALDEN (ST JAMES) SCOUT GROUP income £63k
7TH LICHFIELD (ST MICHAEL'S) SCOUT GROUP income £131k
7TH ROYSTON (BARKWAY) SCOUT GROUP income £34k
215TH SHEFFIELD (1ST TOTLEY) SCOUT GROUP income £135k
12TH SEVENOAKS (1ST EDENBRIDGE) SCOUT GROUP income £25k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
7TH WOKING (ST MARY OF BETHANY) SCOUT GROUP	£60k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
7TH WARWICK (WOODLOES) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£35k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
7TH MALDEN (ST JAMES) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£63k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
7TH LICHFIELD (ST MICHAEL'S) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£131k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
7TH ROYSTON (BARKWAY) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£34k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
215TH SHEFFIELD (1ST TOTLEY) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£135k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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