FIFTH FARNHAM (BOURNE) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1020614 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scout Group

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS.

Area of benefit: LOWER BOURNE, FARNHAM

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

Causes: Education/training · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at an overall deficit of £9,316 for the year, primarily due to delayed HMRC GiftAid receipts and higher equipment costs. Despite this, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of approximately £56,153, which exceeds its stated policy target of £19,000 (six months' running costs). The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue activities, with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Chieftain Training — “Chieftain Training based in Hamble and Southampton has supported our group for several years. They provide discounted training for our leade…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anne Williamschair
• Elizabeth Janet Chart · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ian Roy Turton · trustee of 1 other charity
• Peter Stuart Gardiner
• Samuel Charles Fraser Slee

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

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