12TH HALIFAX SEA SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1022641 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials.

Objects

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

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.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Calderdale, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£36k

Latest spending

£22k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of approximately £55,000, which is above its stated policy target of £20,000 (equivalent to 12 months of running costs). The trustees report that the group is in an excellent position with high membership numbers and sufficient cash funds to continue its charitable activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs, circa £20,000 (held: £55k)

“The Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, circa £20,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

COLETTE MEEK
Richard Greenwood

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

Operates in: Calderdale

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£36k	£22k
31/03/2024	£20k	£22k
31/03/2023	£17k	£15k
31/03/2022	£6k	£6k
31/03/2021	£25k	£4k

Common questions

Is 12TH HALIFAX SEA SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of approximately £55,000, which is above its stated policy target of £20,000 (equivalent to 12 months of running costs). The trustees report that the group is in an excellent position with high membership numbers and sufficient cash funds to continue its charitable activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SKELTON BOUNTY	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STIFFORD SEA SCOUT GROUP.

STIFFORD SEA SCOUT GROUP income £27k
HIGH LITTLETON SCOUT GROUP income £41k
10TH MEDWAY SEA SCOUT GROUP income £33k
102ND LEICESTER (AYLESTONE ST ANDREW) SCOUT GROUP income £32k
2ND DURRINGTON SEA SCOUT GROUP income £58k
5TH NORTH WATFORD SCOUT GROUP income £54k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
12TH HALIFAX SEA SCOUT GROUP	£36k	—	above	—	no doubt
STIFFORD SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2024	£27k	—	above	—	no doubt
HIGH LITTLETON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£41k	—	above	—	no doubt
10TH MEDWAY SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£33k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
102ND LEICESTER (AYLESTONE ST ANDREW) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£32k	—	above	—	no doubt
2ND DURRINGTON SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£58k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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