1ST HEATON VALE SEA SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1030775 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Education/Training Children/Youngpeople

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.

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

Registered contact address: Stockport, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£29k

Latest spending

£27k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £23,257.62 at the end of the period, resulting in a net surplus of £55.05 against total expenditure. The trustees note that discussions regarding a formal reserves policy were put on hold due to lockdowns, with no specific policy target currently stated.

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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Janet Alison Renshaw
Steven Jordan

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester · Stockport

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£29k	£27k
31/03/2024	£30k	£26k
31/03/2023	£23k	£34k
31/03/2022	£17k	£25k
31/03/2021	£26k	£7k

Common questions

Is 1ST HEATON VALE SEA SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £23,257.62 at the end of the period, resulting in a net surplus of £55.05 against total expenditure. The trustees note that discussions regarding a formal reserves policy were put on hold due to lockdowns, with no specific policy target currently stated. 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 1ST WORMLEY SCOUT GROUP.

1ST WORMLEY SCOUT GROUP income £56k
1ST CLAYGATE SCOUT GROUP income £188k
1ST THORNTON-CLEVELEYS SCOUT GROUP income £22k
1ST HONITON SCOUTS income £25k
1ST HAMPTON HILL SEA SCOUT GROUP income £37k
1ST SOUTHBOURNE SEA SCOUT GROUP income £65k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST HEATON VALE SEA SCOUT GROUP	£29k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST WORMLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£56k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST CLAYGATE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£188k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST THORNTON-CLEVELEYS SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£22k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST HONITON SCOUTS FY2025	£25k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST HAMPTON HILL SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2024	£37k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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