1ST NORWICH SEA SCOUTS

Registered charity 1034608 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scouting - including organised camps, activity based camps for children in the age range 6 to 15.

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 MEMBERS 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 · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Norwich, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£45k
Latest spending
£43k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted receipts increased to £44,953 from £37,589 in the prior year, driven largely by Gift Aid receipts. Expenditure rose to £42,811, resulting in a net surplus of £2,142 and total unrestricted cash reserves of £104,376. The trustees review bank balances and ongoing expenditure monthly to ensure sufficient funds for the Group's continuation.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient for the successful continuation of the Group (reserves figure: £104k)
“The Group's Reserves Policy includes a table of current potential costs (including capital expenditure) that are in addition to regular on-going costs. The Trustee Board reviews the policy, current list of reserves, on-going monthly expenditure and Bank and Cash Balances held, to ensure that the unrestricted monies are sufficient for the successful continuation of the Group.” — page 2
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation to 1st Belton Scout Group
“The Group also donated £5,000 to 1st Belton Scout Group for their building fund after they lost £50,000 due to the building firm they were using going into liquidation.” — page 2
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 16

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 16

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 16

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£45k£43k
31/03/2025£38k£29k
31/03/2024£36k£34k
31/03/2023£55k£39k
31/03/2022£20k£23k

Common questions

Is 1ST NORWICH SEA SCOUTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted receipts increased to £44,953 from £37,589 in the prior year, driven largely by Gift Aid receipts. Expenditure rose to £42,811, resulting in a net surplus of £2,142 and total unrestricted cash reserves of £104,376. The trustees review bank balances and ongoing expenditure monthly to ensure sufficient funds for the Group's continuation. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds 1ST NORWICH SEA SCOUTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name 1ST NORWICH SEA SCOUTS as a grant recipient include EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF ALDERMAN JOHN NORMAN.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF ALDERMAN JOHN NORMANFY2023£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
1ST NORWICH SEA SCOUTS£45k—0above—no doubt
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2026£39k—0above—no doubt
1ST PORTISHEAD SCOUT GROUP FY2025£50k——above—no doubt
1ST SNAITH SCOUT GROUP FY2025£34k—0above—no doubt
1ST ASHTEAD (PELHAM) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£84k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST BOVINGDON SCOUTS FY2025£28k——unclear—no doubt

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