1ST WYMONDHAM SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1036717 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Activities provided for young people including camping, survival skills, craft activities, shared events with other groups, cooking, first aid and many other activities.

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 · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£28k

Latest spending

£29k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £16,594 at year end, which the trustees consider adequate against a policy target of approximately £15,000 (six months of running costs). The trustees identified risks regarding reduced income and reliance on volunteers, noting that a significant reduction in either could lead to contraction or closure of sections.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months running costs (circa £15,000) (held: £17k)

“The Group's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the group should income and fundraising activities fall short. The Group Executive Committee considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 6 months running costs and calculate this to be circa £15,000.”

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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

daniel newman
douglas purves
suzanne carter

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£28k	£29k
31/03/2024	£33k	£33k
31/03/2023	£29k	£31k
31/03/2022	£18k	£23k
31/03/2021	£21k	£17k

Common questions

Is 1ST WYMONDHAM SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £16,594 at year end, which the trustees consider adequate against a policy target of approximately £15,000 (six months of running costs). The trustees identified risks regarding reduced income and reliance on volunteers, noting that a significant reduction in either could lead to contraction or closure of sections. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

1ST CIPPENHAM SCOUT GROUP income £28k
1ST IVINGHOE AND PITSTONE SCOUT GROUP income £33k
1ST BARNHAM SCOUT GROUP income £24k
1ST LYTCHETT MINSTER SCOUT GROUP income £35k
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP income £39k
1ST NORTH WALSHAM SCOUT GROUP income £26k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST WYMONDHAM SCOUT GROUP	£28k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST CIPPENHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£28k	—	within	—	no doubt
1ST IVINGHOE AND PITSTONE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£33k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST BARNHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£24k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST LYTCHETT MINSTER SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£35k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£39k	—	above	—	no doubt

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