1ST HARDINGSTONE SCOUT GROUP
Organisation providing safe environment for children from 6 to adult to learn / play / make friends. The scout group meets every week. Scouts have the opportunity to try many indoor and outdoor activites including camping. They have the chance to earn badges for various challenges they take on. On reaching age 14 they are given opportunity to become young leaders to help in training of others.
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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
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds increased by £20,077 to £97,144, with unrestricted funds rising by £5,305.12. The trustees note that savings and reserves were maintained, although a specific reserve policy target is not explicitly quantified beyond a general statement about meeting essential costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.
What the accounts disclose
“A reserve is held to enable the Group to continue to meet essential costs for a period in the event that activities, and therefore donations, were to cease completely.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- John Wilsonchair
- Carl Peter Dillow
- Michael Dillow
- Nicki Fox
- Scott Richards
- Stuart Walton
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £69k | £48k |
| 31/03/2024 | £78k | £48k |
| 31/03/2023 | £44k | £52k |
| 31/03/2022 | £41k | £34k |
| 31/03/2021 | £36k | £14k |
Common questions
Is 1ST HARDINGSTONE SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased by £20,077 to £97,144, with unrestricted funds rising by £5,305.12. The trustees note that savings and reserves were maintained, although a specific reserve policy target is not explicitly quantified beyond a general statement about meeting essential costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1ST HARDINGSTONE SCOUT GROUP | £69k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 1ST WHITTON SCOUT GROUP | £50k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 1ST HERSHAM SCOUT GROUP | £108k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 1ST RUDDINGTON SCOUT GROUP | £32k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| 1ST HORNDEAN SCOUT GROUP | £33k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| 7TH ROYSTON (BARKWAY) SCOUT GROUP | £34k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |