THE DITTONS SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1038983 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scout group.OPERATING 2 BEAVER COLONIES, 2 CUB SECTIONS, 2 TROOP SECTIONS AND 1 EXPLORER SECTION.ALL OPERATE UNDER THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION RULES AND GUIDANCE AND MEET ONCE A WEEK IN TERM TIME. SOME CAMPS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL INTELLECTUAL SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL AS INDIVIDUALS AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE, ELMBRIDGE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£118k

Latest spending

£219k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the annual Fair is the group's only fundraiser and main source of income, which ensures the continuation of the Scout Group. The group has secured external funding of £52,658 for building works, allowing it to consider further construction without waiting for future fair proceeds. The trustees maintain a reserves policy aimed at purchasing the freehold of their field and improving buildings.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The Fair is therefore our main source of income to keep our beloved and unique Shack alive and well and scouting activities going strong!”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: to enable The Dittons to purchase the freehold of our field if possible and to and significantly improve and extend our buildings

“According to the group reserves policy, which will be reviewed in 2025, the aim is to build a fund to enable The Dittons to purchase the freehold of our field if possible and to and significantly improve and extend our buildings.” — page 3

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“This is our only fundraiser and the only ‘volunteering requirement’ we have of all the families that join The Dittons. It is this one day, of maximum effort, that ensures the continuation of The Dittons Scout Group.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
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 · trustee networks

Kate Backchair
Diana Goodhugh
Jessica Cresswell
Julia Hawkins
Louise O'Gorman
Matt Davies
Melanie Uzunoglu
Pamela Forsyth
Paul Bartlett
SUZAN BAKER
Thomas William Goodacre

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£118k	£219k
31/12/2024	£109k	£68k
31/12/2023	£71k	£64k
31/12/2022	£62k	£54k
31/12/2021	£72k	£67k

Common questions

Is THE DITTONS SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the annual Fair is the group's only fundraiser and main source of income, which ensures the continuation of the Scout Group. The group has secured external funding of £52,658 for building works, allowing it to consider further construction without waiting for future fair proceeds. The trustees maintain a reserves policy aimed at purchasing the freehold of their field and improving buildings.

Who funds THE DITTONS SCOUT GROUP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DITTONS SCOUT GROUP as a grant recipient include KATHLEEN BERYL SLEIGH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
KATHLEEN BERYL SLEIGH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£3k

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
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£20k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL.

BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £81k
1ST FRAMWELLGATE MOOR SCOUT GROUP income £105k
1ST SEER GREEN SCOUT GROUP income £105k
1ST BURNMOOR SCOUT GROUP income £1.2m
9TH DONCASTER SCOUT GROUP income £229k
10th & 8th Widnes Scout Group income £173k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE DITTONS SCOUT GROUP	£118k	—	unclear	—	noted
BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£81k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST FRAMWELLGATE MOOR SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£105k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST SEER GREEN SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£105k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST BURNMOOR SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£1.2m	—	below	—	no doubt
9TH DONCASTER SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£229k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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