1ST BARNHAM SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1040885 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

As Scouts, we believe in preparing young people wirht skills for life. We encourage our young people to do more, learn more and be more. Each week, the 1st Barnham Scout Group give young people of Barnham and neighbouring villages the opportunity to enjoy fun and adventure while developing the skills they need to succeed.

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

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

Latest income
£24k
Latest spending
£23k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £17,518.63, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £10,000 (equivalent to twelve months' running costs). The group operated with a slight net payment deficit of £170.66 for the year, reducing cash reserves from £17,689.29 to £17,518.63, but maintains sufficient liquidity to continue charitable activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £10,000, equivalent to approximately twelve months running costs (held: £18k)
“The Group Trustee Board agreed at its April 2022 meeting to hold reserves of £10,000, equivalent to approximately twelve months running costs.”
Per its FY2025 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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£24k£23k
31/03/2025£27k£27k
31/03/2024£26k£25k
31/03/2023£16k£16k
31/03/2022£15k£15k

Common questions

Is 1ST BARNHAM SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £17,518.63, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £10,000 (equivalent to twelve months' running costs). The group operated with a slight net payment deficit of £170.66 for the year, reducing cash reserves from £17,689.29 to £17,518.63, but maintains sufficient liquidity to continue charitable activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/03/2013£2kNew meeting facilities for 1st Barnham Beavers, Cubs and Scouts

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
1ST BARNHAM SCOUT GROUP£24k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST BRAMHALL SCOUT GROUP FY2025£87k—0above—no doubt
1ST BISHOP'S WALTHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025£58k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST METHERINGHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025£27k—0above—no doubt
1ST HOLTSPUR SCOUT GROUP FY2025£35k—0above—no doubt
1ST WARLINGHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025£26k—0above119.8%no doubt

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