1ST WHITCHURCH SCOUT GROUP (HAMPSHIRE)

Registered charity 1043551 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

By providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training based on the scout promise and law, and guided by adult leadership.

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.

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Registered contact address: Basingstoke and Deane, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£56k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £59,226.02, which exceeds its stated policy target of six months' running costs. The group reported a surplus for the year and maintains a significant legacy fund, indicating strong financial stability and adherence to its reserves policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Camps & Outings (44% of income)
“Camps & Outings £27,439.16” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£56k£41k
31/03/2024£71k£54k
31/03/2023£47k£54k
31/03/2022£40k£38k
31/03/2021£13k£11k

Common questions

Is 1ST WHITCHURCH SCOUT GROUP (HAMPSHIRE) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £59,226.02, which exceeds its stated policy target of six months' running costs. The group reported a surplus for the year and maintains a significant legacy fund, indicating strong financial stability and adherence to its reserves policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery20/12/2023£20kMillionaire Street 2023 12w3

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
1ST WHITCHURCH SCOUT GROUP (HAMPSHIRE)£56k—0above—no doubt
1ST WHITCHURCH SCOUT GROUP FY2024£21k—0above—no doubt
1ST WROUGHTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025£37k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2026£39k—0above—no doubt
1ST HARPENDEN (METHODIST) SCOUT GROUP FY2024£40k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST IVINGHOE AND PITSTONE SCOUT GROUP FY2025£33k—0above—no doubt

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