SCOUTS ASSOCIATION POLYAPES SCOUT CAMP SITE

Registered charity 1044613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scouting activities - camping

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.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£90k
Latest spending
£103k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £5,940, which is below the stated policy target of six months of running costs. The charity reported a deficit for the year, having spent more than it received in income, primarily due to significant capital improvements and operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Camping Fees (77% of income)
“Camping Fees: £83,713” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £6k; policy: 6 months of running costs)
“We do not meet this objec ve at 31st March 2025.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Governance irregularity: AGM not in line with rules, requiring extension of financial year.
“The AGM is not currently in line and another AGM is required within 6 months. To achieve this, it is proposed to extend the financial year by 6 months.” — page 4
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£90k£103k
31/03/2024£75k£89k
31/03/2023£78k£83k
31/03/2022£62k£60k
31/03/2021£33k£28k

Common questions

Is SCOUTS ASSOCIATION POLYAPES SCOUT CAMP SITE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £5,940, which is below the stated policy target of six months of running costs. The charity reported a deficit for the year, having spent more than it received in income, primarily due to significant capital improvements and operational costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.