3rd Itchen ( Bitterne ) Scout Group

Registered charity 1063370 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 3RD ITCHEN NORTH (BITTERNE) SCOUT GROUP

SCOUT GROUP COMPRISING SQUIRRELS, BEAVERS,CUBS,SCOUTS

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE 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.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£60k

Latest spending

£38k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £22,568.06 for the year, with total income of £60,435.53 against expenditure of £37,867.47. The trustees confirm that the group holds adequate reserves to ensure continuity of activities, noting a policy to hold resources equivalent to 12 months of running costs. The balance sheet shows unrestricted funds totaling £53,323.87, with significant cash holdings in invested accounts and Barclays.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Annual Subs (31% of income)

“ANNUAL SUBS 18,685.00”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs (held: £53k)

“The Group Trustee Committee ensures that the group holds the equivalent to 12 months running costs in reserve.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
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

Andrew Travis
Christopher Draper Draper
Iwona Beckingham Iwona Lejbik
Michael Drake
Neil Anderson Neil Anderson

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£60k	£38k
31/12/2024	£50k	£52k
31/12/2023	£53k	£44k
31/12/2022	£35k	£33k
31/12/2021	£26k	£21k

Common questions

Is 3rd Itchen ( Bitterne ) Scout Group financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £22,568.06 for the year, with total income of £60,435.53 against expenditure of £37,867.47. The trustees confirm that the group holds adequate reserves to ensure continuity of activities, noting a policy to hold resources equivalent to 12 months of running costs. The balance sheet shows unrestricted funds totaling £53,323.87, with significant cash holdings in invested accounts and Barclays.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 3RD WARRINGTON (1ST CULCHETH) SCOUT GROUP.

3RD WARRINGTON (1ST CULCHETH) SCOUT GROUP income £49k
3RD SANDIACRE SCOUT GROUP income £26k
3RD WORCESTER SCOUT GROUP income £34k
1ST HIGHFIELD SCOUT GROUP income £27k
3RD WHITTON SCOUT GROUP income £28k
3RD ST ALBANS SCOUT GROUP income £39k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
3rd Itchen ( Bitterne ) Scout Group	£60k	—	above	—	no doubt
3RD WARRINGTON (1ST CULCHETH) SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£49k	—	above	—	no doubt
3RD SANDIACRE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£26k	—	above	—	no doubt
3RD WORCESTER SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£34k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST HIGHFIELD SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£27k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
3RD WHITTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£28k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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