1ST WICKHAM SCOUT GROUP
Scouting activities
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
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The document provided consists of notes from an Annual General Meeting rather than a full set of financial accounts, so specific financial health metrics are not available. The Group Trustee Board has approved the Statement of Accounts and received a report from the Scrutineer, with no questions raised from the floor regarding the finances.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment 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
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 30
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 23
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2021
- Volunteers: 15
- Government income: £10,000 — grants £10,000 (1); 94% of the £10,657 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 02/08/2024, 184 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 05/02/2022, 5 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).
Trustees
- CANON JOHN GWYNNchair
- CHRISTOPHER IAN WARD
- DAVID BUNCE
- JENNIFER BUNCE
- Jane Turner
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £30k | £28k |
| 31/03/2024 | £12k | £11k |
| 31/03/2023 | £7k | £12k |
| 31/03/2022 | £9k | £7k |
| 31/03/2021 | £11k | £8k |
Common questions
Is 1ST WICKHAM SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The document provided consists of notes from an Annual General Meeting rather than a full set of financial accounts, so specific financial health metrics are not available. The Group Trustee Board has approved the Statement of Accounts and received a report from the Scrutineer, with no questions raised from the floor regarding the finances.
Who funds 1ST WICKHAM SCOUT GROUP?
Funders whose own accounts filings name 1ST WICKHAM SCOUT GROUP as a grant recipient include WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUST | FY2021 | £500 | 100 for 500 |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION | 1 | £500 |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1ST WICKHAM SCOUT GROUP | £30k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 1ST BISPHAM SCOUT GROUP | £33k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 1ST ST HELENS AUCKLAND SCOUT GROUP | £133k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 1ST THURSTASTON SCOUT GROUP | £54k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 1ST YAPTON AND FORD SCOUT GROUP | £42k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 1ST HORAM SCOUT GROUP | £30k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |