3RD NEWBURY SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1091193 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SCOUTING ACTIVELY ENGAGES AND SUPPORTS YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEIR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, EMPOWERING THEM TO MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY.

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. IN PRACTICE NEWBURY BERKSHIRE

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 · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Vale of White Horse, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£43k

Latest spending

£53k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £34,998, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £17,500 (6 months running costs). The trustees report a healthy financial footing with sufficient funds to cover future large outflows, such as the 2025 Scout Camp, and maintain operations despite risks related to volunteer retention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of running costs (held: £35k)

“The Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 6 months running costs, circa £8k, annual insurance £2.5k and captitation costs of circa £7k.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The group has recovered by drawing in new volunteers however this remains a risk. If volunteer numbers reduce to an unacceptable level in a particular section or the group as a whole then there would have to be a contraction, consolidation or closure of a section as has been seen with the Scout sections in the past.”

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Maddie Claytonchair
AMANDA BATEHUP
Andrew James Barr
Michael Andrew Bailey
Nicholas James Austin March
Philip John Jackson
Sarah May Corsham
TOM ALEXANDER SEWARD
Trevor Wesley Mathers
William John Charles Thrower

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

Operates in: West Berkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£43k	£53k
31/03/2024	£34k	£30k
31/03/2023	£48k	£49k
31/03/2022	£30k	£26k
31/03/2021	£29k	£16k

Common questions

Is 3RD NEWBURY SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £34,998, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £17,500 (6 months running costs). The trustees report a healthy financial footing with sufficient funds to cover future large outflows, such as the 2025 Scout Camp, and maintain operations despite risks related to volunteer retention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 3RD UPTON SCOUT GROUP.

3RD UPTON SCOUT GROUP income £24k
3RD ASHTON-UPON-MERSEY SCOUT GROUP income £35k
3RD SANDIACRE SCOUT GROUP income £26k
1ST NEWBURY SCOUT GROUP income £75k
3RD HOVE (ST LEONARD'S) SCOUT GROUP income £27k
3RD FARNBOROUGH (HAWLEY LANE) SCOUT GROUP income £38k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
3RD NEWBURY SCOUT GROUP	£43k	—	above	—	noted
3RD UPTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£24k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
3RD ASHTON-UPON-MERSEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£35k	—	above	—	no doubt
3RD SANDIACRE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£26k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST NEWBURY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£75k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
3RD HOVE (ST LEONARD'S) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£27k	—	above	—	no doubt

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