3RD/5TH LANCING SEA SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1194984 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scout group serving the young people of Lancing, West Sussex and the surrounding areas

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

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£68k

Latest spending

£58k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained a surplus of income over expenditure for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves held at £527,051. The trustees consider these reserves adequate to fulfil the charity's objectives and maintain its assets. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate to enable it to fulfil its objectives and maintains its assets (held: £527k)

“The group executive considers the level of reserves to enable it to fulfil its objectives and maintains its assets to be adequate for its purposes”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity has reciprocal arrangements and requests use of buildings/property from neighbouring organisations such as the church, community centre and other Scout groups.

“The group would request the use of buildings, property and equipment from neighbouring organisations such as the church, community centre and other Scout groups. Similar reciprocal arrangements exist with these organisations.”

“Due to the hard work of the Supeta team, we were able to negotiate a new three-year partnership agreement with Shoreham Port Authority to support our training yacht, Supeta.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity has a partnership agreement with Shoreham Port Authority to support their training yacht, Supeta.

“The group would request the use of buildings, property and equipment from neighbouring organisations such as the church, community centre and other Scout groups. Similar reciprocal arrangements exist with these organisations.”

“Due to the hard work of the Supeta team, we were able to negotiate a new three-year partnership agreement with Shoreham Port Authority to support our training yacht, Supeta.” — page 15

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
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
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

Alan Luke
Angela Ruth Rawson
Charlotte Street
Katie Wastell
Leanne Marie Strotten
Owen Connor Thomas
Randal Erskine

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£68k	£58k
31/03/2024	£62k	£62k
31/03/2023	£58k	£65k
31/03/2022	£41k	£40k

Common questions

Is 3RD/5TH LANCING SEA SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained a surplus of income over expenditure for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves held at £527,051. The trustees consider these reserves adequate to fulfil the charity's objectives and maintain its assets. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records. 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
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION	1	£200k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 3RD HOVE (ST LEONARD'S) SCOUT GROUP.

3RD HOVE (ST LEONARD'S) SCOUT GROUP income £27k
3RD SOUTH SHIELDS SEA SCOUT GROUP income £38k
3RD SANDIACRE SCOUT GROUP income £26k
1ST LINDFIELD SCOUT GROUP income £44k
3RD NEWBURY SCOUT GROUP income £43k
2/88 MANCHESTER SCOUT GROUP income £20k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
3RD/5TH LANCING SEA SCOUT GROUP	£68k	—	above	—	no doubt
3RD HOVE (ST LEONARD'S) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£27k	—	above	—	no doubt
3RD SOUTH SHIELDS SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£38k	—	above	—	no doubt
3RD SANDIACRE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£26k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST LINDFIELD SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£44k	—	above	—	no doubt
3RD NEWBURY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£43k	—	above	—	noted

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