5TH LITTLEHAMPTON SEA SCOUTS

Registered charity 267357 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 5TH LITTLEHAMPTON SCOUT GROUP

We are a scout group, including boating at sea, swimming, also shooting, camping weekendsand summer camps. Games, badge work.

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

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.

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

Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£27k
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group holds sufficient resources to continue charitable activities, with a reserves policy target of six months' running costs. The filing notes that there was little increase in income for the financial year compared to the previous one, and the trustees anticipate that monthly subscriptions will require an increase in the coming year to maintain financial prospects.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The Group is primarily reliant upon income from subscriptions and fundraising.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months running costs
“The Board of Trustees considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 6 months running costs, circa £14,500.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£29k£27k
31/03/2024£38k£35k
31/03/2023£25k£31k
31/03/2022£41k£33k
31/03/2021£41k£20k

Common questions

Is 5TH LITTLEHAMPTON SEA SCOUTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group holds sufficient resources to continue charitable activities, with a reserves policy target of six months' running costs. The filing notes that there was little increase in income for the financial year compared to the previous one, and the trustees anticipate that monthly subscriptions will require an increase in the coming year to maintain financial prospects. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SSP FOUNDATION1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 5TH CRAWLEY SCOUT GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
5TH LITTLEHAMPTON SEA SCOUTS£29k—0unclear—no doubt
5TH CRAWLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
5TH DARTFORD SCOUT GROUP FY2026£48k—0above—no doubt
9th Lymington Sea Scouts FY2025£41k—0unclear—no doubt
4TH ITCHEN SOUTH (NETLEY) SCOUT GROUP FY2024£27k—0no_policy—no doubt
5TH WOODBRIDGE SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2026£82k—0unclear—no doubt

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