1ST SEND (ST MARY'S) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 267767 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SEND SCOUTS

provide children with education training and facilities within scouting movement

Objects

THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

Area of benefit: SEND

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

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£36k
Latest spending
£31k
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity closed the financial year with a net increase in cash of £4,640, resulting in a closing balance of £49,791. The trustees note that the group is in good financial health with a strong membership base and has maintained a strategy of running a small positive balance each year to build contingency for upcoming major spend items. Inflationary pressures on costs are acknowledged, but the group remains prudent in its overall spending.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Subscriptions
“Gift Aid continues to be a significant contributor to our funding model and we continue to urge all eligible parents to ensure they have signed the relevant gift aid forms to enable us to claim back tax on all subscriptions and eligible donations.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lisa Marenghi. 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — 1st Send (St Mary's) Scout Group (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£36k£31k
31/03/2024£35k£24k
31/03/2023£25k£21k
31/03/2022£19k£35k
31/03/2021£4k£8k

Common questions

Is 1ST SEND (ST MARY'S) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity closed the financial year with a net increase in cash of £4,640, resulting in a closing balance of £49,791. The trustees note that the group is in good financial health with a strong membership base and has maintained a strategy of running a small positive balance each year to build contingency for upcoming major spend items. Inflationary pressures on costs are acknowledged, but the group remains prudent in its overall spending. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lisa Marenghi.

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
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON1£17k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 1ST COMPTON SCOUT GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
1ST SEND (ST MARY'S) SCOUT GROUP£36k—0above—no doubt
1ST COMPTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025£33k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST STRATTON ST MARGARET SCOUT GROUP FY2025£63k—0above—no doubt
1ST KEYHAM (ST MARK) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£38k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST ALCESTER SCOUT GROUP FY2025£95k—0above—no doubt
1ST STANSTEAD ABBOTTS AND ST MARGARET'S SCOUT GROUP FY2025£37k——above—no doubt

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