1ST CAMELSDALE SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 268462 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE GROUP IS A UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION WHICH PROMOTES DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL & SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS, AS INDIVIDUALS, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS & MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES. WE PROVIDE AN ENJOYABLE & ATTRACTIVE SCHEME OF PROGRESSIVE TRAINING, BASED ON THE SCOUT PROMISE & LAW, GUIDED BY ADULT LEADERSHIP.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: LINCHMERE

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

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £46,549, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £6,000 (equivalent to six months' running costs). The charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £2,539 for the year, primarily due to significant expenditure on Scout Hut refurbishment, but maintains a strong cash position with no disclosed liabilities or material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — 1st Camelsdale (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (05/12/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Hazel Elliotchair
• Christopher Sweetman-Wright
• Stevan Rose

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

Operates in: Surrey · West Sussex

Income and spending

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• 1ST RUDDINGTON SCOUT GROUP income £32k
• 1ST SUNNINGDALE SCOUT GROUP income £62k
• 1ST SUTTON (CAMBRIDGESHIRE) SCOUT GROUP income £48k
• 1ST WARLINGHAM SCOUT GROUP income £26k
• 1ST METHERINGHAM SCOUT GROUP income £27k
• 1ST CORRINGHAM SCOUT GROUP income £50k

Side by side with its peers

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