12th and 17th Medway Towns Scout Group

Registered charity 270221 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 17TH MEDWAY SCOUT GROUP, 17TH MEDWAY WEST SCOUT GROUP

THE AIM OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION IS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE.BY PROVIDING A BALANCED PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE FUN, LEARNING AND SUPPORTING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. WE SEEK TO ACHIEVE THIS BY USING THE BALANCED TRAINING PROGRAMME SCHEME.

Objects

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

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.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£18k
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a profit of £7,217.85 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted cash funds increasing to £26,652.29. The treasurer reports rising costs for utilities and insurance, noting reliance on timely parent payments to sustain activities. No reserves policy target is stated in the document.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership Subscriptions (44% of income)
“Net Membership Subscriptions Retained £5884.00 | £6636.36 £0.00” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 9.1% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Fundraising £509.59 £980.12 £0.00” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Adam, a building trustee, oversaw maintenance of the hut.
“With the help from Adam, who is our building tustee member who is overseeing the maintenance of the hut, we have had a new fire safety system installed.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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: Medway

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£26k£18k
31/03/2024£23k£24k
31/03/2023£17k£20k
31/03/2022£12k£20k
31/03/2021£16k£15k

Common questions

Is 12th and 17th Medway Towns Scout Group financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a profit of £7,217.85 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted cash funds increasing to £26,652.29. The treasurer reports rising costs for utilities and insurance, noting reliance on timely parent payments to sustain activities. No reserves policy target is stated in the document. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 41ST MEDWAY TOWNS SCOUT GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
12th and 17th Medway Towns Scout Group£26k—0unclear9.1%no doubt
41ST MEDWAY TOWNS SCOUT GROUP FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt
2ND MARLBOROUGH SCOUT GROUP FY2025£83k—0above—no doubt
50th Medway Towns (Hoo) Scout Group FY2025£30k—0above—no doubt
6TH MEDWAY SCOUT GROUP FY2026£32k—0below—no doubt
Stafford District Scout Council FY2025£123k—0above—no doubt

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