1ST RUSTINGTON SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 270446 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of facilities and Leaders to enable an active and varied programme of events and training to facilitate a high standard of Scouting to boys, girls and young adults.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: RUSTINGTON

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 · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£106k

Latest spending

£102k

Registered

1975

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total group income for the year was £105,645.16 against total expenditure of £102,295.07, resulting in a net surplus. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves amounted to £61,458.41, which is above their stated policy target of £10,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership Fees (18% of income)

“Membership Fees & 19,378.12” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £10,000 (held: £61k)

“The Group Trustee Board agreed at its December meeting to hold reserves of £10,000 to be reviewed annually.”

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
Investing charity funds 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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Caroline Harris
Chelsea Cox
Daniel Lecuyer
James Dees
Jon Harris
Martin Richardson
Matthew Phelps
Nicola Angelo
Sandra Ward
Sarah Greig

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£106k	£102k
31/03/2024	£96k	£93k
31/03/2023	£78k	£80k
31/03/2022	£51k	£55k
31/03/2021	£33k	£20k

Common questions

Is 1ST RUSTINGTON SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total group income for the year was £105,645.16 against total expenditure of £102,295.07, resulting in a net surplus. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves amounted to £61,458.41, which is above their stated policy target of £10,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/03/2012	£4k	Update Camping Equipment and Outside Space

Charities like this

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

1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP income £39k
1ST THORNBURY SCOUT GROUP income £38k
1ST BROUGHTON ASTLEY SCOUT GROUP income £146k
1st SANDRIDGE SCOUT AND GUIDE GROUP income £33k
1ST HORAM SCOUT GROUP income £30k
1ST SAWLEY (ALL SAINTS) SCOUT GROUP income £28k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST RUSTINGTON SCOUT GROUP	£106k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£39k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST THORNBURY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£38k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST BROUGHTON ASTLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£146k	—	above	—	no doubt
1st SANDRIDGE SCOUT AND GUIDE GROUP FY2025	£33k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST HORAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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