1ST LINDFIELD SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 283377 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity provides scouting activities for young people aged 5 to 15.

Objects

THE INSTRUCTION OF 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.

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

Latest income
£44k
Latest spending
£46k
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £57,260.89 at the end of the financial year, which is significantly above its stated policy target of approximately £10,000. The trustees report that the group is oversubscribed and maintains sufficient resources to cover maintenance and operating expenses, indicating a stable financial position despite a small deficit for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: circa £10000 (held: £57k)
“The Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum circa £10000 to cover maintenance to the Scout Hut”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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£44k£46k
31/03/2024£66k£57k
31/03/2023£46k£43k
31/03/2022£32k£34k
31/03/2021£28k£15k

Common questions

Is 1ST LINDFIELD SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £57,260.89 at the end of the financial year, which is significantly above its stated policy target of approximately £10,000. The trustees report that the group is oversubscribed and maintains sufficient resources to cover maintenance and operating expenses, indicating a stable financial position despite a small deficit for the year.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
1ST LINDFIELD SCOUT GROUP£44k—0above—no doubt
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2026£39k—0above—no doubt
1ST CARLTON-IN-LINDRICK SCOUT GROUP FY2025£34k—0unclear—no doubt
15TH REIGATE (CHIPSTEAD) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£45k—0above—no doubt
1ST PORTISHEAD SCOUT GROUP FY2025£50k——above—no doubt
1ST WOODEND SCOUT GROUP FY2025£36k—0above—no doubt

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