11TH FOLKESTONE (ST JOHN'S) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 285558 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 11TH FOLKESTONE (ST JOHNS) SCOUT GROUP

The group helps to provide outdoor challenge, adventure and skills for life to young people in and around the Folkestone area.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £20,748 at year end, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £4,000 (equivalent to six months' running costs). The filing indicates that additional undesignated funds were held to support future development plans and capital equipment replacement, suggesting adequate liquidity for ongoing charitable activities.

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 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.

• 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
• Investing charity funds 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 profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• MR STEVE FAIRFAXchair
• Alistair Sutton
• Amanda Sutton
• Anthony Hogben JP · trustee of 1 other charity
• CRAIG IAIN WARD
• Joshua Crockford
• Rebecca Ingelbrecht

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

Operates in: Kent

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Government & lottery funding

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