24TH BASINGSTOKE (WEST) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 293052 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SCOUTING ACTIVELY ENGAGES AND SUPPORTS YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEIR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, EMPOWERING THEM TO MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES

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: Basingstoke and Deane, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£15k

Latest spending

£24k

Registered

1985

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the group's expenditure slightly exceeded its income for the year, excluding grant monies. The scrutineer noted that the accounts were difficult to track due to confusion in the accounting system and recommended improvements to recording and budgeting practices.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The long term savings is also to enable the group to continue running for a year if no income from subscriptions was generated.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: unclear

“If a long term savings account is not held by the group, they should look to get one, as they have a building there will no doubt be some requirement to return the building as it was / pay outstanding bills etc. if the group was to close. The long term savings is also to enable the group to continue running for a year if no income from subscriptions was generated.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The long term savings is also to enable the group to continue running for a year if no income from subscriptions was generated.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Scrutineer noted accounts were 'displayed in a confusing way which has made it difficult to track and follow payments' and recommended improvements to recording, receipt logging, and category clarity.

“In my opinion the accounts are in accordance with the records produced to me and comply with the constitution, despite initially being displayed in a confusing way which has made it difficult to track and follow payments for events.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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
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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 16
Government income: £400 — grants £400 (1); 3% of the £14,836 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 10
Government income: £3,000 — grants £3,000 (1); 10% of the £31,249 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 12

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — 24th Basingstoke (West) Scout Group (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Ryan Webbchair
Alexandra Dinu
David Button
Rebecca Scadden
Simon Bleach

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£15k	£24k
31/12/2024	£31k	£25k
31/12/2023	£12k	£7k
31/12/2022	£9k	£13k
31/12/2021	£22k	£5k

Common questions

Is 24TH BASINGSTOKE (WEST) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the group's expenditure slightly exceeded its income for the year, excluding grant monies. The scrutineer noted that the accounts were difficult to track due to confusion in the accounting system and recommended improvements to recording and budgeting practices. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£10k

Charities like this

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

GROVE SCOUT GROUP income £44k
4TH MORPETH SCOUT GROUP income £72k
1ST KEYHAM (ST MARK) SCOUT GROUP income £38k
22ND BARNSLEY (CENTRAL) SCOUT GROUP income £34k
1ST KINGS LANGLEY SCOUT GROUP income £30k
1ST DROXFORD SCOUT GROUP income £35k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
24TH BASINGSTOKE (WEST) SCOUT GROUP	£15k	—	unclear	—	noted
GROVE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£44k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
4TH MORPETH SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£72k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST KEYHAM (ST MARK) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£38k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
22ND BARNSLEY (CENTRAL) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£34k	—	below	—	no doubt
1ST KINGS LANGLEY 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.