10th Torbay (Babbacombe) Sea Scout Group

Registered charity 301087 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 10TH TORQUAY (BABBACOMBE) SEA SCOUT GROUP, 10TH TORQUAY BOY SCOUT GROUP

SOCIAL, SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEVELOPMENT IN A PROGRESSIVE TRAINING SCHEME WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SCOUT MOVEMENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN THE AGES OF 4 TO 25 YEARS OF AGE.

Objects

10TH TORQUAY BOY SCOUT GROUP

Area of benefit: TORQUAY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Torbay, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£36k
Latest spending
£44k
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The 10th Torbay (Babbacombe) Sea Scout Group reported a net deficit of £7,843 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £116,203 to £108,360. The group's unrestricted funds are held in bank balances and fixed assets, with no stated reserves policy target. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner reporting no matters requiring attention.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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: Torbay

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£36k£44k
31/03/2025£36k£48k
31/03/2024£37k£54k
31/03/2023£33k£60k
31/03/2022£57k£51k

Common questions

Is 10th Torbay (Babbacombe) Sea Scout Group financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The 10th Torbay (Babbacombe) Sea Scout Group reported a net deficit of £7,843 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £116,203 to £108,360. The group's unrestricted funds are held in bank balances and fixed assets, with no stated reserves policy target. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner reporting no matters requiring attention. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/03/2017£10kSafety at Sea
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2015£10kNew Boat and Water equipment project
The National Lottery Community Fund20/10/2008£10kNautical Skills

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Torbay District Scout Council.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
10th Torbay (Babbacombe) Sea Scout Group£36k——unclear—no doubt
Torbay District Scout Council FY2026£78k—0within—no doubt
4TH/6TH LEIGH-ON-SEA (ST CLEMENT'S AND ST MARGARET'S) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST ST. PETER-IN-THANET/1ST BROADSTAIRS SEA SCOUT GROUP RN55 FY2025£46k—0unclear—no doubt
10TH MEDWAY SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2025£33k—0unclear—no doubt
10TH FAREHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025£42k—0above—no doubt

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