28TH ODIHAM (DOGMERSFIELD AND CRONDALL) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 302221 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

28th Odiham Scouts provides adventure, educational and social development for children from ages 6 through to 14, in accordance with the published scout policy, organisation and rules (POR) (see: http://scouts.org.uk/home/)

Objects

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

Area of benefit: ODIHAM,DOGMERSFIELD AND CRONDALL

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 · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the group remains in a strong position with secure premises and additional income from hut lettings. The trustees note that utility bills remain high but confirm the group holds prudent reserves to support future projects. They acknowledge challenges regarding volunteer recruitment and declining membership numbers but express confidence in the group's future sustainability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Shaw Gibbs. 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
• 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
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alec Harvey Walker
• Heather Shepherd · trustee of 1 other charity
• Katherine Joanne Tuley Sorrell
• Lawrence John Roberts
• Oliver Milne
• Scott Duncan Shepherd

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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