FIRST EMSWORTH SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 302246 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

FIRST EMSWORTH SCOUT GROUP PROVIDES SCOUTING TO YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE EMSWORTH AREA FROM AGE 6 UPWARDS.

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: EMSWORTH

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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Latest income
£37k
Latest spending
£38k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £16,206, which exceeds its stated policy target of £10,000. The trustees consider these funds adequate to maintain charitable activities for the coming year, noting that significant expenditure has been incurred on camp site maintenance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £16k)
“The Group's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the Group for one year should income and fundraising activities fall short. The Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold in reserve a sum of £10,000.00 to achieve this.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£37k£38k
31/03/2025£32k£27k
31/03/2024£22k£30k
31/03/2023£18k£25k
31/03/2022£17k£15k

Common questions

Is FIRST EMSWORTH SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £16,206, which exceeds its stated policy target of £10,000. The trustees consider these funds adequate to maintain charitable activities for the coming year, noting that significant expenditure has been incurred on camp site maintenance.