9th Lymington Sea Scouts

Registered charity 302255 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 9TH LYMINGTON SEA SCOUTS (NEW FOREST SOUTH) GROUP OF BOY SCOUTS, LYMINGTON SEA SCOUTS 9TH NEW FOREST (SOUTH) GROUP

Scouting activites for young people from the age of 6-18 and their leaders in Lymingon, that fulfill the aims and purposes of Scouting as laid down by the Scout Assocatition. Lymington Sea Scout group offers a mixture of land based and water activities.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS, AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPOSIBLE 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: New Forest, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£41k
Latest spending
£45k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a healthy financial position with unrestricted reserves of £75,661 held to cover identified risks and future activities. However, the group reported a net deficit of £14,428 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £95,897 to £81,469. The trustees note that the group is primarily reliant on subscriptions and fundraising, with specific risks identified regarding income reduction and volunteer retention.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: suf cient resources t continue the charitable activities of the group should income an fundraising activities fall short (held: £76k)
“The Group's policy on reserves is to hold suf cient resources t continue the charitable activities of the group should income an fundraising activities fall short.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The land and buildings are held by The Scout Association Trust Corporation as nominee.
“No value has been placed on the land and buildings at King Salterns Road which was donated to the Group many years ago and which remain in the Group's ownership. The tenure is freehold. The title is registered in the name of The Scout Association Trust Corporation as nominee for the Group's Trustees.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£41k£45k
31/03/2024£51k£44k
31/03/2023£42k£29k
31/03/2022£30k£24k
31/03/2021£26k£20k

Common questions

Is 9th Lymington Sea Scouts financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a healthy financial position with unrestricted reserves of £75,661 held to cover identified risks and future activities. However, the group reported a net deficit of £14,428 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £95,897 to £81,469. The trustees note that the group is primarily reliant on subscriptions and fundraising, with specific risks identified regarding income reduction and volunteer retention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
9th Lymington Sea Scouts£41k—0unclear—no doubt
FIRST LUTON SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2025£79k—0unclear—no doubt
9TH AYLESBURY SCOUT GROUP FY2026£29k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST WALTON-ON-THAMES SCOUT GROUP FY2025£46k—0unclear—no doubt
14TH TONBRIDGE SEA SCOUTS FY2024£59k—0unclear—no doubt
ST NICOLAS 9TH GUILDFORD SCOUT GROUP FY2025£28k—0above—no doubt

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