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1ST CROOKHAM (ODIHAM DISTRICT) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 302270 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 10TH ODIHAM BOY SCOUT GROUP, 1ST CROOKHAM SCOUT GROUP

1st Crookham Scouts provides adventure and educational development for children from ages 4 through to 14, in accordance with the declared Scout Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR).

Objects

10TH ODIHAM BOY SCOUT GROUP

Area of benefit: ODIHAM

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£56k
Latest spending
£42k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the group achieved a healthy overall surplus of £11,475 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by controlled utility costs and increased subscription rates. Total reserves stood at £164,230, comprising a general reserve and a specific improvement reserve, which the trustees describe as ensuring the group remains in a strong financial position. However, the group is currently experiencing operational risk due to vacancies in the Chair and Treasurer positions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: ensures the Group remains in a strong financial position and able to meet future commitments (held: £164k)
“Our reserves policy ensures the Group remains in a strong financial position and able to meet future commitments.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Vacancies in key governance/financial roles
“we are currently holding vacancies for key roles (including Chair and Treasurer) which we are actively seeking to fill.”
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£56k£42k
31/12/2023£48k£46k
31/12/2022£95k£38k
31/12/2021£55k£40k
31/12/2020£39k£17k

Common questions

Is 1ST CROOKHAM (ODIHAM DISTRICT) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the group achieved a healthy overall surplus of £11,475 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by controlled utility costs and increased subscription rates. Total reserves stood at £164,230, comprising a general reserve and a specific improvement reserve, which the trustees describe as ensuring the group remains in a strong financial position. However, the group is currently experiencing operational risk due to vacancies in the Chair and Treasurer positions. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.