10TH ROMSEY SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 302283 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SCOUTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY, ORGANISATION AND RULES OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION.

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: ROMSEY

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

Causes: Education/training · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Test Valley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£47k

Latest spending

£35k

Registered

1967

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Group holds unrestricted reserves of £171,727.20, which exceeds its stated policy target of six months' running costs plus membership fees. The Group reports a surplus for the year and maintains sufficient bank balances to ensure continuity of activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 6 months' running costs plus the cost of our annual Scout Association membership fees (held: £172k)

“The Group’s policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the Group should income and fundraising activities fall short. The Group Trustees consider that the Group should hold a sum equivalent to at least 6 months' running costs plus the cost of our annual Scout Association membership fees.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Group is primarily reliant upon income from subscriptions and fundraising. The Group does hold a reserve to ensure the continuity of activities should there be a major reduction in income.” — page 2

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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

Christopher Michael Templer
David Leslie Slater
Elaine Juilette Urben
Jonathan Paul Mellows
MARTYN EDWARD BLAKE
PETER NIGEL GARLAND
Peter Andrew Alexander Hodge
Thomas Oliver Hodge

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£47k	£35k
31/03/2024	£39k	£33k
31/03/2023	£47k	£37k
31/03/2022	£13k	£14k
31/03/2021	£21k	£8k

Common questions

Is 10TH ROMSEY SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Group holds unrestricted reserves of £171,727.20, which exceeds its stated policy target of six months' running costs plus membership fees. The Group reports a surplus for the year and maintains sufficient bank balances to ensure continuity of activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY SPRING GROVE	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 21ST ROMSEY (NURSLING AND ROWNHAMS) SCOUT GROUP.

21ST ROMSEY (NURSLING AND ROWNHAMS) SCOUT GROUP income £56k
1ST OSTERLEY SCOUT GROUP income £133k
1ST WORMLEY SCOUT GROUP income £56k
1ST WROUGHTON SCOUT GROUP income £37k
SELSLEY SCOUT GROUP income £47k
16TH ST ALBANS SCOUT GROUP income £36k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
10TH ROMSEY SCOUT GROUP	£47k	—	unclear	—	noted
21ST ROMSEY (NURSLING AND ROWNHAMS) SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£56k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST OSTERLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£133k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST WORMLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£56k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST WROUGHTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£37k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SELSLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£47k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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