5th Testwood Scout Group

Registered charity 302291 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 23RD ROMSEY (TESTWOOD) BOY SCOUT GROUP, 5TH NEW FOREST NORTH (TESTWOOD) SCOUT GROUP

As per the Purpose, Values and Method of the Scout Association. Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.

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: 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)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for 2025 was £54,242 against expenditure of £41,815, resulting in a net surplus that increased unrestricted cash funds to £59,140. The trustees report that reserves are held in cash with a policy target of £12,000, which is comfortably exceeded by the current unrestricted reserves. The charity is considered to be on good footing to meet future challenges, including planned facility improvements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• Paying staff
• 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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Robert Sanderschair
• Joshua Treen-Cooper
• KERIE WALLACE · trustee of 2 other charities
• Max Sebastian Simes
• Melanie Green
• SARAH CHALLIS
• Scott Barton
• Steven Mark Ball
• Trudi Morris

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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