8TH WINCHESTER SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 302315 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 8TH WINCHESTER BOY SCOUT GROUP

As Scouts, we believe in preparing young people with skills for life. We encourage our young people to do more, learn more and be more. Each week, the 8th Winchester Scout Group give young people of Winchester the opportunity toenjoy fun and adventure while developing the skills they need to succeed.

Objects

7TH WINCHESTER BOY SCOUT GROUP

Area of benefit: WINCHESTER

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

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£36k
Latest spending
£25k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group held a net income of £11,661.47 for the year, resulting in a carried forward balance of £22,849.42. The trustees note that the accounts have not yet been examined by an independent examiner. The group reports that it has been stable this year and is looking to foster a culture of fundraising to support youth programs.

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 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 12

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 15

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 01/11/2024, 1 day after the 31/10/2024 due date); year ending 31/12/2022 (received 27/11/2023, 27 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£36k£25k
31/12/2024£25k£33k
31/12/2023£27k£24k
31/12/2022£19k£19k
31/12/2021£9k£8k

Common questions

Is 8TH WINCHESTER SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group held a net income of £11,661.47 for the year, resulting in a carried forward balance of £22,849.42. The trustees note that the accounts have not yet been examined by an independent examiner. The group reports that it has been stable this year and is looking to foster a culture of fundraising to support youth programs. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 8TH WORTHING SEA SCOUT GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
8TH WINCHESTER SCOUT GROUP£36k——unclear—no doubt
8TH WORTHING SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2025£68k—0unclear—no doubt
EIGHTH CHRISTCHURCH (BURTON) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£32k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST BISHOP'S WALTHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025£58k—0unclear—no doubt
8TH GILLINGHAM (WIGMORE) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£52k—0unclear—no doubt
8TH WAKEFIELD SCOUT GROUP FY2026£72k——unclear—no doubt

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