50th Medway Towns (Hoo) Scout Group
To provide scouting based activites for children & young people in the surrounding areas
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SCOUT GROUP
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £8,722.38, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £3,000 (six months of running costs). The filing notes a net deficit for the year but indicates this is being mitigated through increased subscriptions and fundraising efforts.
What the accounts disclose
“Membership subscriptions 29,461.79” — page 7
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- 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
- Darren Hopson
- Kas Malyon
- Luke Hopson
- Michael Watts
- Richard Crofts
- Richard Turner
- Sally cox
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £30k | £31k |
| 31/03/2024 | £34k | £31k |
| 31/03/2023 | £37k | £34k |
| 31/03/2022 | £24k | £24k |
| 31/03/2021 | £6k | £11k |
Common questions
Is 50th Medway Towns (Hoo) Scout Group financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £8,722.38, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £3,000 (six months of running costs). The filing notes a net deficit for the year but indicates this is being mitigated through increased subscriptions and fundraising efforts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50th Medway Towns (Hoo) Scout Group | £30k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| 6TH MEDWAY SCOUT GROUP | £32k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| 12th and 17th Medway Towns Scout Group | £26k | — | 0 | unclear | 9.1% | no doubt |
| MEDWAY TOWNS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL | £146k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 41ST MEDWAY TOWNS SCOUT GROUP | £48k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 35TH SHEFFIELD (ST OSWALD'S) SCOUT GROUP | £70k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |