1ST CHERITON SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 303384 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1ST CHERITON BOYS SCOUT GROUP

The 1st Cheriton Scout Group provides a full programme of scouting activities for all sections, including camping and a large variety of indoor and outdoor activities.

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: CHERITON

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Folkestone and Hythe, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£43k

Latest spending

£38k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £574,359, which exceeds its stated policy target of six months of operating costs. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared in accordance with the Charities Act.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of the Group’s operating costs (held: £574k)

“Minimum Reserves Level The minimum reserves level is set to cover six months of the Group’s operating costs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
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 expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

c-clear — “We would like to say Thank You to the companies and friends that support our group c-clear” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

Mark Hardiechair
Arthur Hazell
Casey Early
Charlotte Selby
IAN GADENNE
JACQUELINE SHEILA WOOD
Manya Hazell
Sarah Selby
Tara Andrews

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£43k	£38k
31/03/2024	£26k	£31k
31/03/2023	£20k	£36k
31/03/2022	£30k	£25k
31/03/2021	£31k	£10k

Common questions

Is 1ST CHERITON SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £574,359, which exceeds its stated policy target of six months of operating costs. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared in accordance with the Charities Act. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 1ST WROUGHTON SCOUT GROUP.

1ST WROUGHTON SCOUT GROUP income £37k
1ST IVINGHOE AND PITSTONE SCOUT GROUP income £33k
1ST ALCESTER SCOUT GROUP income £95k
1ST HERTFORD SCOUT GROUP income £66k
1ST CHERTSEY SCOUT GROUP income £84k
1ST KEYWORTH SCOUT GROUP income £30k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST CHERITON SCOUT GROUP	£43k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST WROUGHTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£37k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST IVINGHOE AND PITSTONE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£33k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST ALCESTER SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£95k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST HERTFORD SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£66k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST CHERTSEY SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£84k	—	above	—	no doubt

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