3RD HAMPTON HILL (ST JAMES) SCOUTS

Registered charity 303816 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Scout Association provides adventurous and personal development opportunities for over 400,000 young people in the UK.3rd Hampton Hill Scout Group has over 120 members taking part in a wide range of activities such as expeditions, sport and creative and cultural projects

Objects

3RD HAMPTON HILL (ST. JAMES) BOY SCOUT GROUP

Area of benefit: HAMPTON HILL AND DISTRICT

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: Richmond upon Thames, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£79k
Latest spending
£46k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group holds a total reserves fund of approximately £64,000, which includes specific designated funds for Kandersteg, a new trailer, building remedial works, and minibus replacement. However, the free/unrestricted reserves are reported to be only about £3,000, following a significant expenditure on a minibus last year that required an increase in termly subs to rebuild reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Gift Aid
“The biggest income highlight of the year was the receipt of £6.7k from Gift Aid tax credit that we managed to claim back for the past 3 years.” — page 13
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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 38

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 44
  • Government income: £10,032 — grants £10,032 (2); 14% of the £70,245 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 44

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

Funders the charity credits

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Richmond Upon Thames

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£79k£46k
31/03/2024£70k£93k
31/03/2023£27k£36k
31/03/2022£19k£15k
31/03/2021£12k£18k

Common questions

Is 3RD HAMPTON HILL (ST JAMES) SCOUTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group holds a total reserves fund of approximately £64,000, which includes specific designated funds for Kandersteg, a new trailer, building remedial works, and minibus replacement. However, the free/unrestricted reserves are reported to be only about £3,000, following a significant expenditure on a minibus last year that required an increase in termly subs to rebuild reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2006£4kTents Bid

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 NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 3RD UPTON SCOUT GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
3RD HAMPTON HILL (ST JAMES) SCOUTS£79k—0unclear—no doubt
3RD UPTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025£24k—0unclear—no doubt
3RD ASHTON-UPON-MERSEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025£35k—0above—no doubt
1ST KEYNSHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt
3RD HARPENDEN SCOUT GROUP FY2025£35k—0above—no doubt
3RD NEWBURY SCOUT GROUP FY2026£64k——above—no doubt

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