3RD HAMPTON HILL (ST JAMES) SCOUTS
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
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3RD HAMPTON HILL (ST. JAMES) BOY SCOUT GROUP
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.
What the accounts disclose
“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
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- 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
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
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
Funders the charity credits
- Hampton Fund
- Hampton Fuel Allotment Charity
Trustees
- Richard Stewart Castlechair
- Barbara Clifford
- Clive Anthony Scoggins
- Dr David Bowyer Wile
- JOAN FIDELMA MCCARTHY
- MARTIN RIDDELL
- PAUL KEVIN FITCHETT
- Preeti Halder
- RICHARD MICHAEL JOHN MOODY
- Samantha Janssen
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/03/2006 | £4k | Tents Bid |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £4k |
Charities like this
- 3RD UPTON SCOUT GROUP
- 3RD ASHTON-UPON-MERSEY SCOUT GROUP
- 1ST KEYNSHAM SCOUT GROUP
- 3RD HARPENDEN SCOUT GROUP
- 3RD NEWBURY SCOUT GROUP
- 3RD BRAMSHILL SCOUT GROUP
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3RD HAMPTON HILL (ST JAMES) SCOUTS | £79k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 3RD UPTON SCOUT GROUP | £24k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 3RD ASHTON-UPON-MERSEY SCOUT GROUP | £35k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| 1ST KEYNSHAM SCOUT GROUP | £111k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 3RD HARPENDEN SCOUT GROUP | £35k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| 3RD NEWBURY SCOUT GROUP | £64k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |