11TH IPSWICH SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 305658 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 11TH IPSWICH GROUP

We aim to provide Scouting of the highest standard available to all young people that wish to join, from boys and girls aged 6 through to 18 years.

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: I

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

Latest income
£150k
Latest spending
£132k
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £394,260, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months' running costs. The trustees report the group is in a strong financial position with a surplus for the year, supported by diverse income streams including fundraising and rents.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 months running costs (held: £394k)
“The Trustee Board considers that the charity should hold a sum equivalent to 3 months running costs.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — 11th Ipswich Scout Group (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£150k£132k
31/03/2025£162k£127k
31/03/2024£147k£108k
31/03/2023£162k£99k
31/03/2022£200k£159k

Common questions

Is 11TH IPSWICH SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £394,260, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months' running costs. The trustees report the group is in a strong financial position with a surplus for the year, supported by diverse income streams including fundraising and rents. Its FY2026 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 GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITY1£10k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with IPSWICH SCOUT DISTRICT LIASON COMMITTEE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
11TH IPSWICH SCOUT GROUP£150k—0above—no doubt
IPSWICH SCOUT DISTRICT LIASON COMMITTEE FY2024£140k—0above—no doubt
8TH NORWICH (NORWICH SCHOOL) SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2025£148k—0unclear—no doubt
WEYMOUTH WEST SCOUT GROUP FY2025£728k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST BOWDENS SCOUT GROUP FY2025£107k—0above—no doubt
33RD NORWICH SCOUT GROUP FY2025£131k—0unclear—no doubt

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