1ST WARLINGHAM SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 305699 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1ST WARLINGHAM GROUP B P SCOUTS

The aim of the Scout Association is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities.

Objects

SCOUT GROUP

Area of benefit: WARLINGHAM

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Tandridge, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£26k

Latest spending

£26k

Registered

1969

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small surplus of £93 and unrestricted reserves of £34,996. This reserve level is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of £12,000, which represents twelve months of running costs. The trustees confirm the group is in a healthy financial position with funds held in cash at mainstream banks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Scout events produced income of £7709” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 119.8% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Scout events produced income of £7709 but unfortunately costs came to £9236” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: twelve months running costs; about £12,000 (held: £35k)

“The Trustee Board considers that the Group should hold a sum equivalent to twelve months running costs; about £12,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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
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Investment
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

ROBIN KENNETH BLOOREchair
ALEXIA DUPUIS
HUGH FRANKLIN
KAREN YORKE
RICHARD SEAGROATT · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£26k	£26k
31/03/2024	£22k	£29k
31/03/2023	£22k	£24k
31/03/2022	£32k	£24k
31/03/2021	£37k	£36k

Common questions

Is 1ST WARLINGHAM SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small surplus of £93 and unrestricted reserves of £34,996. This reserve level is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of £12,000, which represents twelve months of running costs. The trustees confirm the group is in a healthy financial position with funds held in cash at mainstream banks. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/02/2007	£10k	Headquarters Development Plan - Phase 3

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST	1	£70k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£5k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	1	£5k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£5k
THE HARROGATE ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST FUND	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 2ND MARLBOROUGH SCOUT GROUP.

2ND MARLBOROUGH SCOUT GROUP income £83k
1ST PRESTBURY SCOUT GROUP income £54k
1ST ASHTON (LORD GERARD'S OWN) SCOUT GROUP income £97k
1ST CORRINGHAM SCOUT GROUP income £50k
1ST METHERINGHAM SCOUT GROUP income £27k
8TH GILLINGHAM (WIGMORE) SCOUT GROUP income £52k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST WARLINGHAM SCOUT GROUP	£26k	—	above	119.8%	no doubt
2ND MARLBOROUGH SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£83k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST PRESTBURY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£54k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST ASHTON (LORD GERARD'S OWN) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£97k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST CORRINGHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2024	£50k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST METHERINGHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£27k	—	above	—	no doubt

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