1ST/3RD BOOKHAM SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 305772 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of scouting activities to young people

Objects

SCOUT GROUP

Area of benefit: BOOKHAM

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: Mole Valley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£90k
Latest spending
£81k
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £6,976, which exceeds the stated policy target of a minimum £3,000 (equal to four months of expenditure). The charity reported net receipts of £6,390 for the year, resulting in total cash funds of £77,617 with no liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £7k)
“A minimum reserve of £3,000 is considered appropriate (equal to four months Group expenditure, excluding sections activities)” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The land is held in trust for both Groups by the Scout Association Trust Corporation.
“The land itself is held in trust for both Groups by the Scout Association Trust Corporation.” — page 1
Per its FY2025 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£90k£81k
31/03/2024£80k£72k
31/03/2023£68k£75k
31/03/2022£53k£37k
31/03/2021£42k£25k

Common questions

Is 1ST/3RD BOOKHAM SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £6,976, which exceeds the stated policy target of a minimum £3,000 (equal to four months of expenditure). The charity reported net receipts of £6,390 for the year, resulting in total cash funds of £77,617 with no liabilities. Its FY2025 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
LIONS CLUB OF MAIDENHEAD CIO1£20

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
1ST/3RD BOOKHAM SCOUT GROUP£90k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2026£39k—0above—no doubt
1ST BURNHAM-ON-SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2025£38k—0above—no doubt
1ST RUSTINGTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025£106k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST BIRDHAM AND WITTERINGS SCOUT GROUP FY2026£26k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST THORNBURY SCOUT GROUP FY2025£38k—0above—no doubt

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