5TH REIGATE SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 305783 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The 5th Reigate Scout Group is registered with the Scout Association, whose aim is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential. The Group aims to achieve this by providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training, with a programme for Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorer Scouts.

Objects

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

Area of benefit: REIGATE

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: Reigate and Banstead, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£85k
Latest spending
£85k
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total unrestricted income of £84,773 and total unrestricted expenditure of £84,626 for the year ended 31 March 2024, resulting in a small surplus of £147. Free unrestricted reserves (cash funds) stood at £46,501, following a restatement of prior year balances to reflect actual cash held. The accounts were prepared on a strict receipts and payments basis for the current year after previous years did not adhere to this standard.

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

What the accounts disclose

Governance: Examiner disclosure regarding historical non-compliance with receipts and payments basis and cash balance discrepancies.
“The previous accounts do not appear to have been prepared on a strict receipts and payments basis and, as a result, the Cash Funds balance declared in previous accounts have not historically agreed with the bank and cash balances actually held.” — page 9
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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — 5th Reigate Scout Group (matched by registered charity number).

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£85k£85k
31/03/2024£79k£83k
31/03/2023£26k£35k
31/03/2022£21k£26k
31/03/2021£30k£13k

Common questions

Is 5TH REIGATE SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported total unrestricted income of £84,773 and total unrestricted expenditure of £84,626 for the year ended 31 March 2024, resulting in a small surplus of £147. Free unrestricted reserves (cash funds) stood at £46,501, following a restatement of prior year balances to reflect actual cash held. The accounts were prepared on a strict receipts and payments basis for the current year after previous years did not adhere to this standard. 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
SSP FOUNDATION1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 5th Testwood Scout Group.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
5TH REIGATE SCOUT GROUP£85k—0unclear—no doubt
5th Testwood Scout Group FY2025£54k—0unclear—no doubt
5TH CRAWLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
8TH GILLINGHAM (WIGMORE) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£52k—0unclear—no doubt
5TH URMSTON (AQUILIFER) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£43k—0above—no doubt
15TH REIGATE (CHIPSTEAD) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£45k—0above—no doubt

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