1ST STAINES SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 305795 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of Scouting Activities for young people.

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: STAINES

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£83k

Latest spending

£69k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £115,368.42, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of £25,000 in working capital and contingency. However, the filing notes that the Trustees were unable to verify or approve the accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025 because underlying financial records and bank access were not transferred to the Board.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £5,000 working capital, £20,000 contingency, and additional reserves for HQ refurbishment and future development (held: £115k)

“The Group aims to hold £5,000 working capital, £20,000 contingency, and additional reserves for HQ refurbishment and future development.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“Although a draft set of accounts was received in July 2025, the underlying financial records and bank access were not transferred to the Trustee Board. As a result, the Trustees have been unable to verify or approve the accounts.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Trustees unable to verify or approve accounts due to lack of access to bank records and supporting documentation.

“The Annual Report and Accounts could not be approved as the accounts had not been provided to the Trustee Board prior to the AGM.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Investment
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

Trustees · trustee networks

Danny Blackman
Denise Buttigieg
Iolo Thomas
Jacqueline Shepherd
Stuart Richardson

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£83k	£69k
31/03/2024	£73k	£39k
31/03/2023	£51k	£45k
31/03/2022	£56k	£43k
31/03/2021	£28k	£17k

Common questions

Is 1ST STAINES SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £115,368.42, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of £25,000 in working capital and contingency. However, the filing notes that the Trustees were unable to verify or approve the accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025 because underlying financial records and bank access were not transferred to the Board. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

1ST IBSTOCK BOY SCOUT GROUP income £36k
1ST IVINGHOE AND PITSTONE SCOUT GROUP income £33k
142ND SHEFFIELD (FULWOOD) SCOUT GROUP income £33k
1ST CHERTSEY SCOUT GROUP income £84k
PENARTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £62k
1ST WHITCHURCH SCOUT GROUP income £21k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST STAINES SCOUT GROUP	£83k	—	unclear	—	noted
1ST IBSTOCK BOY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£36k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST IVINGHOE AND PITSTONE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£33k	—	above	—	no doubt
142ND SHEFFIELD (FULWOOD) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£33k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST CHERTSEY SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£84k	—	above	—	no doubt
PENARTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£62k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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