1ST HERSHAM SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 305801 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1ST HERSHAM GROUP BOY SCOUTS

Scouting activities for children between 6 and 14 years, including camping and adventure activities in the UK and abroad

Objects

PURPOSES OF THE 1ST HERSHAM GROUP BOY SCOUTS

Area of benefit: HERSHAM

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

Latest income

£108k

Latest spending

£134k

Registered

1961

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves are £113,924, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of circa £20,000 (equivalent to two years' primary running costs). The charity reports strong membership and continued operations, with no material uncertainties disclosed regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two years of primary running costs, circa £20,000 (held: £114k)

“The Group Executive committee considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 2 year's primary running costs, circa f20,000”

Per its FY2024 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
Complaints 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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

michael Bennettchair
Anna Wathen
Charles Justin Joynt
ED GRIMSEY
Megan Castle
Zak Greenaway

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£108k	£134k
31/12/2024	£67k	£67k
31/12/2023	£45k	£49k
31/12/2022	£62k	£55k
31/12/2021	£67k	£57k

Common questions

Is 1ST HERSHAM SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves are £113,924, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of circa £20,000 (equivalent to two years' primary running costs). The charity reports strong membership and continued operations, with no material uncertainties disclosed regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP income £39k
1ST ASHTEAD (PELHAM) SCOUT GROUP income £84k
1ST BERKHAMSTED SCOUT GROUP income £30k
1ST HORNDEAN SCOUT GROUP income £33k
1ST BURNHAM AND HITCHAM SCOUT GROUP income £44k
1ST SNAITH SCOUT GROUP income £34k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST HERSHAM SCOUT GROUP	£108k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£39k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST ASHTEAD (PELHAM) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£84k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST BERKHAMSTED SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST HORNDEAN SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£33k	—	below	—	no doubt
1ST BURNHAM AND HITCHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£44k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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