4TH WALTON-ON-THAMES (ST MARY'S) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 305805 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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, AND 4TH WALTON-ON-THAMES SCOUT GROUP FULLY SUPPORTS AND TRIES TO ACHIEVE THESE AIMS.

Objects

PURPOSES OF THE 4TH WALTON-ON-THAMES (ST. MARY'S) SCOUT GROUP.

Area of benefit: WALTON-ON-THAMES.

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 · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£38k

Latest spending

£32k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £40,900 at year end, which is above its stated policy target of £16,500 (equivalent to 12 months of running costs). The trustees report that expenditure is well managed and that the group has sufficient resources to continue its charitable activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs, circa £16,500 (held: £41k)

“The Group's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the group should income and fundraising activities fall short. The Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to12 months running costs, circa £16,500” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
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

CANDY HARDING
Christine Bentley
Nicholas Robert Thomas
Richard Geoffrey Poole
Roy Bromley
Simon Haffenden
Steve Pratt

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£38k	£32k
31/03/2024	£21k	£18k
31/03/2023	£19k	£25k
31/03/2022	£9k	£10k
31/03/2021	£15k	£13k

Common questions

Is 4TH WALTON-ON-THAMES (ST MARY'S) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £40,900 at year end, which is above its stated policy target of £16,500 (equivalent to 12 months of running costs). The trustees report that expenditure is well managed and that the group has sufficient resources to continue its charitable activities.

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 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON	1	£17k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 4TH MORPETH SCOUT GROUP.

4TH MORPETH SCOUT GROUP income £72k
1ST STRATTON ST MARGARET SCOUT GROUP income £63k
4TH LETCHWORTH SCOUT GROUP income £29k
21ST ROMSEY (NURSLING AND ROWNHAMS) SCOUT GROUP income £56k
2ND WARE (ST MARY'S) SCOUT GROUP income £35k
1ST SID VALE (SIDMOUTH) SCOUT GROUP income £49k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
4TH WALTON-ON-THAMES (ST MARY'S) SCOUT GROUP	£38k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
4TH MORPETH SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£72k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST STRATTON ST MARGARET SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£63k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
4TH LETCHWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£29k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
21ST ROMSEY (NURSLING AND ROWNHAMS) SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£56k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
2ND WARE (ST MARY'S) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£35k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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