3RD HOVE (ST LEONARD'S) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 305860 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 3RD HOVE (ST LEONARDS) BOY SCOUT GROUP

Scout group

Objects

TO PROMOTE, EXTEND AND FURTHER THE AIMS OF THE SCOUTING ASSOCIATION TO YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 YEARS AND 20 YEARS

Area of benefit: PARISH OF ST. LEONARDS ALDINGTON, HOVE.

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Brighton and Hove, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£27k

Latest spending

£24k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £30,000 at year-end, which is significantly above its stated policy target of £10,000 (equivalent to four months of running costs). The trustees report that the group remains financially stable with no funds materially in deficit and a risk-averse cash holding strategy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months running costs, circa £10000 (held: £30k)

“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 Executive Committee considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 4 months running costs, circa £10000. The Group held reserves of approximately £30,000 against this at year-end.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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
Paying staff
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

Nathalie Louise McEnteechair
Angela Rose Mckenzie
Marian Palmer G Giddings

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£27k	£24k
31/03/2024	£20k	£24k
31/03/2023	£14k	£33k
31/03/2022	£40k	£15k
31/03/2021	£17k	£5k

Common questions

Is 3RD HOVE (ST LEONARD'S) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £30,000 at year-end, which is significantly above its stated policy target of £10,000 (equivalent to four months of running costs). The trustees report that the group remains financially stable with no funds materially in deficit and a risk-averse cash holding strategy.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 35TH SHEFFIELD (ST OSWALD'S) SCOUT GROUP.

35TH SHEFFIELD (ST OSWALD'S) SCOUT GROUP income £70k
3RD SANDIACRE SCOUT GROUP income £26k
3RD UPTON SCOUT GROUP income £24k
3RD WINCHESTER (THE WORTHIES) SCOUT GROUP income £46k
3RD WARRINGTON (1ST CULCHETH) SCOUT GROUP income £49k
3RD ST ALBANS SCOUT GROUP income £39k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
3RD HOVE (ST LEONARD'S) SCOUT GROUP	£27k	—	above	—	no doubt
35TH SHEFFIELD (ST OSWALD'S) SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£70k	—	above	—	no doubt
3RD SANDIACRE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£26k	—	above	—	no doubt
3RD UPTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£24k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
3RD WINCHESTER (THE WORTHIES) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£46k	—	above	—	no doubt
3RD WARRINGTON (1ST CULCHETH) SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£49k	—	above	—	no doubt

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