1ST RYE SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 305899 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1ST RYE BOY SCOUT GROUP, CAPTAIN CORY'S OWN

Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and ExplorersProviding extra-curricular, outdoor based education to children and young adults between 6 and 17 years of age from the local and surrounding area.

Objects

1ST RYE BOY SCOUT GROUP

Area of benefit: RYE

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£33k

Latest spending

£27k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is structured as a trust and is governed by a trust deed and Scout Association policy. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were found regarding the keeping of accounting records or the accuracy of the accounts. The trustees report that the group continues to attract young people but notes that the availability of volunteers is the biggest risk to its continued viability.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 10

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

David Johnstonchair
Felicity-Claire Sturgeon
Hannah Smith
Jane Nash
Lauren Dobson · trustee of 1 other charity
TINA ANN LANGMEAD · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£33k	£27k
31/12/2024	£31k	£31k
31/12/2023	£20k	£25k
31/12/2022	£14k	£19k
31/12/2021	£12k	£5k

Common questions

Is 1ST RYE SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is structured as a trust and is governed by a trust deed and Scout Association policy. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were found regarding the keeping of accounting records or the accuracy of the accounts. The trustees report that the group continues to attract young people but notes that the availability of volunteers is the biggest risk to its continued viability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

1ST CHEADLE HULME SCOUT GROUP income £104k
1ST HYTHE SCOUT GROUP income £35k
1ST PONTEFRACT SCOUT GROUP income £47k
1ST LICKEY SCOUT GROUP income £43k
1ST BERKHAMSTED SCOUT GROUP income £30k
1ST LICHFIELD SCOUT GROUP income £27k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST RYE SCOUT GROUP	£33k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST CHEADLE HULME SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£104k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST HYTHE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£35k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST PONTEFRACT SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£47k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST LICKEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£43k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST BERKHAMSTED SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£30k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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