2ND DURRINGTON SEA SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 305912 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promote the development of young people to achieve their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential, as individuals, responsible citizens, and members of their local, national and international communities.

Objects

INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£58k
Latest spending
£46k
Registered
1970
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £43,355 to £55,924 during the year, driven by higher donations and subscriptions. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding at least £9,500, equivalent to twelve months of essential operating costs, to ensure continuity of activities. Significant additional funds are currently held for necessary major repairs to the headquarters building roof.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months essential operating costs - approximately £9,500 (held: £56k)
“The Board of Trustees considers that the Executive Account should, as a minimum, hold a sum equivalent to twelve months essential operating costs - approximately £9,500.”
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£58k£46k
31/03/2024£41k£47k
31/03/2023£46k£36k
31/03/2022£27k£40k
31/03/2021£38k£25k

Common questions

Is 2ND DURRINGTON SEA SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £43,355 to £55,924 during the year, driven by higher donations and subscriptions. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding at least £9,500, equivalent to twelve months of essential operating costs, to ensure continuity of activities. Significant additional funds are currently held for necessary major repairs to the headquarters building roof. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
DUMBRECK CHARITY1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 2ND WARWICK SEA SCOUT GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
2ND DURRINGTON SEA SCOUT GROUP£58k—0unclear—no doubt
2ND WARWICK SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2025£151k—0above4.0%no doubt
2ND PORTISHEAD SCOUT GROUP FY2024£52k—0above—no doubt
12TH HALIFAX SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2025£36k—0above—no doubt
2ND QUORN SCOUT GROUP FY2025£26k—0above—no doubt
10TH MEDWAY SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2025£33k—0unclear—no doubt

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