1ST CLAYGATE SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 308135 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1ST CLAYGATE GROUP (SCOUTS)

ACTIVITIES AND TRAINING AS LAID DOWN BY NATIONAL ORGANISATION - THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

Objects

A UNIT OF THE SCOUTH ASSOCIATION.

Area of benefit: CLAYGATE

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

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Latest income

£188k

Latest spending

£140k

Registered

1977

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves stood at £152,948, which is above the charity's stated policy target of at least £115,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £48,000 for the year, driven by strong fundraising and reduced capital expenditure, with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern.

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 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 handling
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
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

David Beatton Edwards
Gary Ernest · trustee of 2 other charities
HUGH ROBERT GOSTLING · trustee of 1 other charity
Jonathan Charles Dawes
MARK SPURGEON AULDS
MS ROSY TREASURE

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£188k	£140k
31/03/2024	£190k	£226k
31/03/2023	£205k	£163k
31/03/2022	£145k	£117k
31/03/2021	£87k	£75k

Common questions

Is 1ST CLAYGATE SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves stood at £152,948, which is above the charity's stated policy target of at least £115,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £48,000 for the year, driven by strong fundraising and reduced capital expenditure, with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/06/2011	£9k	Creation of Additional Meeting Room for Claygate Scout Centre

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 CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION	1	£50k
E F BULMER TRUST	1	£15k
THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY	1	£5k
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERS	1	£1k
ST. NICHOLAS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST	1	£600

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CENTRAL YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL.

CENTRAL YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £431k
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £160k
1ST PENYCAE SCOUT GROUP income £125k
CLAYGATE RECREATION GROUND TRUST income £116k
CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £185k
NEW GREENWICH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £120k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST CLAYGATE SCOUT GROUP	£188k	—	above	—	no doubt
CENTRAL YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£431k	—	within	—	no doubt
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026	£160k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST PENYCAE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£125k	—	above	—	no doubt
CLAYGATE RECREATION GROUND TRUST FY2025	£116k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024	£185k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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