2ND BEESTON SEA SCOUTS

Registered charity 522425 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 2ND BEESTON SCOUT GROUP

Land & water based SEA Scouting activities. RN Recognised No/46in SW Notts Scouting district

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Latest income
£125k
Latest spending
£97k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £205,990.06 at the end of the year, representing 215% of annual operating expenditure. The trustees maintain a reserves policy requiring a minimum of £3,000 to cover six months of running costs. The charity reported a surplus of £27,254.04 for the year, increasing its total funds from £181,167.99 to £208,422.03.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £206k)
Unrestricted Funds: 2nd Beeston Sea Scouts will keep a minimum of £ 3,000 on their current account to ensure to ensure the continuity of the organisation. This amount covers 6 months of running cost. — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£125k£97k
31/12/2023£58k£45k
31/12/2022£70k£54k
31/12/2021£133k£31k
31/12/2020£65k£37k

Common questions

Is 2ND BEESTON SEA SCOUTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £205,990.06 at the end of the year, representing 215% of annual operating expenditure. The trustees maintain a reserves policy requiring a minimum of £3,000 to cover six months of running costs. The charity reported a surplus of £27,254.04 for the year, increasing its total funds from £181,167.99 to £208,422.03. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds 2ND BEESTON SEA SCOUTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name 2ND BEESTON SEA SCOUTS as a grant recipient include THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2024£5k
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2025£3kDonations made during the year

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England26/05/2021£9kCOVID19 Return to Play
The National Lottery Community Fund28/06/2012£10kDevelopment of Barton Island Sea Scout base Facilities

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
THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION1£50k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED1£20k
E F BULMER TRUST1£15k

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 BEESTON SEA SCOUTS£125k0aboveno doubt
2ND WARWICK SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2025£151k0above4.0%no doubt
4TH THAMES DITTON AJAX SEA SCOUTS FY2025£104k0withinno doubt
NUNEATON DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£162k0aboveno doubt
CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024£185k0unclearno doubt
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£272k0aboveno doubt

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