Sketty Scout Group

Registered charity 524952 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 44TH SWANSEA (SKETTY CHURCH) SCOUT GROUP

Scouting for boys and girls under the direction of the Scout Association

Objects

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

Area of benefit: SWANSEA

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 · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£58k
Latest spending
£197k
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves (cash funds) decreased significantly from £162,139.65 to £23,343.57 during the year. This reduction was primarily driven by a large one-off building extension cost of £129,145.68, which exceeded total gross income of £33,893.18. The charity remains solvent with no disclosed liabilities or pension deficits.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sketty Scout Group (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£58k£197k
31/03/2024£61k£27k
31/03/2023£49k£23k
31/03/2022£21k£17k
31/03/2021£46k£36k

Common questions

Is Sketty Scout Group financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves (cash funds) decreased significantly from £162,139.65 to £23,343.57 during the year. This reduction was primarily driven by a large one-off building extension cost of £129,145.68, which exceeded total gross income of £33,893.18. The charity remains solvent with no disclosed liabilities or pension deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/07/2014£4kPaint for the community and cover for the kids