1ST WOOSEHILL SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 801523 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scouting Activities

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS AS INDIVIDUALS AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES

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 · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£35k

Latest spending

£43k

Registered

1989

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £46,241 at year-end, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover several months of running costs and unexpected maintenance. The charity reported a net deficit of £7,544.89 for the period, resulting in a decrease in cash funds from the previous year. The trustees adopted a risk-averse investment strategy, holding all funds in cash.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other Scouting Activities (29% of income)

“Other Scouting Activities 10,143.09”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: several months running costs plus sums to allow for replacement of the Group’s equipment, planned work and unexpected large maintenance costs (held: £46k)

“The Group's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the group should income and fundraising activities fall short and/or major expenditure become necessary. The Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to several months running costs plus sums to allow for replacement of the Group’s equipment, planned work and unexpected large maintenance costs.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Nicola Jane Hopkinschair
Andrew Keith Jordan
Astrid Charlotte Cobb
FIONA KATHRYN FAIRHEAD
STUART WARREN FARIA
Sarah Dempster
Sarah Marie George
William John Anthony Queenan

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

Operates in: Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£35k	£43k
31/03/2024	£31k	£30k
31/03/2023	£34k	£31k
31/03/2022	£34k	£44k
31/03/2021	£29k	£17k

Common questions

Is 1ST WOOSEHILL SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £46,241 at year-end, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover several months of running costs and unexpected maintenance. The charity reported a net deficit of £7,544.89 for the period, resulting in a decrease in cash funds from the previous year. The trustees adopted a risk-averse investment strategy, holding all funds in cash. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

1ST WORMLEY SCOUT GROUP income £56k
1ST WOOTTON BASSETT SCOUT GROUP income £28k
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1ST CHORLEYWOOD SCOUT GROUP income £57k
1ST APSLEY SCOUT GROUP income £134k
1ST HIGHFIELD SCOUT GROUP income £27k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST WOOSEHILL SCOUT GROUP	£35k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST WORMLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£56k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST WOOTTON BASSETT SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£28k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST WHITCHURCH SCOUT GROUP FY2024	£21k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST CHORLEYWOOD SCOUT GROUP FY2024	£57k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST APSLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£134k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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