Registered charity · Kent
Staplehurst Scout Group
Staplehurst Scout Group is a registered charity (number 308225) based in Kent, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by William Best since 2008. Latest income £13k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £13k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Kent
- Website
- www.staplehurstscouts.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1973
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£13k£18k
- 2024£14k£14k
- 2023£9k£15k
Earlier years
- 2022£15k£8k
- 2021£27k£16k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 53%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
A UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION.
Grants received
2 grants · £15,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000
- Postcode Community Trust · £5,000
Most recent
- Postcode Community Trust
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
8 trustees on the board
- William Best Chair since 2008
- Christopher Ian Hutchinson since 2025
- Frances Anne Best since 2026
- Martin David Ralph since 2024
- Martin Heasman since 2024
- Serena Joy Hoadley since 2024
- Susan Jane Mclaughlin since 2025
- Warren Carter since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- William Best Chair since 2008
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- William Best Chair since 2008
- Christopher Ian Hutchinson since 2025
- Frances Anne Best since 2026
- Martin David Ralph since 2024
- Martin Heasman since 2024
- Serena Joy Hoadley since 2024
- Susan Jane Mclaughlin since 2025
- Warren Carter since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 308225
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- ROYAL CHARTER DATED 4TH JANUARY 1912
- Contact on the register
- 07956202120 · chair@staplehurstscouts.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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