1ST HOLSWORTHY SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1014782 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOLSWORTHY SCOUTS

THE 1ST HOLSWORTHY SCOUT GROUP RUNS AND PROVIDES MANY ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR LOCAL CHILDREN OF HOLSWORTHY. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CAMPS, INFORMATION VISITS, BASIC SURVIVAL SKILLS AND MANY MORE.

Objects

THE AIM OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION IS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL INTELLECTUAL SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL AS INDIVIDUALS AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES. THE METHOD OF ACHIEVING THE AIM OF THE ASSOCIATION IS BY PROVIDING AN ENJOYABLE AND ATTRACTIVE SCHEME OF PROGRESSIVE TRAINING BASED ON THE SCOUT PROMISE AND LAW AND GUIDED BY ADULT LEADERSHIP.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE HOLSWORTHY

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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Registered contact address: Torridge, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£48k

Latest spending

£44k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £29,551 at year end, which the trustees consider to be above the level required for operating expenses. The Group's principal sources of funding are membership fees and fundraising activities, with total gross income increasing to £34,726.30 from £15,818.60 in the prior year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two year's capitation fees plus reserves for activity provision (held: £30k)

“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. The Group Executive Committee considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 2 year’s capitation fees as well as some reserves to cover activity provision in the case of no membership fees being taken.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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
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

Pauline Masters
Vanessa Gaye Saunders

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£48k	£44k
05/04/2024	£25k	£27k
05/04/2023	£28k	£14k
05/04/2022	£18k	£18k
05/04/2021	£18k	£17k

Common questions

Is 1ST HOLSWORTHY SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £29,551 at year end, which the trustees consider to be above the level required for operating expenses. The Group's principal sources of funding are membership fees and fundraising activities, with total gross income increasing to £34,726.30 from £15,818.60 in the prior year.

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 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY SPRING GROVE	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP income £39k
1ST HOPWAS SCOUT GROUP income £30k
1ST OSTERLEY SCOUT GROUP income £133k
1ST WOLVERTON SCOUT GROUP income £33k
1ST HAYWARDS HEATH SCOUT GROUP income £35k
1ST WYMONDHAM SCOUT GROUP income £28k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST HOLSWORTHY SCOUT GROUP	£48k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£39k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST HOPWAS SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£30k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST OSTERLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£133k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST WOLVERTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£33k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST HAYWARDS HEATH SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£35k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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