28TH DONCASTER ST EDMUNDS SCOUT GROUP
Life Skills plus Walking/Canoeing/Climbing/Sailing/Archery/Camping
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.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income for the year was £26,853.96, comprising subscriptions, hall hire, donations, and fundraising income. Total expenditure was £64,330.15, resulting in a net deficit for the period. The bank balance decreased from £51,414.74 at the start of the year to £13,964.97 at the end.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 20
- Government income: £283 — grants £283 (1); 1% of the £26,785 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 20
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 20
- Government income: £10,000 — grants £10,000 (1); 23% of the £43,965 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 17/06/2024, 138 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).
Trustees
- MR K WILKESchair
- Alison Ingamells
- Angela Dickson
- CHRISTINE DICKINSON
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £27k | £26k |
| 31/03/2025 | £27k | £64k |
| 31/03/2024 | £44k | £17k |
| 31/03/2023 | £21k | £14k |
| 31/03/2022 | £39k | £30k |
Common questions
Is 28TH DONCASTER ST EDMUNDS SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £26,853.96, comprising subscriptions, hall hire, donations, and fundraising income. Total expenditure was £64,330.15, resulting in a net deficit for the period. The bank balance decreased from £51,414.74 at the start of the year to £13,964.97 at the end.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF ALDERMAN JOHN NORMAN | 1 | £3k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28TH DONCASTER ST EDMUNDS SCOUT GROUP | £27k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 25TH DONCASTER (CONISBROUGH) SCOUT GROUP | £37k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 27TH WARRINGTON EAST (WOOLSTON) SCOUT GROUP | £29k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 298TH BIRMINGHAM (SILVERMERE) SCOUT GROUP | £14k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 10TH DONCASTER (BARNBY DUN AND KIRK SANDALL) SCOUT GROUP | £30k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 1ST LYONSDOWN SCOUT GROUP | £30k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |