1ST HOPWAS SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1026225 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides childrens / young peoples activities for their development, training and recreation.

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.

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Registered contact address: Tamworth, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£30k

Latest spending

£30k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £79 for the year ended March 2025, with total receipts of £29,851 and total payments of £29,772. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted funds of £107,639 and designated funds of £26,504, maintaining a cash balance of £52,722 at year-end. The trustees declare that the group holds sufficient resources to continue charitable activities should income fall short.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership Subscriptions (38% of income)

“Membership Subscriptions 11,424”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 24 months running costs, circa £26k (held: £108k)

“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 Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 24 months running costs, circa £26k.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Ami Louise Mossop
CAROLYN BIGGIN
CAROLYN LANG
David Wallbank
Deborah Heath
GILLIAN WALKER
Graeme White
JOANNE CLAIRE GILBERT
Jane Alexandra Hilton
LYNETTE CLAWLEY
Rebecca Jayne Rood

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£30k	£30k
31/03/2024	£23k	£37k
31/03/2023	£19k	£23k
31/03/2022	£26k	£23k
31/03/2021	£22k	£12k

Common questions

Is 1ST HOPWAS SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £79 for the year ended March 2025, with total receipts of £29,851 and total payments of £29,772. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted funds of £107,639 and designated funds of £26,504, maintaining a cash balance of £52,722 at year-end. The trustees declare that the group holds sufficient resources to continue charitable activities should income fall short. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUST	1	£1k

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 WEST BYFLEET SCOUT GROUP income £29k
1ST HOLSWORTHY SCOUT GROUP income £48k
1ST WENTWOOD SCOUT GROUP income £36k
1ST HORSFORD AND ST FAITHS SCOUT GROUP income £34k
1ST NORTH WALSHAM SCOUT GROUP income £26k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST HOPWAS SCOUT GROUP	£30k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£39k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST WEST BYFLEET SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£29k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST HOLSWORTHY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£48k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST WENTWOOD SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£36k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST HORSFORD AND ST FAITHS SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£34k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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