13TH LANCASTER SCOUT GROUP
Working with young people from 4-19 years old. Providing activities both inside and outside with volunteers.
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 unrestricted income was £21,340.72 against total expenditure of £26,897.30, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Free unrestricted reserves (cash funds) increased from £27,033.53 to £27,792.72, while total net assets rose slightly from £118,391.53 to £119,150.72.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025
- Volunteers: 30
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024
- Volunteers: 30
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023
- Volunteers: 30
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2025 (received 03/03/2026, 26 days after the 05/02/2026 due date); year ending 05/04/2024 (received 10/03/2025, 33 days after the 05/02/2025 due date).
Trustees
- Katherine Bradshawchair
- Catherine Harling
- Debbie Smith
- Karen Kendrick
- Mr Simon Hester
- Mrs Patricia Griffin
- Patricia Armstrong
- Rubi Maybeth Garcia Almada
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2025 | £28k | £27k |
| 05/04/2024 | £20k | £19k |
| 05/04/2023 | £22k | £25k |
| 05/04/2022 | £11k | £15k |
| 05/04/2021 | £20k | £5k |
Common questions
Is 13TH LANCASTER SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted income was £21,340.72 against total expenditure of £26,897.30, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Free unrestricted reserves (cash funds) increased from £27,033.53 to £27,792.72, while total net assets rose slightly from £118,391.53 to £119,150.72.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/04/2016 | £6k | Provision of disabled facilities, reflooring and replacement of extern |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13TH LANCASTER SCOUT GROUP | £28k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 42ND LEICESTER (GLENFIELD) SCOUT GROUP | £87k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 1ST CONSETT SCOUT GROUP | £47k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| 3RD RINGWOOD SCOUT GROUP | £33k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 3RD ABERYSTWYTH SCOUT GROUP | £28k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| 1ST LAWFORD SCOUT GROUP | £29k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |