1ST WORDSLEY SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1031565 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SCOUTING ACTIVITIES FROM AGE 6 UPTO AGE 14. ANY CHILD CAN JOIN. LEADERS AGE RANGE FROM 18 TO ? WHEN THEY GIVE UP OR DIE. WE COVER ANY AREA IN THE DUDLEY BOROUGH.

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,IN PRACTICE DUDLEY WEST

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£28k

Latest spending

£19k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £14,718.07, which is above its stated policy target of approximately £7,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £9,633.36 for the year, funded largely by fundraising income, and maintains a cash-based investment strategy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs, circa £7,000 (held: £15k)

“The Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, circa £7,000.”

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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
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
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

Anna Rock
Brandon Lee Cooper
Jenny Riley
Jeremy Seaby
Jonathan Michael Whitehouse
Jordan Woodhouse
SAMANTHA COOPER

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

Operates in: Dudley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£28k	£19k
31/03/2024	£18k	£28k
31/03/2023	£23k	£17k
31/03/2022	£20k	£31k
31/03/2021	£21k	£7k

Common questions

Is 1ST WORDSLEY SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £14,718.07, which is above its stated policy target of approximately £7,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £9,633.36 for the year, funded largely by fundraising income, and maintains a cash-based investment strategy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

1ST WARLEY SCOUT GROUP income £108k
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP income £39k
1ST NORTH WALSHAM SCOUT GROUP income £26k
1ST WORMLEY SCOUT GROUP income £56k
1ST WOODEND SCOUT GROUP income £36k
1ST WOODLEY SCOUT GROUP income £46k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST WORDSLEY SCOUT GROUP	£28k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST WARLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£108k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£39k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST NORTH WALSHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£26k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST WORMLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£56k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST WOODEND SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£36k	—	above	—	no doubt

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