27TH WARRINGTON EAST (WOOLSTON) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1035553 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 27TH WARRINGTON (WOOLSTON) SCOUT GROUP, 27TH WARRINGTON (WOOLSTON) SCOUTS, WOOLSTON SCOUTS

Indoor and Outdoor adventurous activities

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTERLECTUAL, 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.

Causes: Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Epping Forest, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£31k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Group recorded a net expenditure of £1,075.91 for the year ending 31 December 2025, a significant decrease from the net income of £3,604.91 in the prior year. Despite this deficit, the Group maintains a bank balance of £14,333.99, with a portion retained in reserve for major repairs and future upgrades to the Group hut. The trustees note that while membership numbers remain healthy, the Group is not currently operating at a profit and is focusing on fundraising to build a more sustainable financial footing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 35

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 25

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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 31/12/2025 (received 02/11/2026, 2 days after the 31/10/2026 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — 27th Warrington East (Woolston) Scout Group (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester · Warrington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£29k£31k
31/12/2024£25k£21k
31/12/2023£23k£37k
31/12/2022£23k£20k
31/12/2021£24k£24k

Common questions

Is 27TH WARRINGTON EAST (WOOLSTON) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Group recorded a net expenditure of £1,075.91 for the year ending 31 December 2025, a significant decrease from the net income of £3,604.91 in the prior year. Despite this deficit, the Group maintains a bank balance of £14,333.99, with a portion retained in reserve for major repairs and future upgrades to the Group hut. The trustees note that while membership numbers remain healthy, the Group is not currently operating at a profit and is focusing on fundraising to build a more sustainable financial footing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 25TH WARRINGTON EAST (ST WILFRID'S) SCOUT GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
27TH WARRINGTON EAST (WOOLSTON) SCOUT GROUP£29k——unclear—no doubt
25TH WARRINGTON EAST (ST WILFRID'S) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£30k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST WESTON VILLAGE SCOUT GROUP FY2025£45k—0unclear—no doubt
25TH EALING (GORDON WOODHOUSE) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£82k—0above—no doubt
1ST LYONSDOWN SCOUT GROUP FY2025£30k—0unclear—no doubt
28TH DONCASTER ST EDMUNDS SCOUT GROUP FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt

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