2ND CHESTER-LE-STREET SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1037689 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scout group.

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.

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

Registered contact address: County Durham, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£37k

Latest spending

£38k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that reserves were healthy at the year end, totaling £195,602, which was consistent with the previous year's figures. The charity's funding is primarily derived from monthly subscriptions from its members to cover operational costs such as hall rent and activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: monthly subscriptions

“Funding is in the main from monthly subscriptions paid by the members of beavers, cubs and scouts” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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 handling
Complaints 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

CAROLE ELIZABETH ATKINSON
Craig Martin
DAVID HOLMES · trustee of 1 other charity
David Kelly · trustee of 1 other charity
James Cooper
Jonathan Alderslade
Karen Gibson · trustee of 1 other charity
Mark Christian Caygill
Sarah Hignett
Simon Sheard

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£37k	£38k
31/03/2024	£26k	£20k
31/03/2023	£30k	£28k
31/03/2022	£18k	£19k
31/03/2021	£21k	£15k

Common questions

Is 2ND CHESTER-LE-STREET SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that reserves were healthy at the year end, totaling £195,602, which was consistent with the previous year's figures. The charity's funding is primarily derived from monthly subscriptions from its members to cover operational costs such as hall rent and activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 2ND CHELMSFORD (SPRINGFIELD) SCOUT GROUP.

2ND CHELMSFORD (SPRINGFIELD) SCOUT GROUP income £45k
2ND UXBRIDGE (ST MARGARETS) SCOUT GROUP income £59k
2ND DEREHAM (TOFTWOOD) SCOUT GROUP income £42k
35TH SHEFFIELD (ST OSWALD'S) SCOUT GROUP income £70k
2ND CONINGSBY AND TATTERSHALL SCOUT GROUP income £28k
2ND ROSSENDALE SCOUT GROUP income £38k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
2ND CHESTER-LE-STREET SCOUT GROUP	£37k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
2ND CHELMSFORD (SPRINGFIELD) SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£45k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
2ND UXBRIDGE (ST MARGARETS) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£59k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
2ND DEREHAM (TOFTWOOD) SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£42k	—	within	—	no doubt
35TH SHEFFIELD (ST OSWALD'S) SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£70k	—	above	—	no doubt
2ND CONINGSBY AND TATTERSHALL SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£28k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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