1ST BISHOPSTON BRISTOL SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1038881 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 61ST/104TH BRISTOL SCOUT GROUP

Part of The Scout Association; provides an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training, based on the Scout Promise and Law and guided by adult leadership.

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: IN PRACTICE BRISTOL

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

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£38k
Latest spending
£36k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that gross income of £38,454 exceeded total payments of £36,161, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Unrestricted cash reserves increased to £66,305, though the trustees note these funds are committed to minibus replacement and building maintenance. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts.

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 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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 80

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 48

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 80

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£38k£36k
31/03/2024£36k£43k
31/03/2023£31k£30k
31/03/2022£29k£22k
31/03/2021£31k£16k

Common questions

Is 1ST BISHOPSTON BRISTOL SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that gross income of £38,454 exceeded total payments of £36,161, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Unrestricted cash reserves increased to £66,305, though the trustees note these funds are committed to minibus replacement and building maintenance. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED1£5k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
1ST BISHOPSTON BRISTOL SCOUT GROUP£38k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST RUSTINGTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025£106k—0unclear—no doubt
237TH BIRMINGHAM (1ST CASTLE BROMWICH) SCOUT GROUP FY2026£47k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST BRADLEY STOKE SCOUT GROUP FY2026£54k——above—no doubt
17TH BRISTOL (ST MICHAELS) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£38k—0unclear—no doubt
148TH BRISTOL (1ST STOCKWOOD) SCOUT GROUP FY2026£36k—0above—no doubt

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