10TH WORCESTER SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1041215 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scouting activities for children aged 6 to 15

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.

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

Latest income

£35k

Latest spending

£27k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with an account balance carried forward of £12,296.83, following total income of £34,558.36 and total expenditure of £27,357.00. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy to hold approximately £10,000, equivalent to twelve months of running costs, to ensure continuity should income fall short. The charity relies on volunteers and faces risks related to membership and leader retention, but maintains adequate insurance and reciprocal arrangements for facilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months running costs, circa £10,000 (held: £12k)

“The Group Executive Committee considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to twelve months running costs, circa £10,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves 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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Chris Margetts
Helen Roberts
Jay McGuinness
Kenneth Shallam
Lee Kelsall
Lynda Davies

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£35k	£27k
31/03/2024	£25k	£26k
31/03/2023	£16k	£19k
31/03/2022	£14k	£26k
31/03/2021	£14k	£4k

Common questions

Is 10TH WORCESTER SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the period with an account balance carried forward of £12,296.83, following total income of £34,558.36 and total expenditure of £27,357.00. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy to hold approximately £10,000, equivalent to twelve months of running costs, to ensure continuity should income fall short. The charity relies on volunteers and faces risks related to membership and leader retention, but maintains adequate insurance and reciprocal arrangements for facilities.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/01/2015	£5k	10th Worcester Scouts Camping Trailer
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/10/2004	£5k	Refurbishment costs

Charities like this

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

1ST WOODEND SCOUT GROUP income £36k
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP income £39k
1ST WENTWOOD SCOUT GROUP income £36k
10TH CHELTENHAM (ALL SAINTS) SCOUT GROUP income £29k
15TH REIGATE (CHIPSTEAD) SCOUT GROUP income £45k
9TH DONCASTER SCOUT GROUP income £229k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
10TH WORCESTER SCOUT GROUP	£35k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST WOODEND SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£36k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£39k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST WENTWOOD SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£36k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
10TH CHELTENHAM (ALL SAINTS) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£29k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
15TH REIGATE (CHIPSTEAD) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£45k	—	above	—	no doubt

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