22ND BARNSLEY (CENTRAL) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1049387 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 22ND (WILTHORPE) BARNSLEY SCOUT GROUP

The purpose of Scouting is to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT, AS INDIVIDUALS AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE WILTHORPE AND BARNSLEY

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£34k

Latest spending

£23k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £24,026 at year end, which the trustees considered commensurate with their policy target of holding twelve months of operating costs. The group reported total income exceeding £30,000, triggering the requirement for independent scrutiny of the accounts by a qualified scrutineer.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The Group is primarily reliant upon income from subscriptions and fundraising.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £24k; policy: twelve months operating costs)

“The Group held reserves of approximately £24,026 against this at year end. This is commensurate with the levels for operating expenses.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID HOPKINSchair
Deborah Jane Wilkinson
Emma Louise Missa
Jamie Ryan shaw
Megan Alexander Cook
RACHEL COOK
Rebecca Jane Parsons
Richard Mark Riggs
Sadie Jayne Young
Sarah Drake
Tina Louise Langley

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

Operates in: Barnsley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£34k	£23k
05/04/2024	£26k	£25k
05/04/2023	£20k	£21k
05/04/2022	£32k	£32k
05/04/2021	£17k	£16k

Common questions

Is 22ND BARNSLEY (CENTRAL) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £24,026 at year end, which the trustees considered commensurate with their policy target of holding twelve months of operating costs. The group reported total income exceeding £30,000, triggering the requirement for independent scrutiny of the accounts by a qualified scrutineer. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SSP FOUNDATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 82ND BRISTOL (ST BERNADETTE) SCOUT GROUP.

82ND BRISTOL (ST BERNADETTE) SCOUT GROUP income £30k
12TH MORLEY SCOUT GROUP income £26k
2ND MARLBOROUGH SCOUT GROUP income £83k
BOURNE SCOUT GROUP income £44k
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £198k
STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £458k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
22ND BARNSLEY (CENTRAL) SCOUT GROUP	£34k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
82ND BRISTOL (ST BERNADETTE) SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£30k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
12TH MORLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£26k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
2ND MARLBOROUGH SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£83k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BOURNE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£44k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£198k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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