HILLSIDE SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1057433 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Hillside Scout Group is based in the foothills of the North Yorkshire Moors just north of Thirsk. Through the Scout programme, we help develop children and teenagers of the surrounding area, from ages 6 to 16. Further, we have played a key role in providing a recreational field and building a new hall for both our Scout meetings and indoor sports for the whole community.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity realized a small surplus of £472 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £27,091.95 and expenditure of £26,619.91. The trustees report that finances have remained healthy, supported by unrestricted reserves totaling approximately £30,475. The group operates on a going concern basis with no stated reserves policy target.

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.

• 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
• Investing charity funds 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hillside Scout Group (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Forsterchair
• David Johnson
• Emma Fryer
• GRAHAM RICHARD SHORT
• IRIS CAROL DE WET

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

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