1ST CORSHAM (LORD METHUEN'S OWN) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1059288 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1ST CORSHAM (LORD METHUE'S OWN) SCOUT GROUP, 1ST CORSHAM SCOUT GROUP

To help young people achieve their full physical, intellectual, social, and spiritual potential, as individuals, as responsible citizens, and as members of their local national and international communities.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTURAL, 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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£37k
Latest spending
£32k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £33,057 at year-end, driven by timing differences in income and expenditure. The Trustees confirm that current income levels are sufficient to maintain normal operations and meet their reserves policy target of approximately £12,000. There are no paid staff, with activities enabled entirely by volunteers.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months total running costs (held: £33k)
“The Trustee Board considers that the Group should hold a sum equivalent to at least 6 months total running costs - approximately £12,000.”
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£37k£32k
31/03/2024£32k£28k
31/03/2023£28k£39k
31/03/2022£32k£22k
31/03/2021£19k£8k

Common questions

Is 1ST CORSHAM (LORD METHUEN'S OWN) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £33,057 at year-end, driven by timing differences in income and expenditure. The Trustees confirm that current income levels are sufficient to maintain normal operations and meet their reserves policy target of approximately £12,000. There are no paid staff, with activities enabled entirely by volunteers.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England01/05/2014£10kDinghy Sailing Project
Sport England07/04/2011£5kMountain Bike Activity

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
1ST CORSHAM (LORD METHUEN'S OWN) SCOUT GROUP£37k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST COBHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2024£41k—0unclear—no doubt
FIRST SCARBOROUGH SCOUT GROUP FY2025£36k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST METHERINGHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025£27k—0above—no doubt
1ST SHOREHAM-BY-SEA (KINGSTON BUCI) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£34k—0above—no doubt
1ST BOWDENS SCOUT GROUP FY2025£107k—0above—no doubt

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