4TH ASHBY SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1125053 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scout Group providing access to activities for scouting members, in line with Scout Organisation

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: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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: North West Leicestershire, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£32k
Latest spending
£37k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were approximately £17,000 at year-end, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £13,000 (equivalent to six months of running costs). The group reported a net decrease in cash funds of £4,326.05 for the year, primarily due to higher payments than receipts, but maintains sufficient liquidity to continue charitable activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months of running costs, circa £13,000 (held: £17k)
“The Group Executive Committee considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 6 months of running costs, circa £13,000.”
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£32k£37k
31/08/2024£81k£106k
28/02/2023£35k£30k
28/02/2022£16k£16k
28/02/2021£9k£10k

Common questions

Is 4TH ASHBY SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were approximately £17,000 at year-end, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £13,000 (equivalent to six months of running costs). The group reported a net decrease in cash funds of £4,326.05 for the year, primarily due to higher payments than receipts, but maintains sufficient liquidity to continue charitable activities. 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 GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED1£20k
KEN DODD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 4TH EWELL (NONSUCH) SCOUT GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
4TH ASHBY SCOUT GROUP£32k—0above—no doubt
4TH EWELL (NONSUCH) SCOUT GROUP FY2026£102k——unclear—no doubt
4TH RUNCORN SCOUT GROUP FY2024£63k—0above—no doubt
35TH SHEFFIELD (ST OSWALD'S) SCOUT GROUP FY2026£70k—0above—no doubt
1ST APSLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025£134k—0unclear—no doubt
9TH AYLESBURY SCOUT GROUP FY2026£29k—0unclear—no doubt

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