20TH WALSALL (ST. MARGARET'S GREAT BARR) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1130225 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 20TH WALSALL SCOUT GROUP

The objective of the group is to operate as a unit of the Scouts Association, providing activities including the promotion and development of young people, as individuals and as group members. This spans local, national and international communities.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL; 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.

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

Latest income

£52k

Latest spending

£39k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash reserves of £28,310 at the end of the period, resulting in a net surplus of £12,849. The trustees report that the group is primarily reliant on subscriptions and rent, with fundraising helping to bridge the gap between income and expenditure. The group maintains a risk-averse investment strategy, holding all funds in cash at mainstream banks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the group should income and fundraising activities fall short (held: £28k)

“The Groups policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the group should income and fundraising activities fall short.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — 20th Walsall Scouts (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN GEORGE MCGARROL
CLARE DOGGETT
GRAHAM WILLIAM SMITH · trustee of 1 other charity
Helen Johnson
Joanne O'Meara
Sarah Nyons
Stephen Payne

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Sandwell · Walsall

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£52k	£39k
31/03/2025	£48k	£49k
31/03/2024	£42k	£40k
31/03/2023	£34k	£63k
31/03/2022	£21k	£26k

Common questions

Is 20TH WALSALL (ST. MARGARET'S GREAT BARR) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash reserves of £28,310 at the end of the period, resulting in a net surplus of £12,849. The trustees report that the group is primarily reliant on subscriptions and rent, with fundraising helping to bridge the gap between income and expenditure. The group maintains a risk-averse investment strategy, holding all funds in cash at mainstream banks. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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	24/02/2009	£326k	Great Barr Community Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/10/2005	£5k	Equipment to run a Community Bonfire & Fireworks Event

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
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON	1	£17k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 1ST HANWELL (ST MARY'S) SCOUT GROUP.

1ST HANWELL (ST MARY'S) SCOUT GROUP income £34k
22ND BARNSLEY (CENTRAL) SCOUT GROUP income £34k
2ND MARLBOROUGH SCOUT GROUP income £83k
38TH WALSALL (1ST WALSALL WOOD) SCOUT GROUP income £66k
1ST STRATTON ST MARGARET SCOUT GROUP income £63k
1ST MERROW SCOUT GROUP income £66k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
20TH WALSALL (ST. MARGARET'S GREAT BARR) SCOUT GROUP	£52k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST HANWELL (ST MARY'S) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£34k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
22ND BARNSLEY (CENTRAL) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£34k	—	below	—	no doubt
2ND MARLBOROUGH SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£83k	—	above	—	no doubt
38TH WALSALL (1ST WALSALL WOOD) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£66k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST STRATTON ST MARGARET SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£63k	—	above	—	no doubt

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