1ST WESTON VILLAGE SCOUT GROUP
Scout Group for ages 6 - 14
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
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the group reported a net deficit of £5,467.47 for the year ending 31 March 2025, driven by total expenses exceeding turnover. The trustees note that careful resource management is vital to maintain financial stability, and the group has a history of reinvesting funds rather than holding large positive balances.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
- Paying staff
- 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
Trustees
- Jeremy Buchanchair
- Daniel Coatman
- JEREMY LONG
- Jennifer Davey
- Jeorge Avrili-Stevens
- KEVIN CHISHOLM
- Michelle Syms
- Natalie Birch
- Neil Berrill
- Roger Birch
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £45k | £50k |
| 31/03/2024 | £45k | £49k |
| 31/03/2023 | £40k | £42k |
| 31/03/2022 | £15k | £16k |
| 31/03/2021 | £7k | £7k |
Common questions
Is 1ST WESTON VILLAGE SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a net deficit of £5,467.47 for the year ending 31 March 2025, driven by total expenses exceeding turnover. The trustees note that careful resource management is vital to maintain financial stability, and the group has a history of reinvesting funds rather than holding large positive balances. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/03/2013 | £3k | Camping Equipment for Group Camps |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/07/2010 | £5k | 1st Weston Village - Outdoors Equipment Fund |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1ST WESTON VILLAGE SCOUT GROUP | £45k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 1ST MILTON (WESTON SUPER MARE) SCOUT GROUP | £55k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 1ST POTTON SCOUT GROUP | £37k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| STROUD VALLEY SCOUT GROUP | £67k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 21ST WHITLEY BAY ST PETERS SCOUT GROUP | £27k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 1ST WENTWOOD SCOUT GROUP | £36k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |