1ST WEST COKER SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1173643 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scouting Exists to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society

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.

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: Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£41k

Latest spending

£29k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £23,884, which is above its stated policy target of approximately £2,000 (12 months' running costs). The trustees report that the group is well-managed with sufficient insurance and internal controls in place to mitigate identified risks such as reduced income or loss of volunteers.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs, circa £2000 (held: £24k)

“The Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 12months running costs, circa £2000”

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves 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
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

DEBORAH PRIGG
GEMMA DIVALL
PETER DIVALL

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£41k	£29k
31/03/2024	£44k	£43k
31/03/2023	£66k	£67k
31/03/2022	£11k	£15k
31/03/2021	£31k	£17k

Common questions

Is 1ST WEST COKER SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £23,884, which is above its stated policy target of approximately £2,000 (12 months' running costs). The trustees report that the group is well-managed with sufficient insurance and internal controls in place to mitigate identified risks such as reduced income or loss of volunteers.

Charities like this

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

1ST STANSTED SCOUT GROUP income £36k
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £198k
1ST WOOTTON BASSETT SCOUT GROUP income £28k
WEST SUSSEX COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £195k
1ST TWYFORD SCOUT GROUP income £62k
1ST BEER SCOUT GROUP income £34k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST WEST COKER SCOUT GROUP	£41k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST STANSTED SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£36k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£198k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST WOOTTON BASSETT SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£28k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WEST SUSSEX COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£195k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST TWYFORD SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£62k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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