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1ST BOURNVILLE SCOUT GROUP (100TH BIRMINGHAM)

Registered charity 1178529 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scouting actively engages and supports 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.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£47k
Latest spending
£36k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £40,382 at the end of the period, which exceeds the trustee-stated policy target of approximately £23,000 for running costs plus emergency funds. The trustees report that the group had a net surplus of £11,529 for the year and maintains a risk-averse cash strategy, indicating adequate resources to continue charitable activities.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months running costs, circa £2300, plus an emergency fund of £12000 (held: £40k)
“The Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 6 months running costs, circa £2300. In addition to this the group should hold an emergency fund for building repairs and other unforseen costs of £12000.”
Per its FY2024 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£47k£36k
31/12/2023£40k£43k
31/12/2022£54k£67k
31/12/2021£50k£32k
31/12/2020£33k£14k

Common questions

Is 1ST BOURNVILLE SCOUT GROUP (100TH BIRMINGHAM) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £40,382 at the end of the period, which exceeds the trustee-stated policy target of approximately £23,000 for running costs plus emergency funds. The trustees report that the group had a net surplus of £11,529 for the year and maintains a risk-averse cash strategy, indicating adequate resources to continue charitable activities.