123RD MANCHESTER SCOUTS

Registered charity 1189078 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHORLTON SCOUT GROUP, CHORLTON SCOUTS, Northenden Scouts

Scouting Activities including but not limited to water sports.

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

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Latest income
£248k
Latest spending
£300k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total expenditure of £299,556.85 significantly exceeded total income of £247,720.40, resulting in a net deficit of £51,836.45 for the year. The Treasurer attributes this deficit to capital works, noting that £45,000 in grant funding was awarded and is expected to be paid in Q1 2026. The trustees confirm the group holds no debts or known financial liabilities as of the balance sheet date.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3-6 months running costs (held: £34k)
“The Group Executive Committee considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 3-6 months running costs.”
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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Chorlton Scout Group (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£248k£300k
31/12/2024£275k£316k
31/12/2023£237k£161k
31/12/2022£161k£149k
31/12/2021£113k£115k

Common questions

Is 123RD MANCHESTER SCOUTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total expenditure of £299,556.85 significantly exceeded total income of £247,720.40, resulting in a net deficit of £51,836.45 for the year. The Treasurer attributes this deficit to capital works, noting that £45,000 in grant funding was awarded and is expected to be paid in Q1 2026. The trustees confirm the group holds no debts or known financial liabilities as of the balance sheet date. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Southway Housing Trust11/05/2023£3kExpanding Chorlton Scouts to Hough End
Sport England21/12/2020£5kCOVID19 Return to Play
UK government21/12/2020£5kALB-SportEngland-COVID19 Return to Play
Sport England20/09/2019£15kRoof Replacement

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 LIMITED2£30k
THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION1£50k
E F BULMER TRUST1£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 6TH GOSPORT (ROWNER) SCOUT GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
123RD MANCHESTER SCOUTS£248k—0unclear—no doubt
6TH GOSPORT (ROWNER) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£123k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTH MARCHES DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026£160k—0above—no doubt
BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024£210k—0above—no doubt
1ST STRETFORD (LONGFORD) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£176k—0below—no doubt
1ST OXSHOTT SCOUT GROUP FY2025£338k—0unclear—no doubt

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