ARELEY KINGS SCOUT GROUP (WF18)

Registered charity 1207074 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scouting in the UK is organised through The Scout Association. They have a clear purpose: To help young people achieve their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities. The Scout Associations method of meeting the purpose of Scouting is through the balanced programme.

Objects

SCOUTING IN THE UK IS ORGANISED THROUGH THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION. THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION HAS A CLEAR PURPOSE: 'TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE ACHIEVE THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES'.THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION?S METHOD OF MEETING THE PURPOSE OF SCOUTING IS THROUGH THE BALANCED PROGRAMME.

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

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

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the 2025–2026 financial year with total funds of £11,652.98, an increase from £7,670.38 in the previous year, driven by a net surplus of £3,982.60. The charity maintains a stated reserves policy target of £5,000, which it currently exceeds, indicating a healthy financial position capable of meeting essential obligations.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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
• 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
• 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
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Newbe of Ombersley — “Website donated by Newbe of Ombersley” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Rawlinsonchair
• James Stanley
• John Malinowski
• Susan Self
• Trevor Jones

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• 1ST WARLINGHAM SCOUT GROUP income £26k
• 1ST ASHTON (LORD GERARD'S OWN) SCOUT GROUP income £97k
• 24TH BURTON ON TRENT (1ST ROLLESTON) SCOUT GROUP income £127k
• 8TH GILLINGHAM (WIGMORE) SCOUT GROUP income £52k
• CARDIFF EAST DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £45k
• 1ST MERROW SCOUT GROUP income £66k

Side by side with its peers

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