BROADSTONE SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 267693 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objectives of the group are as a unit of the Scout Association. The Aim of The Scout Association is 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.

Objects

THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLS OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£91k
Latest spending
£99k
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £73,132, up from £59,531 in the prior year, following a net surplus of £13,601. The charity holds sufficient cash resources (£111,792) to meet current liabilities and adhere to its reserves policy of holding 12 months of central fixed costs. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified by the independent examiner.

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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 90

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 78

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 74

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Poole

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£91k£99k
31/03/2025£58k£51k
31/03/2024£58k£53k
31/03/2023£38k£48k
31/03/2022£66k£43k

Common questions

Is BROADSTONE SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £73,132, up from £59,531 in the prior year, following a net surplus of £13,601. The charity holds sufficient cash resources (£111,792) to meet current liabilities and adhere to its reserves policy of holding 12 months of central fixed costs. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified by the independent examiner. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BROADSTONE SCOUT GROUP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BROADSTONE SCOUT GROUP as a grant recipient include TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUSTFY2023£5k

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 VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST1£70k
TOYOTA MANUFACTURING UK CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BROADSTONE SCOUT GROUP£91k—0unclear—no doubt
BEARSTED SCOUT GROUP FY2026£32k—0unclear—no doubt
Stafford District Scout Council FY2025£123k—0above—no doubt
1ST PRESTBURY SCOUT GROUP FY2025£54k—0above—no doubt
1ST ASHTON (LORD GERARD'S OWN) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£97k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST/4TH ADDLESTONE (ST PAUL'S) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£35k—0unclear—no doubt

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