1ST TWYFORD SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 269687 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scouting develops young people mentally, spiritually and physically. The Group provides a wide range of activities to help develop character and social skills for boys and girls in the Twyford area.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: TWYFORD AND DISTRICT.

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wokingham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£62k

Latest spending

£78k

Registered

1975

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of approximately £107,000, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of £37,000 (equivalent to 12 months of running costs). The trustees confirm that these resources are sufficient to maintain charitable activities even if income falls short, indicating a strong financial position with no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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 £37,000 (held: £107k)

“The Group's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the group should income and fundraising activities fall short. The Group Executive Committee considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, circa £37,000.” — page 9

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

Trustees · trustee networks

John Phillip Frederick Marchchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Alan Edward Foord
Alexander Newman
Christine Sarah Wiseman
J M TOY
JAMES MICHAEL EDMONDS PENNINGTON · trustee of 2 other charities
JANE ANSTEE MOORE
John Christopher Edmunds
Katherine Elizabeth Alice Gates
Rozalia-Dora Murgu
Timothy Robert Fill
Wendy Hunter

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

Operates in: Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£62k	£78k
31/03/2024	£32k	£33k
31/03/2023	£31k	£38k
31/03/2022	£24k	£21k
31/03/2021	£23k	£24k

Common questions

Is 1ST TWYFORD SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of approximately £107,000, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of £37,000 (equivalent to 12 months of running costs). The trustees confirm that these resources are sufficient to maintain charitable activities even if income falls short, indicating a strong financial position with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/02/2006	£5k	Facilities for people with Disabilities

Charities like this

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

1ST CHOPWELL SCOUT GROUP income £57k
1ST METHERINGHAM SCOUT GROUP income £27k
1ST WEST COKER SCOUT GROUP income £41k
1ST STANSTED SCOUT GROUP income £36k
1ST WARLINGHAM SCOUT GROUP income £26k
1ST UPTON-BY-CHESTER SCOUT GROUP income £48k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST TWYFORD SCOUT GROUP	£62k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST CHOPWELL SCOUT GROUP FY2024	£57k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST METHERINGHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£27k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST WEST COKER SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£41k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST STANSTED SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£36k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST WARLINGHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£26k	—	above	119.8%	no doubt

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