GREAT BARTON SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 271284 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREAT BARTON SCOUTS AND GUIDES

Scouts 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

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED - NORMALLY LOCAL

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

Causes: Education/training · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£14k
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a healthy surplus of £14,807.13, a significant turnaround from the previous year's deficit. Total receipts increased to £28,760.03, while total payments were £13,952.90, resulting in funds carried forward of £47,992.21. The trustees report that the financial health of the group remains strong.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (49% of income)
“Donations were also a significant contributor, raising £14,174.88 and showing substantial improvement.” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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 profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£29k£14k
31/03/2024£7k£8k
31/03/2023£7k£13k
31/03/2022£13k£7k
31/03/2021£20k£9k

Common questions

Is GREAT BARTON SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a healthy surplus of £14,807.13, a significant turnaround from the previous year's deficit. Total receipts increased to £28,760.03, while total payments were £13,952.90, resulting in funds carried forward of £47,992.21. The trustees report that the financial health of the group remains strong.