GROVE SCOUT GROUP
TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL IN FOUR AREAS: PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, SPIRITUAL AND INTELLECTUAL. THE OBJECTIVE OF SCOUTING IS TO HELP ITS MEMBERS GROW AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS, AND AS PART OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES
Objects
TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL IN FOUR AREAS: PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, SPIRITUAL AND INTELLECTUAL. THE OBJECTIVE OF SCOUTING IS TO HELP ITS MEMBERS GROW AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS, AND AS PART OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the group's finances are in a good position, with running costs covered by income and reserves held at expected levels. However, the treasurer notes that costs are increasing, particularly membership fees, while fundraising income has decreased, necessitating a subscription increase to maintain the programme.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025
- Volunteers: 50
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Volunteers: 50
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023
- Volunteers: 75
Trustees
- TRACY THOMASchair
- Andrew Aitken
- Andrew Shapland
- Heather Stovold
- JOHN IRELAND
- Kate Louise Johnson
- Natasha Tucker
- Philip Simon Miles
- SIMON ATKIN
- Simon James Everitt
- TRACEY BEAMONT
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £44k | £34k |
| 31/08/2024 | £30k | £25k |
| 31/08/2023 | £87k | £25k |
| 31/08/2022 | £27k | £25k |
| 31/08/2021 | £30k | £9k |
Common questions
Is GROVE SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group's finances are in a good position, with running costs covered by income and reserves held at expected levels. However, the treasurer notes that costs are increasing, particularly membership fees, while fundraising income has decreased, necessitating a subscription increase to maintain the programme. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROVE SCOUT GROUP | £44k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 103RD READING (OXFORD ROAD) SCOUT GROUP | £35k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| 24TH BASINGSTOKE (WEST) SCOUT GROUP | £15k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| MID GLAMORGAN AREA SCOUT COUNCIL | £143k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 1ST KINGS LANGLEY SCOUT GROUP | £30k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CROSBY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL | £55k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |