1ST WOODLEY SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 300521 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scout Organisation activities for boys and girls aged 6 years to 14 years of age

Objects

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

Area of benefit: WOODLEY

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£46k
Latest spending
£54k
Registered
1971
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves were approximately £8,000, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover four months of running costs and reasonable contingencies. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or the keeping of accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The Scout Group has no particular policy on reserves but aims to hold sufficient funds to provide suitable case flow during the year and to meet reasonable contingencies.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £8k; policy: four months of running costs)
“The Scout Group has no particular policy on reserves but aims to hold sufficient funds to provide suitable case flow during the year and to meet reasonable contingencies. The Group Trustees consider that a sum equivalent to 4 months running costs, ~£8,000 would be sufficient to cover this objective.” — page 6
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.

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: Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£46k£54k
31/03/2024£44k£48k
31/03/2023£38k£37k
31/03/2022£31k£19k
31/03/2021£18k£10k

Common questions

Is 1ST WOODLEY SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves were approximately £8,000, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover four months of running costs and reasonable contingencies. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or the keeping of accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
1ST WOODLEY SCOUT GROUP£46k—0below—no doubt
1ST WOODEND SCOUT GROUP FY2025£36k—0above—no doubt
1ST WARLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025£108k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST THEYDON BOIS SCOUT GROUP FY2026£59k——above—no doubt
1ST WITLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST BOVINGDON SCOUTS FY2025£28k——unclear—no doubt

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