1ST BOVEY TRACEY SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 301038 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1ST BOVEY TRACEY GROUP OF BOY SCOUTS

Scouts actively engages and supports young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.Directly open to young people aged 4-14 and indirectly to all ages who are willing to make the Scout promise.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: BOVEY TRACEY 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 · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Teignbridge, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£35k
Latest spending
£39k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £3,931 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing unrestricted reserves from £28,131 to £24,200. The trustees consider the current level of reserves to be sufficient to cover next year's expenditure and maintain operations. The financial statements were prepared on a receipts and payments basis and examined by an independent examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Group membership subscriptions (29% of income)
“The main source of income during the year were membership subscriptions of £11.216 and room rental of £10,328.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£35k£39k
31/03/2024£39k£34k
31/03/2023£26k£30k
31/03/2022£28k£22k
31/03/2021£19k£24k

Common questions

Is 1ST BOVEY TRACEY SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £3,931 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing unrestricted reserves from £28,131 to £24,200. The trustees consider the current level of reserves to be sufficient to cover next year's expenditure and maintain operations. The financial statements were prepared on a receipts and payments basis and examined by an independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/04/2026£20kImproving sustainability for the First Bovey Tracey Scout Hut

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
WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
1ST BOVEY TRACEY SCOUT GROUP£35k—0above—no doubt
1ST MARKET BOSWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST CHOLSEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025£40k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST SNAITH SCOUT GROUP FY2025£34k—0above—no doubt
1ST BOVINGDON SCOUTS FY2025£28k——unclear—no doubt
1ST THEYDON BOIS SCOUT GROUP FY2026£59k——above—no doubt

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