1ST SID VALE (SIDMOUTH) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 301076 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1ST SID VALE (SIDMOUTH) GROUP OF BOY SCOUTS

The purpose of Scouting is 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.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THIER, LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's reserves policy is to hold resources equivalent to 12 months of running costs, approximately £34,000. However, the actual free reserves held at year-end were approximately £24,000, which is below the stated policy target. The trustees attribute this shortfall to expenditure on maintenance and renewals and remain satisfied with the current reserve level.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

• Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2025) to "below" (FY2026).

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Mark Rodenchair
• Brian Manwaring
• Donna Womersley-Westlake
• Ian Fletcher
• Ian Westran

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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