Gorsemoor Scout Group

Registered charity 301216 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1ST FERNDOWN SCOUT GROUP

SCOUTING FOR BEAVERS, CUBS and SCOUTS - YOUNG PEOPLE (MALE/FEMALE)

Objects

RULES ALREADY LODGED.

Area of benefit: HAMPRESTON

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Gorsemoor Scout Group reported a loss for the year ended 31 March 2025, with expenditure of £39,096 exceeding turnover of £36,789. Net assets decreased from £32,658 in 2024 to £30,351 in 2025, reflecting the deficit. The accounts are unaudited and subject to independent examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alistair Bradford
• John Goodliffe
• Kathryn Hardy
• ROBERTA ANNE SPURGEON
• Wayne Simpson

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.