2ND VERWOOD SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 301225 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SCOUT GROUP.

Objects

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

Area of benefit: POTTERNE VERWOOD

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 · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£36k

Latest spending

£35k

Registered

1968

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £46,623.73 at year-end, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £20,000 (equivalent to 12 months' running costs). The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the trustees confirmed the group has sufficient resources to continue its charitable activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs, circa £20,000 (held: £47k)

“The Board of Trustees considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, circa £20,000.”

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.

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Philip Easdownchair
Carolyn Inge
JANE SHOTLIFF
Kirsty Rose
NOEL SMITH
Sarah Hinchliffe
Sharon Curtis · trustee of 2 other charities
Val Aitken

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£36k	£35k
31/03/2024	£37k	£37k
31/03/2023	£44k	£39k
31/03/2022	£51k	£39k
31/03/2021	£23k	£9k

Common questions

Is 2ND VERWOOD SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £46,623.73 at year-end, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £20,000 (equivalent to 12 months' running costs). The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the trustees confirmed the group has sufficient resources to continue its charitable activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
DUMBRECK CHARITY	1	£1k

Charities like this

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

1ST DEVIZES SCOUT GROUP income £44k
2ND WATERLOOVILLE SCOUT GROUP income £25k
142ND SHEFFIELD (FULWOOD) SCOUT GROUP income £33k
2ND LEYLAND SCOUT GROUP income £136k
2ND WARWICK SEA SCOUT GROUP income £151k
1ST ALREWAS SCOUT GROUP income £43k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
2ND VERWOOD SCOUT GROUP	£36k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST DEVIZES SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£44k	—	above	—	no doubt
2ND WATERLOOVILLE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£25k	—	above	—	no doubt
142ND SHEFFIELD (FULWOOD) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£33k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
2ND LEYLAND SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£136k	—	below	—	no doubt
2ND WARWICK SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£151k	—	above	4.0%	no doubt

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