148TH BRISTOL (1ST STOCKWOOD) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 302177 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 148TH BRISTOL (1ST STOCKWOOD) BOY SCOUT GROUP, STOCKWOOD SCOUTS

Scouting within the Bristol Area

Objects

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.

Area of benefit: STOCKWOOD.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bath and North East Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£36k
Latest spending
£44k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reports total income of £36,353.93 and total expenditure of £43,881.43 for the year, resulting in a deficit of £7,527.50 which was covered by using reserves. Carried forward reserves stand at £47,988.94, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of approximately £8,000 (six months' running costs). The group relies entirely on volunteers and holds its funds in cash with mainstream banks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months running costs, circa £8k (reserves figure: £48k)
“The Group's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the group should income and fundraising activities fall short. The Group Executive Committee considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 6 months running costs, circa £8k.” — page 3
Per its FY2026 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 20

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£36k£44k
31/03/2025£42k£28k
31/03/2024£36k£30k
31/03/2023£27k£24k
31/03/2022£30k£20k

Common questions

Is 148TH BRISTOL (1ST STOCKWOOD) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reports total income of £36,353.93 and total expenditure of £43,881.43 for the year, resulting in a deficit of £7,527.50 which was covered by using reserves. Carried forward reserves stand at £47,988.94, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of approximately £8,000 (six months' running costs). The group relies entirely on volunteers and holds its funds in cash with mainstream banks. Its FY2026 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
148TH BRISTOL (1ST STOCKWOOD) SCOUT GROUP£36k—0above—no doubt
1ST BROUGHTON ASTLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2026£146k—0above—no doubt
1ST RUSTINGTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025£106k—0unclear—no doubt
17TH BRISTOL (ST MICHAELS) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£38k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST BISHOPSTON BRISTOL SCOUT GROUP FY2025£38k—0unclear—no doubt
164TH SHEFFIELD (STANNINGTON) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£23k—0unclear—no doubt

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