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169 BRISTOL SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 302179 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 169TH BRISTOL (BRENTRY) BOY SCOUT GROUP

The activities of the Group reflect those laid down by the Scout Movement reflecting the training scheme for young people based on Policy Organisation and Rules and led by trained leaders.

Objects

169TH BRISTOL (BRENTRY) BOY SCOUT GROUP.

Area of benefit: BRISTOL

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

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Latest income
£286k
Latest spending
£295k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £33,262, which exceeds the stated policy target of approximately £9,000 (12 months' running costs). The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, noting that it holds sufficient reserves to mitigate risks associated with reduced income.

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 £9,000 (held: £33k)
“The Group Executive Committee considers that the group should hold an average sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, circa £9,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — 169 BRISTOL SCOUT GROUP (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£286k£295k
31/03/2024£35k£29k
31/03/2023£26k£31k
31/03/2022£23k£28k
31/03/2021£26k£11k

Common questions

Is 169 BRISTOL SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £33,262, which exceeds the stated policy target of approximately £9,000 (12 months' running costs). The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, noting that it holds sufficient reserves to mitigate risks associated with reduced income.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 63RD BRISTOL (ST ANDREW WITH ST BARTHOLOMEW) SCOUT GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
169 BRISTOL SCOUT GROUP£286k—0above—no doubt
63RD BRISTOL (ST ANDREW WITH ST BARTHOLOMEW) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£107k—0unclear—no doubt
13TH STOKE-ON-TRENT AND NEWCASTLE (1ST ALSAGER) SCOUT GROUP FY2026£109k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST BURNMOOR SCOUT GROUP FY2025£1.2m—0below—no doubt
1ST APSLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025£134k—0unclear—no doubt
14TH HOVE (ST ANDREWS PORTSLADE) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£188k—0above—no doubt

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