FIRST EMSWORTH SCOUT GROUP
FIRST EMSWORTH SCOUT GROUP PROVIDES SCOUTING TO YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE EMSWORTH AREA FROM AGE 6 UPWARDS.
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
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £16,206, which exceeds its stated policy target of £10,000. The trustees consider these funds adequate to maintain charitable activities for the coming year, noting that significant expenditure has been incurred on camp site maintenance.
What the accounts disclose
“The Group's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the Group for one year should income and fundraising activities fall short. The Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold in reserve a sum of £10,000.00 to achieve this.” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- 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
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Richard Jarczykchair
- Andrew Grice
- Gordon Frost
- Ian WRIGHT
- Katerina Porter
- MR J FORSTER
- MR M CROUCHER
- Steven Duffy
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £37k | £38k |
| 31/03/2025 | £32k | £27k |
| 31/03/2024 | £22k | £30k |
| 31/03/2023 | £18k | £25k |
| 31/03/2022 | £17k | £15k |
Common questions
Is FIRST EMSWORTH SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £16,206, which exceeds its stated policy target of £10,000. The trustees consider these funds adequate to maintain charitable activities for the coming year, noting that significant expenditure has been incurred on camp site maintenance.