1ST OSTERLEY SCOUT GROUP
childrens activities/ education
Objects
PURPOSES OF THE 1ST OSTERLEY SCOUT GROUP
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
Per the trustees' report, the group holds unrestricted reserves of approximately £132,927, which exceeds its stated policy target of £40,000 (equivalent to 12 months of running costs). The accounts state that the group is primarily reliant on subscriptions and fundraising but holds sufficient reserves to ensure continuity of activities should income fall short.
What the accounts disclose
“The Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, circa £40,000.” — page 6
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
- Investment
- 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
- Michael James Derek Potterchair
- ANNETTE MARIE DICKSON
- ANTHONY DAVID SMITH
- ANTHONY MARSHALL MARRIOTT
- Anthony Paul SHIP
- CHRISTINE POWELL
- Inez Katherine O'HARA
- JANE ELIZABETH BOURNE
- Keiron Christopher Griffin
- Pamela Margaret COLE
- Paul Richard Dickson
- TRACEY KIDD
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £133k | £117k |
| 31/03/2024 | £76k | £57k |
| 31/03/2023 | £56k | £48k |
| 31/03/2022 | £38k | £36k |
| 31/03/2021 | £48k | £39k |
Common questions
Is 1ST OSTERLEY SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: Per the trustees' report, the group holds unrestricted reserves of approximately £132,927, which exceeds its stated policy target of £40,000 (equivalent to 12 months of running costs). The accounts state that the group is primarily reliant on subscriptions and fundraising but holds sufficient reserves to ensure continuity of activities should income fall short. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/11/2016 | £10k | Building for the future |