10TH BATH (COMBE DOWN) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 305613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 10TH BATH (COMBE DOWN) SCOUT GROUP 10TH BATH (COMBE DOWN) SCOUT GROUP, 10TH BATH BOY SCOUT GROUP, COMBE DOWN SCOUTS

The 10th Bath Scout Group is a non profit making Charitable organisation which works for and with the young people in the community, encouraging them to achieve their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential as individuals, responsible citizens and members of their community.

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: NOT DEFINED

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 · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£62k

Latest spending

£65k

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £43,025 against a policy target of approximately £15,000. The charity relies entirely on volunteers and income from subscriptions and fundraising, with no trading subsidiaries or defined-benefit pension deficits disclosed.

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 £15k (held: £43k)

“The Group Executive Committee considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, circa £15k.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Group is primarily reliant upon income from subscriptions and fundraising. The group does hold a reserve to ensure the continuity of activities should there be a major reduction in income.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Independent examiner found payments made without accompanying receipts and recommended reminders for claimants/approvers.

“A number of payments were found to have been made without accompanying receipts. I recommend that all claimants and payment approvers are reminded of the need for expense claims and payments to be supported by applicable receipts/invoices.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — 10th Bath (Combe Down) Scout Group (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Guy Meakingchair
Amelia Louise Preedy
David Parker
Hannah Louise Bellamy
Mr Pete Barlow
Mr Rod Habicht

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£62k	£65k
31/03/2024	£29k	£35k
31/03/2023	£48k	£35k
31/03/2022	£39k	£28k
31/03/2021	£19k	£27k

Common questions

Is 10TH BATH (COMBE DOWN) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £43,025 against a policy target of approximately £15,000. The charity relies entirely on volunteers and income from subscriptions and fundraising, with no trading subsidiaries or defined-benefit pension deficits disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/03/2006	£5k	Modernisation of heating, windows etc

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CITY OF BATH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL.

CITY OF BATH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £85k
NUNEATON NORTH SCOUT GROUP income £32k
10TH WORCESTER SCOUT GROUP income £35k
ST NICOLAS 9TH GUILDFORD SCOUT GROUP income £28k
15TH REIGATE (CHIPSTEAD) SCOUT GROUP income £45k
82ND BRISTOL (ST BERNADETTE) SCOUT GROUP income £30k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
10TH BATH (COMBE DOWN) SCOUT GROUP	£62k	—	unclear	—	noted
CITY OF BATH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£85k	—	below	—	no doubt
NUNEATON NORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£32k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
10TH WORCESTER SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£35k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST NICOLAS 9TH GUILDFORD SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£28k	—	above	—	no doubt
15TH REIGATE (CHIPSTEAD) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£45k	—	above	—	no doubt

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