2ND MARLBOROUGH SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 305932 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 2ND MARLBOROUGH BOY SCOUT GROUP

The Aim of The Scout Association is 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.

Objects

2ND MARLBOROUGH BOY SCOUT GROUP.

Area of benefit: MARLBOROUGH AND DISTRICT.

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

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Registered contact address: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£83k

Latest spending

£63k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £34,323 at year-end, which is above its stated policy target of £17,400 (equivalent to 12 months of running costs). The charity reported a surplus of £19,925 for the year, with total income of £82,877 and total expenditure of £62,952. The trustees declare that resources are adequate to continue operations.

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 £17,400.00 (held: £34k)

“The Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, circa £17,400.00.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by John Williams. 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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Biffa Award — “We are pleased to announce the group has been granted a Biffa Award to enable us to replace current floorboards in the main hall and entranc…” (source page)
The Robert Hall Foundation — “We have been very fortunate to receive a grant of £2,000 from The Robert Hall Foundation towards buying some new kit- most importantly hammo…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Barnett
Donna Kirby
Ken Finlay - McDougall
Lisa Farley
Sarah Jane Hart

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£83k	£63k
31/03/2024	£23k	£17k
31/03/2023	£23k	£17k
31/03/2022	£14k	£13k
31/03/2021	£8k	£12k

Common questions

Is 2ND MARLBOROUGH SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £34,323 at year-end, which is above its stated policy target of £17,400 (equivalent to 12 months of running costs). The charity reported a surplus of £19,925 for the year, with total income of £82,877 and total expenditure of £62,952. The trustees declare that resources are adequate to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by John Williams.

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	20/06/2024	£13k	Scout Hut Roof Replacement

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 2ND SOUTHAM (OPEN) SCOUT GROUP.

2ND SOUTHAM (OPEN) SCOUT GROUP income £28k
1ST WARLINGHAM SCOUT GROUP income £26k
1ST PRESTBURY SCOUT GROUP income £54k
1ST MERROW SCOUT GROUP income £66k
14TH CANTERBURY SCOUT GROUP income £42k
2nd Thundersley St Peters Scout Group income £43k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
2ND MARLBOROUGH SCOUT GROUP	£83k	—	above	—	no doubt
2ND SOUTHAM (OPEN) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£28k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST WARLINGHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£26k	—	above	119.8%	no doubt
1ST PRESTBURY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£54k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST MERROW SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£66k	—	above	—	no doubt
14TH CANTERBURY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£42k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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