23RD SALISBURY (ST FRANCIS) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 305938 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scouting activities for young people in line with the Scout Association guidelines.

Objects

SCOUT GROUP (UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION)

Area of benefit: SALISBURY

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

Causes: Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£37k

Latest spending

£44k

Registered

1968

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintains a reserves policy of one year’s running costs, currently set at £7,500. Per the trustees' report, the group has benefited from a rent reduction scheme for many years, but ongoing access to this subsidy is pending a council review, leading to the retention of additional funds in reserve.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year’s running costs (reserves figure: £18k)

“Our policy, agreed by the Board of Trustees, Is to maintain a reserve of one year’s running costs — this currently stands at £7,500.” — page 4

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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

Volunteers: 40

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £2,500 — grants £2,500 (1); 7% of the £36,605 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £2,500 — grants £2,500 (1); 7% of the £38,100 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — 23RD SALISBURY (ST FRANCIS) SCOUT GROUP (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Abigail Stirman
Jane Davies
Louise Chapman

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£37k	£44k
31/03/2025	£37k	£34k
31/03/2024	£38k	£39k
31/03/2023	£54k	£73k
31/03/2022	£47k	£30k

Common questions

Is 23RD SALISBURY (ST FRANCIS) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintains a reserves policy of one year’s running costs, currently set at £7,500. Per the trustees' report, the group has benefited from a rent reduction scheme for many years, but ongoing access to this subsidy is pending a council review, leading to the retention of additional funds in reserve. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 1ST SID VALE (SIDMOUTH) SCOUT GROUP.

1ST SID VALE (SIDMOUTH) SCOUT GROUP income £49k
35TH SHEFFIELD (ST OSWALD'S) SCOUT GROUP income £70k
3RD HOVE (ST LEONARD'S) SCOUT GROUP income £27k
142ND SHEFFIELD (FULWOOD) SCOUT GROUP income £33k
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	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
23RD SALISBURY (ST FRANCIS) SCOUT GROUP	£37k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST SID VALE (SIDMOUTH) SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£49k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
35TH SHEFFIELD (ST OSWALD'S) SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£70k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
3RD HOVE (ST LEONARD'S) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£27k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
142ND SHEFFIELD (FULWOOD) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£33k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
15TH REIGATE (CHIPSTEAD) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£45k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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