1ST WOOTTON BASSETT SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 305950 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOOTTON BASSETT GROUP BOY SCOUTS

Scouting Skills/camping/ Hiking/ Orienteering/ Knotting / self respect.General respect for others

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 INERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES

Area of benefit: THE PARISH OF WOOTTON BASSETT

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

Causes: Education/training · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£28k

Latest spending

£27k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £28,000 at year end, which is above the stated policy target of £10,000 (equivalent to 12 months' running costs). The trustees attribute this surplus to a decrease in income and an increase in expenditure during the period.

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 £10,000 (held: £28k)

“The Group Executive Committee considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months’ running costs, circa £10,000.”

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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

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

34sp — “Hosting kindly donated by 34sp via their Charity Hosting program” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Ross Wilsonchair
Ann McKee
DAVID ROBBINS
Dawn Scott
OLIVER RENALS
Stephen King
Stephen Milner · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£28k	£27k
31/03/2024	£35k	£38k
31/03/2023	£28k	£24k
31/03/2022	£45k	£17k
31/03/2021	£29k	£14k

Common questions

Is 1ST WOOTTON BASSETT SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £28,000 at year end, which is above the stated policy target of £10,000 (equivalent to 12 months' running costs). The trustees attribute this surplus to a decrease in income and an increase in expenditure during the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 1ST WHITCHURCH SCOUT GROUP.

1ST WHITCHURCH SCOUT GROUP income £21k
1ST GREAT SUTTON SCOUT GROUP income £58k
1ST WROUGHTON SCOUT GROUP income £37k
1ST WOOSEHILL SCOUT GROUP income £35k
1ST WOODEND SCOUT GROUP income £36k
1ST IBSTOCK BOY SCOUT GROUP income £36k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST WOOTTON BASSETT SCOUT GROUP	£28k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST WHITCHURCH SCOUT GROUP FY2024	£21k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST GREAT SUTTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£58k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST WROUGHTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£37k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST WOOSEHILL SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£35k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST WOODEND SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£36k	—	above	—	no doubt

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