BRADFORD ON AVON (LORD FITZMAURICE'S OWN) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 308236 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scout group

Objects

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION.

Area of benefit: BRADFORD-ON-AVON

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

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Latest income

£37k

Latest spending

£61k

Registered

1973

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of approximately £65,000 at year-end, which is significantly above its stated policy target of £10,000 (equivalent to 12 months of running costs). The charity reported a net decrease in cash funds of £24,566.23, with total gross income of £36,778.09 and total gross expenditure of £61,344.32.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs, approximately £10k (held: £65k)

“The Group’s trustee Committee considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, approximately £10k”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bradford On Avon (Lord Fitzmaurice's Own) Scout Group (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTOPHER NIGEL PUGHchair
Graham Cheshire
MR A PURCHES
Nicholas McGrogan
PAULINE AUDREY HURLEY

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£37k	£61k
31/03/2024	£37k	£31k
31/03/2023	£26k	£29k
31/03/2022	£42k	£16k
31/03/2021	£26k	£5k

Common questions

Is BRADFORD ON AVON (LORD FITZMAURICE'S OWN) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of approximately £65,000 at year-end, which is significantly above its stated policy target of £10,000 (equivalent to 12 months of running costs). The charity reported a net decrease in cash funds of £24,566.23, with total gross income of £36,778.09 and total gross expenditure of £61,344.32.