1ST CLEVEDON SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 308315 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scout Group

Objects

UNIT OF THE SCOUTH ASSOCIATION.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE (CLEVEDON)

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

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£33k

Latest spending

£23k

Registered

1973

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £41,461.12, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £12,000. The charity reported a surplus of £9,684.16 for the year, driven by membership subscriptions and hall hire rents. The trustees note that while reserves are healthy, they aim to maintain a balance above £12,000 to cover timing differences and future infrastructure improvements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: around six months expenditure (circa £12,000.00) (reserves figure: £41k)

“The trustees consider that around six months expenditure (circa £12,000.00) is an appropriate level of reserves in order to cover the timing differences between receipts and payments and to allow for any unexpected items of expenditure.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
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 expenses 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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 18

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 15

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

JAMES WOOTTONchair
MATT WATKINS
MIKE PROVIS
MIKE VINEY
NIKKI HETHERINGTON

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

Operates in: North Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£33k	£23k
31/12/2024	£24k	£16k
31/12/2023	£27k	£20k
31/12/2022	£18k	£45k
31/12/2021	£19k	£14k

Common questions

Is 1ST CLEVEDON SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £41,461.12, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £12,000. The charity reported a surplus of £9,684.16 for the year, driven by membership subscriptions and hall hire rents. The trustees note that while reserves are healthy, they aim to maintain a balance above £12,000 to cover timing differences and future infrastructure improvements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST CLEVEDON SCOUT GROUP	£33k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST LAWFORD SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£29k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST CLAYGATE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£188k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST APSLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£134k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST SHAW SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£26k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST SEDGLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£56k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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