5TH PENWORTHAM SCOUT GROUP (UNITED REFORMED CHURCH)

Registered charity 503845 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 5TH PENWORTHAM SCOUT GROUP (UNITED REFORM CHURCH)

Scout Group

Objects

THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£41k

Latest spending

£40k

Registered

1975

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds carried forward were £57,155, an increase from the previous year's £56,163. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £992 for the year, with total incoming resources of £41,203 against total expenditure of £40,212. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts' compliance with regulations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Julie Hainsworthchair
Mark Howarth
Oliver Gunning
Rachel Duke
Robert Goodall
Sammi Unsworth
Sarah Gunning
Stacey Milnes
Stephen Banks
Tanya Dos Santos

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£41k	£40k
31/12/2024	£51k	£58k
31/12/2023	£71k	£66k
31/12/2022	£82k	£77k
31/12/2021	£65k	£92k

Common questions

Is 5TH PENWORTHAM SCOUT GROUP (UNITED REFORMED CHURCH) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds carried forward were £57,155, an increase from the previous year's £56,163. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £992 for the year, with total incoming resources of £41,203 against total expenditure of £40,212. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts' compliance with regulations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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	18/04/2012	£10k	Scouting - More of the Same for Lots More People!
The National Lottery Community Fund	31/03/2006	£5k	Additional Equipment Purchase

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
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION	1	£200k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 1ST WORCESTER SCOUT GROUP (FORMERLY WORCESTER 'B' GROUP).

1ST WORCESTER SCOUT GROUP (FORMERLY WORCESTER 'B' GROUP) income £46k
5TH KNUTSFORD SCOUT GROUP income £57k
1ST LAWFORD SCOUT GROUP income £29k
1ST BIRDHAM AND WITTERINGS SCOUT GROUP income £26k
5TH EXMOUTH SEA SCOUT GROUP income £200k
1ST WINCHESTER SCOUT GROUP income £49k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
5TH PENWORTHAM SCOUT GROUP (UNITED REFORMED CHURCH)	£41k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST WORCESTER SCOUT GROUP (FORMERLY WORCESTER 'B' GROUP) FY2026	£46k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
5TH KNUTSFORD SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£57k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST LAWFORD SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£29k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST BIRDHAM AND WITTERINGS SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£26k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
5TH EXMOUTH SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£200k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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