BEDALE SCOUTS

Registered charity 503989 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objective of the charity is to oversee the maintenance and upkeep of the Scout and Guide Group Headquarters and assist the Scout and Guide units in the raising of funds for the maintenance of the Group Headquarters and for the running of Scout & Guide activities.

Objects

THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF LOYALTY, DISCIPLINE 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: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£58k
Latest spending
£72k
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £14,377.62 for the year ended 31 July 2025, reducing its total funds from £88,264.59 to £73,886.97. The trustees' report indicates that the group held reserves of approximately £25,000, which aligns with their stated policy target of holding 18 months' running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bedale Scouts (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£58k£72k
31/07/2024£32k£33k
31/07/2023£30k£20k
31/07/2022£19k£19k
31/07/2021£26k£15k

Common questions

Is BEDALE SCOUTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £14,377.62 for the year ended 31 July 2025, reducing its total funds from £88,264.59 to £73,886.97. The trustees' report indicates that the group held reserves of approximately £25,000, which aligns with their stated policy target of holding 18 months' running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/01/2012£10kNew windows and doors

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BISLEY SCOUTS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BEDALE SCOUTS£58k—0within—no doubt
BISLEY SCOUTS FY2025£41k—0above—no doubt
BEARSTED SCOUT GROUP FY2026£32k—0unclear—no doubt
KING ALFRED DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£66k—0above—no doubt
23RD BATH (AVONVALE) SCOUT GROUP FY2024£27k—0unclear—no doubt
BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2024£210k—0above—no doubt

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