1ST GARFORTH SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 508705 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Local Scout Group part of the Scout Association, Providing Training, Indoor and Adventurous Outdoor Activities for All Young People aged between 6 and 15.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: GARFORTH

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£45k

Latest spending

£43k

Registered

1980

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the period was £44,892.90 against expenditure of £42,920.20, resulting in a net income of £1,972.70. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £23,583.55, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover six months of running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of running costs (held: £24k)

“The Group Executive Committee considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 6 months running costs.”

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
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
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).

Innergy – The Gas & Equipment Experts — “A special thank you to Innergy – The Gas & Equipment Experts who sponsored the whole event for us this year, and made a significant differen…” (source page)
Garforth and District Lions Club -CIO — “Massive shout out to the companies who supported us and sponsored races and programmes. They were: Garforth and District Lions Club -CIO” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Ian Vaughanchair
Alec Simpson
Andrea Foulke
Angela Foster
Bo Beaumont
Christopher Clayson
Connor Sheridan-Ross
ELIZABETH ROBINSON
Hayley Sheridan-Ross
Howard Ainsley
Jennifer Beer
Kevin Hill
Kirsty Mooney
Mark Kemp
Michael Hansborough
Philip Hansborough
Sarah Woodhead
Simon Foster
Stephanie Taylor-Sherwood Mrs
Stephen Dale

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£45k	£43k
31/08/2024	£31k	£27k
31/08/2023	£28k	£27k
31/08/2022	£28k	£35k
31/08/2021	£17k	£18k

Common questions

Is 1ST GARFORTH SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the period was £44,892.90 against expenditure of £42,920.20, resulting in a net income of £1,972.70. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £23,583.55, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover six months of running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST GARFORTH SCOUT GROUP	£45k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST WOLVERTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£33k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£39k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST CHOLSEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£40k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST PORTISHEAD SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£50k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST CRINGLEFORD SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£63k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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