1ST CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 512042 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHAPEL SCOUTS

1st Chapel-en-le-Frith Scouts are an active Scout Group and we offer a wide range of Scouting experiences for boys and girls aged between 6-14 years old. Outdoor activities such as camping and hiking are an important part of our programme, but sport in general is a priorty, as is teaching children a range of craft skills and instilling in them the need to treat all people with understanding and re

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES

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 · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group incurred a deficit of £16,770.92 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to investments in infrastructure such as a new roof and heating system. Despite regular income not covering ongoing operational expenditure, the trustees report that the financial position remains stable with total reserves of approximately £50,521. The group is actively seeking to increase revenue from lettings to address the shortfall in regular income.

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
• 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
• Investment
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Benjamin Millner
• Benjamin Samual Brindley
• Catherine Ann Pomeroy
• Darren Furness
• Jamie Bell · trustee of 1 other charity
• Katherine Thurgoland
• Paul Christopher Read · trustee of 1 other charity
• Peter Brian Bywater

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

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