1ST MARPLE SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 512057 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The training of young people in teamwork and mutual respect. Activities include first aid,home safety, cooking and outdoor pursuits eg.football,swimming,camping, orienteering.

Objects

THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISIPLINE, 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: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income

£118k

Latest spending

£86k

Registered

1981

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Group remains financially strong with sufficient funding to cover one year of running costs. The independent examiner reported no material misstatements and confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011. The trustees consider an audit unnecessary, opting for an independent examination instead.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one years running cost of the Group

“The Group retain enough funding to cover one years running cost of the Group.” — page 13

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
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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

Trustees · trustee networks

David John Rainsbury
Dr Richard Thorpe
Edward James Spreckley
George Brady
John Roderick Mills
Judith Pauline Roberts
Julian David Taylor
Keith Frazer
Marina Griffin
Stuart Charles Jupe

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Derbyshire · Stockport

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£118k	£86k
31/03/2024	£82k	£73k
31/03/2023	£76k	£86k
31/03/2022	£68k	£55k
31/03/2021	£43k	£27k

Common questions

Is 1ST MARPLE SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Group remains financially strong with sufficient funding to cover one year of running costs. The independent examiner reported no material misstatements and confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011. The trustees consider an audit unnecessary, opting for an independent examination instead. 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	25/03/2021	£10k	Refurbishment of the Scout Headquarters for Scouts and wider community use
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/08/2006	£5k	Roof refurbishment
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/11/2004	£5k	Visit to Switzerland and camping equipment

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 169 BRISTOL SCOUT GROUP.

169 BRISTOL SCOUT GROUP income £286k
1ST CHEADLE HULME SCOUT GROUP income £104k
1ST BURNMOOR SCOUT GROUP income £1.2m
SEFTON NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £128k
1ST FRAMWELLGATE MOOR SCOUT GROUP income £105k
1ST SEER GREEN SCOUT GROUP income £105k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST MARPLE SCOUT GROUP	£118k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
169 BRISTOL SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£286k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST CHEADLE HULME SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£104k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST BURNMOOR SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£1.2m	—	below	—	no doubt
SEFTON NORTH DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£128k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST FRAMWELLGATE MOOR SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£105k	—	above	—	no doubt

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