1ST UPTON-BY-CHESTER SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 520260 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The purpose of Scouting is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intullectual, social & spiritual potentials, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: UPTON-BY-CHESTER

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

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Registered contact address: Cheshire West and Chester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£48k

Latest spending

£15k

Registered

1971

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £57,611.78 in cash funds as of 31 January 2025, which includes an emergency reserve of £12,000. The trustees describe the accounts as healthy, noting that figures are similar to previous years aside from a shortened 10-month reporting period. The charity is actively building financial reserves to improve financial risk and has secured significant funding for solar panel installation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Hall Income (34% of income)

“Main income is hall hiring, mainly the NHS Approx £16,400”

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Jane Butcher
Lauren Rebecca Scoltock
Mark Anthony Gallagher
Mark James Mackie
Michael Gerard Stout
Robert Davies
Shanna Jade McNamee

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2025	£48k	£15k
31/03/2024	£28k	£23k
31/03/2023	£30k	£26k
31/03/2022	£12k	£20k
31/03/2021	£24k	£11k

Common questions

Is 1ST UPTON-BY-CHESTER SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £57,611.78 in cash funds as of 31 January 2025, which includes an emergency reserve of £12,000. The trustees describe the accounts as healthy, noting that figures are similar to previous years aside from a shortened 10-month reporting period. The charity is actively building financial reserves to improve financial risk and has secured significant funding for solar panel installation. 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	24/05/2006	£5k	Camping Trailer and Storage Container

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
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£7k

Charities like this

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

1ST COMPTON SCOUT GROUP income £33k
1ST STANSTED SCOUT GROUP income £36k
1ST HOOK SCOUT GROUP income £96k
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £198k
1ST RUDDINGTON SCOUT GROUP income £32k
1ST POTTON SCOUT GROUP income £37k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST UPTON-BY-CHESTER SCOUT GROUP	£48k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST COMPTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£33k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST STANSTED SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£36k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST HOOK SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£96k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EXETER AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£198k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST RUDDINGTON SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£32k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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