1ST. SHELTON LOCK SCOUT & GUIDE GROUP

Registered charity 520629 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALLENTON SCOUT AND GUIDES, 91ST DERBY SCOUT GROUP, 1ST ALLENTON GUIDE COMPANY

Provision of activities for girls and boys

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Latest income

£941k

Latest spending

£40k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is operating on a sound financial footing with unrestricted reserves of £40,793. The trustees note that current income was inflated by one-off grants and property sales which are not anticipated to repeat, but expect ongoing activity income to cover future expenditure. The charity is totally run by volunteers with no paid employees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least the next two years (held: £41k)

“The charity would normally expect to hold reserves to cover anticipated costs for at least the next two years.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£941k

Total spending

£40k

Cost of raising funds

£5k

Reserves (reported)

£41k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~12.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

FRANCES GAUNT
Ralph John Stevenson
SUSAN PATRICIA BAKER

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

Operates in: Derby City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£941k	£40k
31/03/2024	£212k	£28k
31/03/2023	£20k	£19k
31/03/2022	£29k	£13k
31/03/2021	£19k	£4k

Common questions

Is 1ST. SHELTON LOCK SCOUT & GUIDE GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is operating on a sound financial footing with unrestricted reserves of £40,793. The trustees note that current income was inflated by one-off grants and property sales which are not anticipated to repeat, but expect ongoing activity income to cover future expenditure. The charity is totally run by volunteers with no paid employees. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

1ST SHIRLEY SCOUT GROUP income £122k
1ST PENYCAE SCOUT GROUP income £125k
1ST CLAYGATE SCOUT GROUP income £188k
1ST BURNMOOR SCOUT GROUP income £1.2m
13TH STOKE-ON-TRENT AND NEWCASTLE (1ST ALSAGER) SCOUT GROUP income £111k
WEYMOUTH WEST SCOUT GROUP income £728k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST. SHELTON LOCK SCOUT & GUIDE GROUP	£941k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST SHIRLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£122k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST PENYCAE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£125k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST CLAYGATE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£188k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST BURNMOOR SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£1.2m	—	below	—	no doubt
13TH STOKE-ON-TRENT AND NEWCASTLE (1ST ALSAGER) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£111k	—	above	—	no doubt

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