1ST SHAW SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 521559 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1ST SHAW BOY SCOUT GROUP, 1ST SHAW SCOUTS PARENTS & SUPPORTERS ASSOCIATION, PARENTS AND SUPPORTERS ASSOCIATION

Scout group.

Objects

A GROUP OF BOY SCOUTS

Area of benefit: SHAW

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

Causes: Education/training · Recreation · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £23,000 at year end, which is above the stated policy target of circa £20,000. The filing notes that this surplus is explained by the building extension coming in under budget, despite total expenditure exceeding total income for the period.

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 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
• Conflicting interests
• 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 Sedgewickchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Chris Bolger
• Colin Anthony Baker · trustee of 1 other charity
• Les HAMER
• MARC O'NEILL
• PAUL HARVEY COOPER
• Sarah Hince · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).