5TH URMSTON (AQUILIFER) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 521691 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 5TH URMSTON (AQUILIFER) BOY SCOUT GROUP

As Scouts, we believe in preparing young people with skills for life. We encourage our young people to do more, learn more and be more. Each week, 5th Urmston Scout Group give young people of Urmston the opportunity to enjoy fun and adventure while developing the skills they need to succeed.

Objects

5TH URMSTON (AQUILIFER) BOY SCOUT GROUP

Area of benefit: URMSTON

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

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Trafford, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£43k

Latest spending

£48k

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £100,000, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £20,000 (equivalent to six months of running costs). The group reported a net income of £709.79 for the year, with total income of £42,815.54 against total expenditure of £47,789.23, indicating a slight deficit covered by existing reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months running costs, circa £20,000 (held: £100k)

“The Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 6 months running costs, circa £20,000.”

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
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
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Daniel Easdon
Gary Armstrong
Jackie Wilson
Luke Winstanley
MARGARET MARSHALL · trustee of 1 other charity
Tom Wilcox
ZOE BOND

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

Operates in: Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£43k	£48k
31/03/2024	£39k	£40k
31/03/2023	£41k	£46k
31/03/2022	£34k	£37k
31/03/2021	£40k	£29k

Common questions

Is 5TH URMSTON (AQUILIFER) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £100,000, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £20,000 (equivalent to six months of running costs). The group reported a net income of £709.79 for the year, with total income of £42,815.54 against total expenditure of £47,789.23, indicating a slight deficit covered by existing reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
CLARK FOUNDATION	1	£8k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£1k

Charities like this

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

SOMERTON SCOUT GROUP income £45k
1ST BARNHAM SCOUT GROUP income £24k
5th Testwood Scout Group income £54k
1ST HOLTSPUR SCOUT GROUP income £35k
3RD UPTON SCOUT GROUP income £24k
17TH BARNSLEY (PENISTONE) SCOUT GROUP income £71k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
5TH URMSTON (AQUILIFER) SCOUT GROUP	£43k	—	above	—	no doubt
SOMERTON SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£45k	—	below	—	no doubt
1ST BARNHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£24k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
5th Testwood Scout Group FY2025	£54k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST HOLTSPUR SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£35k	—	above	—	no doubt
3RD UPTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£24k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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