Barrow upon Soar Scout Group

Registered charity 521720 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARROW-UPON-SOAR BOY SCOUT GROUP

EDUCATION, TRAINING, SPORT AND RECREATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES.

Area of benefit: BARROW-UPONSOAR

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group maintains a healthy financial position and should continue to do so. The Thursday Club report notes that the group's only source of income is from young members' subscriptions, with no budget to work with, relying on fundraising and grants to cover maintenance costs. The group also generates income from building hire, which provides an invaluable boost to financial stability.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• 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

• Ian Simon Mitchellchair
• Aaron David Parker
• Ann Murch
• Claire Bigg
• Claire Louise Delaney · trustee of 1 other charity
• Robert Anthony Perridge

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

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