1ST IBSTOCK BOY SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 521731 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scouting Activities, in line with the national programme.

Objects

A GROUP OF BOY SCOUTS

Area of benefit: IBSTOCK

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: North West Leicestershire, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£36k

Latest spending

£37k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £11,814 at the end of the period, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £9,000 (equivalent to 12 months of running costs). The trustees note that the group is currently preparing a formal reserves policy and holds funds in cash using a mainstream bank due to a risk-averse investment strategy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fundraising Events (58% of income)

“Fundraising Events 20,000” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs, circa £9000 (held: £12k)

“The Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, circa £9000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (14/04/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

David Bremridge
JOANNE SPARROW
Kevin Brown
Martin Rowse
NIGEL SPARROW
Robert Andrews
STUART PAUL FARMER

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
28/02/2025	£36k	£37k
29/02/2024	£12k	£7k
28/02/2023	£7k	£8k
28/02/2022	£7k	£5k
28/02/2021	£12k	£10k

Common questions

Is 1ST IBSTOCK BOY SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £11,814 at the end of the period, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £9,000 (equivalent to 12 months of running costs). The trustees note that the group is currently preparing a formal reserves policy and holds funds in cash using a mainstream bank due to a risk-averse investment strategy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

1ST IVINGHOE AND PITSTONE SCOUT GROUP income £33k
1ST GREAT SUTTON SCOUT GROUP income £58k
1ST WOOTTON BASSETT SCOUT GROUP income £28k
1ST CHERTSEY SCOUT GROUP income £84k
1ST WHITCHURCH SCOUT GROUP income £21k
1ST HARPENDEN (METHODIST) SCOUT GROUP income £40k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST IBSTOCK BOY SCOUT GROUP	£36k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST IVINGHOE AND PITSTONE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£33k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST GREAT SUTTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£58k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST WOOTTON BASSETT SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£28k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST CHERTSEY SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£84k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST WHITCHURCH SCOUT GROUP FY2024	£21k	—	above	—	no doubt

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