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1ST BOWDENS SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 521767 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 5TH MARKET HARBOROUGH (LITTLE BOWDEN) SCOUT GROUP

To promote the development of young people aged 4 to 14 years and enable them to achieve their full potential.

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Latest income
£107k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £127,566, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £10,000 (equivalent to six months of running costs). The trustees report a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operations for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months average running costs, circa £10,000 (held: £128k)
“The Group Executive Committee considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 6 months average running costs, circa £10,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£107k£50k
31/03/2024£36k£55k
31/03/2023£35k£93k
31/03/2022£60k£31k
31/03/2021£41k£14k

Common questions

Is 1ST BOWDENS SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £127,566, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £10,000 (equivalent to six months of running costs). The trustees report a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operations for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/10/2006£10k"This Scout Group Will Use An Award To Make Repairs And Improvements To The Scout Hut To Make It Safe And Secure. Full Disabled Access Will B"
The National Lottery Community Fund13/10/2006£10kScout Hut Repairs & Modernisation

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITY1£10k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 13TH STOKE-ON-TRENT AND NEWCASTLE (1ST ALSAGER) SCOUT GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
1ST BOWDENS SCOUT GROUP£107k—0above—no doubt
13TH STOKE-ON-TRENT AND NEWCASTLE (1ST ALSAGER) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£111k—0above—no doubt
1ST BURNMOOR SCOUT GROUP FY2025£1.2m—0below—no doubt
WEYMOUTH WEST SCOUT GROUP FY2025£728k—0unclear—no doubt
11TH IPSWICH SCOUT GROUP FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt
8TH NORWICH (NORWICH SCHOOL) SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2025£148k—0unclear—no doubt

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