3RD WEST BRIDGFORD (FRIARY) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 522467 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 3RD WEST BRIDGFORD (FRIARY) BOYSCOUTS

The provision of opportunities for children and young people to learn skills, interact with their peers and develop sound citizenship within the wider community, through the Scouting movement.

Objects

UNIT OF BOY SCOUTS

Area of benefit: WEST BRIDGFORD

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: Rushcliffe, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£32k

Latest spending

£33k

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £50,000 at year end, which is above the trustee policy target of £15,000 (equivalent to 18 months of running costs). The charity reported a net deficit of £971 for the year, with total gross income of £32,041 and total gross expenditure of £33,074.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 18 months running costs, circa £15,000 (held: £50k)

“The Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 18 months running costs, circa £15,000.”

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
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Complaints 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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN SURRAGE HUBBER · trustee of 1 other charity
COLIN DAVID HOWARD
Clare Louise Thelwall
Dr William Alan Townsend
EDWINA MARIA LOUGHRAN
Jennifer Marshall
Kathryn Yuri Rajabally
MALCOLM NIGEL SIDDONS
Rachel Emma Branch
Rhianon Plews

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£32k	£33k
31/03/2024	£46k	£33k
31/03/2023	£30k	£28k
31/03/2022	£25k	£19k
31/03/2021	£12k	£12k

Common questions

Is 3RD WEST BRIDGFORD (FRIARY) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £50,000 at year end, which is above the trustee policy target of £15,000 (equivalent to 18 months of running costs). The charity reported a net deficit of £971 for the year, with total gross income of £32,041 and total gross expenditure of £33,074. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 3RD NORTH WEALD SCOUT GROUP.

3RD NORTH WEALD SCOUT GROUP income £37k
3RD SANDIACRE SCOUT GROUP income £26k
3RD ASHTON-UPON-MERSEY SCOUT GROUP income £35k
3RD WASHINGTON (DONWELL) SCOUT GROUP income £27k
3RD DARTFORD SCOUT GROUP income £41k
3RD NEWBURY SCOUT GROUP income £43k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
3RD WEST BRIDGFORD (FRIARY) SCOUT GROUP	£32k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
3RD NORTH WEALD SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£37k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
3RD SANDIACRE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£26k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
3RD ASHTON-UPON-MERSEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£35k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
3RD WASHINGTON (DONWELL) SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£27k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
3RD DARTFORD SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£41k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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