2ND LONGMYND SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 524485 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing scouting opportunites for local young people.

Objects

Area of benefit: CHURCH STRETTON AND DISTRICT

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Shropshire, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£49k

Latest spending

£45k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds reserves equivalent to 12 months of running costs, targeting approximately £9,000. The trustees report that the group's income and expenditure are very small, with all funds held in cash due to insufficient amounts for longer-term investments. The charity notes it is primarily reliant on subscriptions and fundraising to continue its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The Group is primarily reliant upon income from subscriptions and fundraising.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs, circa £9k (held: £9k)

“The Group Executive Committee considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, circa £9k.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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 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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Leigh Naylorchair
Angela Walshaw
Brian Alston
David Spurling
Rob Davis

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£49k	£45k
31/03/2024	£40k	£38k
31/03/2023	£33k	£30k
31/03/2022	£28k	£35k
31/03/2021	£28k	£15k

Common questions

Is 2ND LONGMYND SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds reserves equivalent to 12 months of running costs, targeting approximately £9,000. The trustees report that the group's income and expenditure are very small, with all funds held in cash due to insufficient amounts for longer-term investments. The charity notes it is primarily reliant on subscriptions and fundraising to continue its activities.

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
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 2ND CHELMSFORD (SPRINGFIELD) SCOUT GROUP.

2ND CHELMSFORD (SPRINGFIELD) SCOUT GROUP income £45k
2ND LEYLAND SCOUT GROUP income £136k
2ND CROWTHORNE SCOUT GROUP income £61k
2ND CHESTER-LE-STREET SCOUT GROUP income £37k
2ND PORTISHEAD SCOUT GROUP income £52k
2ND MARLBOROUGH SCOUT GROUP income £83k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
2ND LONGMYND SCOUT GROUP	£49k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
2ND CHELMSFORD (SPRINGFIELD) SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£45k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
2ND LEYLAND SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£136k	—	below	—	no doubt
2ND CROWTHORNE SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£61k	—	above	—	no doubt
2ND CHESTER-LE-STREET SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£37k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
2ND PORTISHEAD SCOUT GROUP FY2024	£52k	—	above	—	no doubt

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