1ST ALREWAS SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 524507 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scout group

Objects

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

Area of benefit: ALREWAS

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

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£43k

Latest spending

£41k

Registered

1967

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that group funds remain healthy with adequate contingency funds in place. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £12,335.46, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £4,000 (two months' running costs). The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Subscriptions and Capitation (40% of income)

“Subscriptions and Capitation £17,379.80”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 47.6% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Fundraising Activities £14,946.48 £ 7,108.31”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: two months' running costs, circa £4000 (held: £12k)

“The Group's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the group should income and fundraising activities fall short. The Trustees considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 2 month’s running costs, circa £4000.”

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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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 expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Helen Gardner
Kim Thomas
Matthew Mills
Rob Swinson
Sally Couzens
Sarah-Louise Durk

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£43k	£41k
30/04/2024	£39k	£42k
30/04/2023	£40k	£37k
30/04/2022	£21k	£30k
30/04/2021	£15k	£14k

Common questions

Is 1ST ALREWAS SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that group funds remain healthy with adequate contingency funds in place. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £12,335.46, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £4,000 (two months' running costs). The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/04/2006	£2k	toilets

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 GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE	1	£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 1ST SOUTHBOURNE SEA SCOUT GROUP.

1ST SOUTHBOURNE SEA SCOUT GROUP income £65k
1ST CHERTSEY SCOUT GROUP income £84k
1ST CROWBOROUGH SCOUT GROUP income £66k
2ND VERWOOD SCOUT GROUP income £36k
1ST ALCESTER SCOUT GROUP income £95k
17TH SALE SCOUT GROUP income £29k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST ALREWAS SCOUT GROUP	£43k	—	above	47.6%	no doubt
1ST SOUTHBOURNE SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£65k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST CHERTSEY SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£84k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST CROWBOROUGH SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£66k	—	above	—	no doubt
2ND VERWOOD SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£36k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST ALCESTER SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£95k	—	above	—	no doubt

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