1ST ALCESTER SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 524560 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The scout group delivers a programme of stimulating and educational activities to the young people who comprise the membership

Objects

SCOUT GROUP

Area of benefit: ALCESTER

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: Stratford-on-Avon, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£95k

Latest spending

£54k

Registered

1970

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £54,000 at year end, which is above the trustee-stated policy target of £21,000 (six months' running costs). The charity's total net assets were £150,906, supported by cash funds of £111,141 and other monetary assets of £26,903, with no disclosed liabilities or pension deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months running costs, circa £21,000 in addition to a long term reserve of at least £30,000 (held: £54k)

“The Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 6 months running costs, circa £21,000 in addition to a long term reserve of at least £30,000”

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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Jennifer McClellanchair
Brett Jonathan Allard
MICHAEL DEAN
Mark Riddington
STEPHEN BENNETT
Timothy John Cronin · trustee of 1 other charity
Tom Crookson

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£95k	£54k
31/03/2024	£55k	£47k
31/03/2023	£37k	£43k
31/03/2022	£36k	£13k
31/03/2021	£37k	£13k

Common questions

Is 1ST ALCESTER SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £54,000 at year end, which is above the trustee-stated policy target of £21,000 (six months' running costs). The charity's total net assets were £150,906, supported by cash funds of £111,141 and other monetary assets of £26,903, with no disclosed liabilities or pension deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

1ST RUSTINGTON SCOUT GROUP income £106k
1ST HARPENDEN (METHODIST) SCOUT GROUP income £40k
1ST BROUGHTON ASTLEY SCOUT GROUP income £146k
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP income £39k
1ST METHERINGHAM SCOUT GROUP income £27k
1st Malden Scout Group income £42k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST ALCESTER SCOUT GROUP	£95k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST RUSTINGTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£106k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST HARPENDEN (METHODIST) SCOUT GROUP FY2024	£40k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST BROUGHTON ASTLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£146k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£39k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST METHERINGHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£27k	—	above	—	no doubt

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