1ST MARSTON GREEN SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 524591 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1ST MARSTON GREEN GROUP

A Scout Group that works with boys and girls from the age of 6 onwards providing activities that develop the individual.

Objects

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

Area of benefit: MERIDEN

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

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£38k
Latest spending
£39k
Registered
1971
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the group's finances remained in a healthy position at year-end, carrying forward unrestricted reserves of £24,932.45. This balance is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of holding £10,000 in reserve. The group reported total income of £38,277.09 against total expenditure of £38,491.27 for the year.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a sum £10k held in reserve (held: £25k)
“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 Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum £10k held in reserve.” — page 6
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Solihull

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£38k£39k
31/03/2025£30k£34k
31/03/2024£20k£21k
31/03/2023£28k£26k
31/03/2022£30k£39k

Common questions

Is 1ST MARSTON GREEN SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the group's finances remained in a healthy position at year-end, carrying forward unrestricted reserves of £24,932.45. This balance is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of holding £10,000 in reserve. The group reported total income of £38,277.09 against total expenditure of £38,491.27 for the year. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON1£17k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 1ST WESTON GREEN (ALL SAINTS) SCOUT GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
1ST MARSTON GREEN SCOUT GROUP£38k——above—no doubt
1ST WESTON GREEN (ALL SAINTS) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£32k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2026£39k—0above—no doubt
1ST RUSTINGTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025£106k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST STRATTON ST MARGARET SCOUT GROUP FY2025£63k—0above—no doubt
1ST METHERINGHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025£27k—0above—no doubt

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