BEN RHYDDING (DE MOHICANEN) SCOUT & GUIDE GROUP

Registered charity 524756 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1ST BEN RHYDDING SCOUT GROUP

The aim of the Scout Association is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities.

Objects

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

Area of benefit: WHARFEDALE

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £263,383. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention regarding the adequacy of accounting records or compliance with the Group's constitution. The trustees prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Investing charity funds 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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — 1st Ben Rhydding Scout Group (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (14/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• COLIN WILLIAMSchair
• Amanda Hindmarsh
• DAVID BYRNE
• Daniel Cox
• GWYN WILCOCK
• HEIDI BEARDSMORE
• Laura Odell
• Matthew Phillips
• PETER BASTOW
• ROBIN BEAUMONT

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

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