8TH WAKEFIELD SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 524821 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HORBURY BRIDGE SCOUT GROUP

Scout Group Running scouting type activities for children aged between 6 & 14 yrs old

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES

Area of benefit: WAKEFIELD

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: Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£37k

Latest spending

£28k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held funds of approximately £18,000 at year end, which is above the stated reserves policy target of circa £8,000. The charity reported a net deficit of £363.43 for the period, resulting in a carried forward balance of £9,140.98. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs, circa £8,000 (held: £18k)

“The Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, circa £8,000.”

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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
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 — 8th Wakefield (Horbury Bridge) Scout Group (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

CAROL HARGILL
Deborah Hemingway
James Tattersall
Karen Cooper
Marcus Damian Phillips DR
Philip Hobday
Ross Kevin Finegan
Stephanie Morley

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£37k	£28k
31/03/2024	£31k	£31k
31/03/2023	£29k	£28k
31/03/2022	£11k	£22k
31/03/2021	£29k	£5k

Common questions

Is 8TH WAKEFIELD SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held funds of approximately £18,000 at year end, which is above the stated reserves policy target of circa £8,000. The charity reported a net deficit of £363.43 for the period, resulting in a carried forward balance of £9,140.98. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 8TH ASHFORD (MIDDLESEX) SCOUT GROUP.

8TH ASHFORD (MIDDLESEX) SCOUT GROUP income £778k
15TH WAKEFIELD (SANDEL MAGNA) SCOUT GROUP income £36k
1ST WOODEND SCOUT GROUP income £36k
KIBWORTH SCOUT GROUP income £73k
10TH WORCESTER SCOUT GROUP income £35k
15TH REIGATE (CHIPSTEAD) SCOUT GROUP income £45k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
8TH WAKEFIELD SCOUT GROUP	£37k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
8TH ASHFORD (MIDDLESEX) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£778k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
15TH WAKEFIELD (SANDEL MAGNA) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£36k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST WOODEND SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£36k	—	above	—	no doubt
KIBWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£73k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
10TH WORCESTER SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£35k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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