1ST LLANGOLLEN SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 524870 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LLANGOLLEN SCOUTS, LLANGOLLEN SCOUTS AND GUIDES

Our purpose is to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.

Objects

THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE,LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP

Area of benefit: LLANGOLLEN

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: Denbighshire, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£40k

Latest spending

£34k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £5,737.95 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with total income of £39,652.95 against expenditure of £33,915.00. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at approximately £14,000, which is above the stated policy target of £6,000. The surplus is attributed to late invoicing of membership payments and carried-over capital grant money.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £6000 (held: £14k)

“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 of £6000.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Internal risk management 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

Trustees · trustee networks

Elizabeth Ann Bates
REBECCA ROBERTS
Roger Cragg
Sophie Dowd
Tariq Paul Ali
Thomas James Bates

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

Operates in: Denbighshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£40k	£34k
31/03/2024	£45k	£42k
31/03/2023	£32k	£34k
31/03/2022	£21k	£13k
31/03/2021	£8k	£11k

Common questions

Is 1ST LLANGOLLEN SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £5,737.95 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with total income of £39,652.95 against expenditure of £33,915.00. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at approximately £14,000, which is above the stated policy target of £6,000. The surplus is attributed to late invoicing of membership payments and carried-over capital grant money.

Charities like this

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

1ST EASTLEIGH SCOUT GROUP income £33k
1ST CLAYGATE SCOUT GROUP income £188k
FIRST SCARBOROUGH SCOUT GROUP income £36k
LLANGOLLEN SPORTS CLUB LTD income £30k
1ST NORTH WALSHAM SCOUT GROUP income £26k
1ST HENLEY ON THAMES SCOUT GROUP income £75k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST LLANGOLLEN SCOUT GROUP	£40k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST EASTLEIGH SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£33k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST CLAYGATE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£188k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
FIRST SCARBOROUGH SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£36k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LLANGOLLEN SPORTS CLUB LTD FY2024	£30k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST NORTH WALSHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£26k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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