1ST POYNTON (ST GEORGES) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 525109 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Scout Group's objectives are to encourage the physical, mental and spiritual development of young people so as to take a constructive place in society by means of skills training, sporting and recreational activities, camping and outdoor activities. To enable this it has provided and maintains a permanent headquarters building and facilities surrounded by its own open space for outdoor activit

Objects

A UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION.

Area of benefit: POYNTON

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cheshire East, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£27k

Latest spending

£22k

Registered

1973

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a net receipt surplus of £4,770.98 for the year, with total receipts of £26,769.39 against payments of £21,998.41. The trustees note that cash reserves have increased to £84,317.26 and that a reserves policy has been developed to calculate minimum requirements for potential dissolution. The financial position is described as healthy with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership Subs (52% of income)

“Membership Subs £13,945.21”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: minimum reserves required to be maintained by the group, which if needed, would be used to support the restructuring and ultimately dissolution of the Group (held: £84k)

“This year we have developed and agreed a ‘Reserves Policy’; this policy calculates the minimum reserves required to be maintained by the group, which if needed, would be used to support the restructuring and ultimately dissolution of the Group.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr JOLEEN RENEE PATERchair
Catherine Maclennan
Dr Huw John Ricketts
Huw Morgan
SCOUT ASSOCIATION TRUST CORPORATION
SUZANNE WARDLE
Sarah Clarke

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

Operates in: Cheshire East

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£27k	£22k
31/03/2024	£29k	£25k
31/03/2023	£22k	£31k
31/03/2022	£28k	£18k
31/03/2021	£21k	£10k

Common questions

Is 1ST POYNTON (ST GEORGES) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a net receipt surplus of £4,770.98 for the year, with total receipts of £26,769.39 against payments of £21,998.41. The trustees note that cash reserves have increased to £84,317.26 and that a reserves policy has been developed to calculate minimum requirements for potential dissolution. The financial position is described as healthy with no material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

1ST COMPTON SCOUT GROUP income £33k
1ST ASHTON (LORD GERARD'S OWN) SCOUT GROUP income £97k
1ST STANFORD-LE-HOPE SCOUT GROUP income £20k
1ST RUSTINGTON SCOUT GROUP income £106k
NUNEATON NORTH SCOUT GROUP income £32k
1ST UPTON-BY-CHESTER SCOUT GROUP income £48k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST POYNTON (ST GEORGES) SCOUT GROUP	£27k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST COMPTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£33k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST ASHTON (LORD GERARD'S OWN) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£97k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST STANFORD-LE-HOPE SCOUT GROUP FY2024	£20k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST RUSTINGTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£106k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NUNEATON NORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£32k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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