1ST COWBRIDGE SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 701412 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COWBRIDGE FIRST SCOUT GROUP

Providing Scouting for Children 6-14Years old

Objects

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

Area of benefit: COWBRIDGE AND DISTRICT

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

Causes: Education/training · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bridgend, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£43k

Latest spending

£39k

Registered

1989

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a positive net receipt of £4,293 and increased its cash reserves to £44,641. However, the trustees highlight operational risks, including a significant drop in hall rental income due to lost tenants and a shortage of adult volunteers needed to sustain activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Activities (42% of income)

“Total receipts for the year 42,954”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Council have provisionally agreed to extend the lease on the same terms for the 25 years but paper work is not complete due to the ongoing but uncertain development of the Cattle Market site; the situation is continuing on a year-to-year basis but we have been assured the lease will be formally renewed.” — page 1

Per its FY2025 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

PETER GARDNERchair
Catherine White
Christine Ann Austin Mallett
GETHIN CHARLES
Jean Downing
PIERS HALLIHAN
Samantha Tanguay

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

Operates in: Vale Of Glamorgan

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£43k	£39k
31/12/2024	£39k	£40k
31/12/2023	£44k	£29k
31/12/2022	£25k	£27k
31/12/2021	£19k	£21k

Common questions

Is 1ST COWBRIDGE SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a positive net receipt of £4,293 and increased its cash reserves to £44,641. However, the trustees highlight operational risks, including a significant drop in hall rental income due to lost tenants and a shortage of adult volunteers needed to sustain activities. Its FY2025 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST COWBRIDGE SCOUT GROUP	£43k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£39k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST BOVINGDON SCOUTS FY2025	£28k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST PORTISHEAD SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£50k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST WENTWOOD SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£36k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST WOODEND SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£36k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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