7TH CHELTENHAM (CHARLTON KINGS) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 800709 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALEX WRIGHT SCOUTING FUND, CHARLTON KINGS SCOUTS

PROMOTION OF SCOUTING

Objects

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

Area of benefit: CHARLTON KINGS

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

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cheltenham, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income was £44,183.27 against total payments of £46,099.67, resulting in a deficit for the year. However, the group holds cash reserves of £42,616.84 and significant non-monetary assets, including land and buildings valued at £600,000. The trustees report that finances are managed efficiently despite concerns regarding volunteer recruitment.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• 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

• Keith Alderchair
• CHRISTOPHER FRANK
• CHRISTOPHER RYAN
• JEREMY HIRD
• JULIEN MARCEL LEPLAIN
• Karen Buchanan-Hughes
• PETER SANDALLS
• TREVOR DUMBLETON

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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