1ST THORNBURY SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 900432 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of Scouting

Objects

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

Area of benefit: THORNBURY

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: South Gloucestershire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£38k

Latest spending

£32k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £5,816.94 for the year, with total receipts of £38,122.24 against payments of £32,305.30. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £39,676.78 at year-end, which is significantly above the stated policy target of approximately £10,000. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the group's ability to continue its charitable activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months running costs, circa £10,000 (held: £40k)

“The Group Executive Committee considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 4 months running costs, circa £10,000.”

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Helen Claire Chapmanchair
Andrew Covell
Hayley Gibson
Jessica Johns
Kathryn Gow
LAURENCE BLACKWELL
Rob Mills

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

Operates in: South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£38k	£32k
31/03/2024	£27k	£28k
31/03/2023	£26k	£23k
31/03/2022	£34k	£21k
31/03/2021	£32k	£28k

Common questions

Is 1ST THORNBURY SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £5,816.94 for the year, with total receipts of £38,122.24 against payments of £32,305.30. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £39,676.78 at year-end, which is significantly above the stated policy target of approximately £10,000. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the group's ability to continue its charitable activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/11/2006	£2k	To provide heating for the hall

Charities like this

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

1ST RUSTINGTON SCOUT GROUP income £106k
1ST BROUGHTON ASTLEY SCOUT GROUP income £146k
1ST SAWLEY (ALL SAINTS) SCOUT GROUP income £28k
1ST THORLEY (ST JAMES) SCOUT GROUP income £71k
1ST ST MINVER SCOUT GROUP income £31k
1ST HORAM SCOUT GROUP income £30k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST THORNBURY SCOUT GROUP	£38k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST RUSTINGTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£106k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST BROUGHTON ASTLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£146k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST SAWLEY (ALL SAINTS) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£28k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST THORLEY (ST JAMES) SCOUT GROUP FY2024	£71k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST ST MINVER SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£31k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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