1ST HIGHFIELD SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1016427 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 27TH CHESTERFIELD (ST ANDREW'S) SCOUT GROUP

Running of Squirrels, Beavers ,Cubs and Scout groups.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS AS INDIVIDUALS AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Chesterfield, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£27k

Latest spending

£25k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £12,018 at the year end, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £6,000 (equivalent to three months' running costs). The charity reported a surplus of £2,286 for the year, with total income of £21,547 and total expenditure of £19,261.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £12k)

“The Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 3 months running costs, circa £6000.00”

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Charlotte Summers
Dawn Goldsworthy-Heath
Fiona Parsons
Hayley Deanna Goldsworthy-Heath
PAUL MICHAEL HEATH
Paul Harris

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£27k	£25k
31/03/2024	£25k	£25k
31/03/2023	£22k	£25k
31/03/2022	£21k	£16k
31/03/2021	£6k	£3k

Common questions

Is 1ST HIGHFIELD SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £12,018 at the year end, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £6,000 (equivalent to three months' running costs). The charity reported a surplus of £2,286 for the year, with total income of £21,547 and total expenditure of £19,261.

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	23/04/2021	£9k	Outside activities area

Charities like this

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

1ST GREAT SUTTON SCOUT GROUP income £58k
1ST WHITCHURCH SCOUT GROUP income £21k
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP income £39k
1ST BROUGHTON ASTLEY SCOUT GROUP income £146k
1ST CUFFLEY SCOUT GROUP income £27k
1ST HORSELL SCOUT GROUP income £66k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST HIGHFIELD SCOUT GROUP	£27k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST GREAT SUTTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£58k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST WHITCHURCH SCOUT GROUP FY2024	£21k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST HIGHWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£39k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST BROUGHTON ASTLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£146k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST CUFFLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£27k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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