1ST BROOMFIELD SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1016433 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of scouting to boys and girls in Broomfield, via Beaver Scout, Cub Scouts and Scout Sections

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, IN PRACTICE BROOMFIELD ESSEX

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Chelmsford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£44k

Latest spending

£42k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group maintains strong financial wellbeing with a surplus of £1,812 and total net assets of £471,627. The trustees report that reserves are sufficient to cover one year's expenditure, estimated at approximately £20,000, to mitigate the loss of key income streams. The group is self-funding through book sales and waste paper recycling, allowing it to keep membership subs low.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year’s expenditure (approximately £20,000) (held: £38k)

“It is the policy of the Group to hold one year’s expenditure in reserve to cover loss of our two large income streams namely the Book Sale and Waste Paper recycling (approximately £20,000 in total).” — page 9

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
Conflicting interests
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

Hasad Khanchair
Jason Geoffrey Smith
John Edward Wallis ACIB
Linda Jane O'Riordan
Martin Richard Chapman
Megan Paula Janse Van Rensburg
RUTH MARGARET REED

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£44k	£42k
31/12/2024	£55k	£71k
31/12/2023	£39k	£40k
31/12/2022	£34k	£39k
31/12/2021	£38k	£33k

Common questions

Is 1ST BROOMFIELD SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group maintains strong financial wellbeing with a surplus of £1,812 and total net assets of £471,627. The trustees report that reserves are sufficient to cover one year's expenditure, estimated at approximately £20,000, to mitigate the loss of key income streams. The group is self-funding through book sales and waste paper recycling, allowing it to keep membership subs low. 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
LIONS CLUB OF MAIDENHEAD CIO	1	£20

Charities like this

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

1ST COOKHAM SCOUT GROUP income £136k
1ST BURGHFIELD SCOUT GROUP income £105k
1ST SHIFNAL SCOUT GROUP income £29k
1ST RAMSBURY SCOUT GROUP income £36k
1ST BERKHAMSTED SCOUT GROUP income £30k
1ST BOURNVILLE SCOUT GROUP (100TH BIRMINGHAM) income £47k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST BROOMFIELD SCOUT GROUP	£44k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST COOKHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£136k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST BURGHFIELD SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£105k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST SHIFNAL SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£29k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST RAMSBURY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£36k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST BERKHAMSTED SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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