2ND MORTLAKE SCOUT GROUP
Beaver, Cub and Scout group. As Scouts, we believe in preparing young peoplewith skills for life. We encourage our young peopleto do more, learn more and be more. Each week,2nd Mortlake Scout Group gives youngpeople of The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames the opportunity toenjoy fun and adventure while developing the skills they need to succeed.
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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
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £29,134 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves falling to £70,120 from £99,254 the previous year. The trustees have agreed a reserves policy target of £43,000 for contingencies, which the current cash balance exceeds. The financial statements are unaudited and were subject to an independent examination.
What the accounts disclose
“Income in the year was £76,035” — page 7
“Therefore at 31st March 2025 the amount of reserves for such contingencies has been agreed at £43,000.” — page 7
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 25
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 25
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 25
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 05/02/2024, 5 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 01/02/2022, 1 day after the 31/01/2022 due date).
Trustees
- Edward de Waalchair
- Emily Fleur Barns
- Hugh Choudhury
- James Hall
- KEITH WINCOTT
- Ka Hung Yip
- Nicholas Hubbard
- Olivia Johnson Hyland
- Paing Khant
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £76k | £105k |
| 31/03/2024 | £57k | £59k |
| 31/03/2023 | £43k | £45k |
| 31/03/2022 | £39k | £24k |
| 31/03/2021 | £40k | £14k |
Common questions
Is 2ND MORTLAKE SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £29,134 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves falling to £70,120 from £99,254 the previous year. The trustees have agreed a reserves policy target of £43,000 for contingencies, which the current cash balance exceeds. The financial statements are unaudited and were subject to an independent examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Barnes Fund | FY2024 | Unverified read£328k | Capital |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/01/2006 | £779 | Refurbishment |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2ND MORTLAKE SCOUT GROUP | £76k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| 2ND CONINGSBY AND TATTERSHALL SCOUT GROUP | £28k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 2ND ROSSENDALE SCOUT GROUP | £38k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| 2ND CLIFFE SCOUT GROUP | £35k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| 2ND MALVERN SCOUT GROUP | £55k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 2ND BOLLINGTON SCOUT GROUP | £28k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |