18TH ST ALBANS SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1032693 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scouting activities within sections for Scouts, Cubs and Beavers

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.

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Latest income

£33k

Latest spending

£31k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity returned to a break-even status with a net income of £2,389, supported by a healthy cash balance of £50,985. The trustees note that subscription fees were increased to reflect inflationary pressures and that the group will continue to monitor income and expenses prudently to maintain this financial stability.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Charles Whitehead
Kathryn louise Hughes
Sarah Burgess
Simon Thurlby
Stephen Paul Larkworthy
Victoria Magee

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£33k	£31k
31/03/2024	£32k	£39k
31/03/2023	£28k	£33k
31/03/2022	£20k	£25k
31/03/2021	£18k	£14k

Common questions

Is 18TH ST ALBANS SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity returned to a break-even status with a net income of £2,389, supported by a healthy cash balance of £50,985. The trustees note that subscription fees were increased to reflect inflationary pressures and that the group will continue to monitor income and expenses prudently to maintain this financial stability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 16TH ST ALBANS SCOUT GROUP.

16TH ST ALBANS SCOUT GROUP income £36k
9th St Albans Scout Group income £34k
1ST SAWLEY (ALL SAINTS) SCOUT GROUP income £28k
24TH ABINGDON SCOUT GROUP income £55k
4TH ST ALBANS SCOUT GROUP income £56k
4TH BILLERICAY SCOUT GROUP income £25k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
18TH ST ALBANS SCOUT GROUP	£33k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
16TH ST ALBANS SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£36k	—	above	—	no doubt
9th St Albans Scout Group FY2026	£34k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST SAWLEY (ALL SAINTS) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£28k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
24TH ABINGDON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£55k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
4TH ST ALBANS SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£56k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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