79TH BUSHEY AND OXHEY SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1054750 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scouting Activities

Objects

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

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 · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£26k

Latest spending

£20k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £26,009.99 and incurred expenditure of £20,358.23, resulting in a surplus for the year. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at approximately £6,000.00 at year-end, which is above their stated policy target of £3,000.00.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The Group is primarily reliant upon income from subscriptions and fundraising.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs, circa £3,000.00 (held: £6k)

“The Group Trustee Board considers that the Group should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, circa £3,000.00.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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 vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Elena Chitu
Kira-Louise Wilkinson
Tsing-Mei Eileen Chong

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£26k	£20k
31/12/2023	£24k	£20k
31/12/2022	£22k	£20k
31/12/2021	£13k	£14k
31/12/2020	£12k	£5k

Common questions

Is 79TH BUSHEY AND OXHEY SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £26,009.99 and incurred expenditure of £20,358.23, resulting in a surplus for the year. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at approximately £6,000.00 at year-end, which is above their stated policy target of £3,000.00.

Charities like this

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

1ST BROUGHTON ASTLEY SCOUT GROUP income £146k
1ST/3RD BOOKHAM SCOUT GROUP income £90k
1ST THORNBURY SCOUT GROUP income £38k
29TH/79TH COVENTRY SCOUT GROUP income £76k
79TH READING SCOUT GROUP income £68k
2ND UXBRIDGE (ST MARGARETS) SCOUT GROUP income £59k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
79TH BUSHEY AND OXHEY SCOUT GROUP	£26k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST BROUGHTON ASTLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£146k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST/3RD BOOKHAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£90k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST THORNBURY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£38k	—	above	—	no doubt
29TH/79TH COVENTRY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£76k	—	above	—	no doubt
79TH READING SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£68k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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