4TH LETCHWORTH SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1172610 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 4TH LETCHWORTH (ST PAULS) SCOUT GROUP

The activities of 4th Letchworth Scout Group are as a unit of the scout association. The aim of the Association is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities.

Objects

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

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

£29k

Latest spending

£26k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group achieved a surplus of £2,976.21 for the year, with net assets increasing to £11,949.30. The trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £11,949.30 exceed their stated policy target of approximately £8,300 (equivalent to six months of running costs). The group relies on volunteers and holds a risk-averse investment strategy, keeping all funds in cash.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months running costs, circa £8,300 (held: £12k)

“The Group Executive Committee considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 6 months running costs, circa £8,300 based on budgeted costs for 2026”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — 4th Letchworth Scout Group (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Jennifer Anne Borthwickchair
Daria Perezhogina
JACOB ADAM GROSVENOR TYLER · trustee of 1 other charity
Jonathan George
Katherine Charlotte Hewitson
Matthew James Alexander Burridge
Philip Earl
Sergey Kobzar
Tauna Rae Shields
Thomas Chase
josephine Boulter

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£29k	£26k
31/12/2024	£25k	£25k
31/12/2023	£21k	£19k
31/12/2022	£16k	£17k
31/12/2021	£9k	£9k

Common questions

Is 4TH LETCHWORTH SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group achieved a surplus of £2,976.21 for the year, with net assets increasing to £11,949.30. The trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £11,949.30 exceed their stated policy target of approximately £8,300 (equivalent to six months of running costs). The group relies on volunteers and holds a risk-averse investment strategy, keeping all funds in cash. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.