ASH GREEN SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 1199314 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The primary objective of the Group is to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society. The main activities of the Group are the provision of the Scouting programme for 6 to 14 year olds in New Ash Green, Kent and the immediate surrounding locality.

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.

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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Registered contact address: Sevenoaks, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £27,000 at year end, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of circa £26,500 (equivalent to 12 months' running costs). The group reported a deficit of £859 for the year, with total receipts of £25,635 against payments of £26,495. The trustees declare that adequate reserves are held to ensure continuity of activities.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Member subscriptions (65% of income)
“Member subscriptions 65%”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 12 months’ running costs, circa £26,500 (reserves figure: £27k)
“The Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months’ running costs, circa £26,500.”
Per its FY2026 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 17

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 25

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£26k£26k
31/03/2025£35k£34k
31/03/2024£29k£45k
30/03/2023£27k£34k

Common questions

Is ASH GREEN SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £27,000 at year end, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of circa £26,500 (equivalent to 12 months' running costs). The group reported a deficit of £859 for the year, with total receipts of £25,635 against payments of £26,495. The trustees declare that adequate reserves are held to ensure continuity of activities. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ASH GREEN SCOUT GROUP£26k—0above—no doubt
PINKNEYS GREEN SCOUT GROUP FY2026£68k——above—no doubt
105TH SHEFFIELD (HIGH GREEN) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£557k—0above—no doubt
1ST WESTON GREEN (ALL SAINTS) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£32k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST ASHTON (LORD GERARD'S OWN) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£97k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST MARSTON GREEN SCOUT GROUP FY2026£38k——above—no doubt

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