GREAT AMWELL SCOUT GROUP (TL/2357)
Scouting activities in the County of Hertfordshire
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
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Group generated a deficit of £24,515.56 for the year ended 31 January 2025, primarily due to significant capital investment in building projects. Despite this deficit, the Trustees report that general reserves were replenished to the optimum level, and the Group remains financially sound with unrestricted cash and reserves totaling approximately £35,252.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustee Board considers that the Group should hold a sum equivalent to at least 12 months running costs, which currently equates to around £30,000 in reserves.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- 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
- Paying staff
- 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
Trustees
- ANDREW MICHAEL VERDINchair
- CHRISTINE PRINCE
- COLIN HAYWOOD
- Christina Marion Patricia Coates
- Daniel James Buswell
- GAIL STRETCH
- Richard Christopher Clayden
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/01/2025 | £50k | £74k |
| 31/01/2024 | £51k | £66k |
| 31/01/2023 | £53k | £73k |
| 31/01/2022 | £53k | £28k |
| 31/01/2021 | £40k | £27k |
Common questions
Is GREAT AMWELL SCOUT GROUP (TL/2357) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Group generated a deficit of £24,515.56 for the year ended 31 January 2025, primarily due to significant capital investment in building projects. Despite this deficit, the Trustees report that general reserves were replenished to the optimum level, and the Group remains financially sound with unrestricted cash and reserves totaling approximately £35,252. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.