5TH AMPTHILL AND WOBURN (THRIFTVALE) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 268119 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 5TH AMPTHILL AND WOBURN (CRANFIELD) SCOUT GROUP, 5TH AMPTHILL AND WOBURN SCOUT GROUP, CRANFIELD SCOUT GROUP

Scouting Group Activities - Beavers, Cubs and Scouts (ages 6 to 14)

Objects

THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

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 · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£33k

Latest spending

£35k

Registered

1974

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £20,000 at year end, which is above the level required for operating expenses. However, the trustees note that the group is dependent on income and fundraising to meet annual costs and capital expenditure, leading to a designation of surplus funds for major repairs and maintenance.

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

Amanda Clawson
David Cotton
Dominic Mason
Harriet Tynan
Hayley Reardon
Jennifer Patricia Worthington
Sarah Rosalind Gemmel
Timothy Chick

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£33k	£35k
31/12/2024	£15k	£33k
31/12/2023	£37k	£19k
31/12/2022	£26k	£19k
31/12/2021	£41k	£33k

Common questions

Is 5TH AMPTHILL AND WOBURN (THRIFTVALE) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £20,000 at year end, which is above the level required for operating expenses. However, the trustees note that the group is dependent on income and fundraising to meet annual costs and capital expenditure, leading to a designation of surplus funds for major repairs and maintenance. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 3RD CAMBERWELL SCOUT GROUP.

3RD CAMBERWELL SCOUT GROUP income £32k
5TH ST HELENS (RAINHILL) OPEN SCOUT GROUP income £26k
15TH REIGATE (CHIPSTEAD) SCOUT GROUP income £45k
1ST WOODEND SCOUT GROUP income £36k
1ST BERKHAMSTED SCOUT GROUP income £30k
15th WYRE FOREST (HABBERLEY) SCOUT GROUP income £44k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
5TH AMPTHILL AND WOBURN (THRIFTVALE) SCOUT GROUP	£33k	—	above	—	no doubt
3RD CAMBERWELL SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£32k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
5TH ST HELENS (RAINHILL) OPEN SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£26k	—	unclear	33.2%	no doubt
15TH REIGATE (CHIPSTEAD) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£45k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST WOODEND SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£36k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST BERKHAMSTED SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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