2ND CHELMSFORD (SPRINGFIELD) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 268683 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A co-educational scout group.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: SPRINGFIELD IN ESSEX

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: Chelmsford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£45k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds reserves of approximately £20,000, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover 12 months of running costs. The group relies on subscriptions and fundraising, having raised nearly £9,000 in the past year, and maintains a risk-averse cash strategy for its funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£45k£41k
31/03/2025£32k£68k
31/03/2024£27k£18k
31/03/2023£52k£84k
31/03/2022£42k£16k

Common questions

Is 2ND CHELMSFORD (SPRINGFIELD) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds reserves of approximately £20,000, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover 12 months of running costs. The group relies on subscriptions and fundraising, having raised nearly £9,000 in the past year, and maintains a risk-averse cash strategy for its funds.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 2ND CHESTER-LE-STREET SCOUT GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
2ND CHELMSFORD (SPRINGFIELD) SCOUT GROUP£45k—0unclear—no doubt
2ND CHESTER-LE-STREET SCOUT GROUP FY2025£37k—0unclear—no doubt
2ND LONGMYND SCOUT GROUP FY2025£49k—0unclear—no doubt
2ND CARLTON COLVILLE SCOUT GROUP FY2025£29k—0above—no doubt
35TH SHEFFIELD (ST OSWALD'S) SCOUT GROUP FY2026£70k—0above—no doubt
2ND ST AUSTELL -CHARLESTOWN SCOUT GROUP FY2025£33k—0unclear—no doubt

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