8TH LETCHWORTH SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 271198 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Beaver, cub & scout programme as detailed on the scout web site

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.

Area of benefit: LETCHWORTH

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Hertfordshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£32k
Latest spending
£25k
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that cash funds increased by £7,360.71 to £76,326.39 at the end of the year, with total gross income rising slightly to £26,235.36. The trustees report that the group holds sufficient reserves to meet immediate needs and operate for 12 months with minimum income, noting that liabilities due in Q1 2026 stand at £7,783.00.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months of minimum income (held: £76k)
“The Group's policy on reserves is to hold an amount to enable it to meet immediate needs and contingencies to operate for a period with minimum income for 12 months.” — page 3
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£32k£25k
31/12/2024£29k£29k
31/12/2023£25k£21k
31/12/2022£24k£26k
31/12/2021£11k£15k

Common questions

Is 8TH LETCHWORTH SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that cash funds increased by £7,360.71 to £76,326.39 at the end of the year, with total gross income rising slightly to £26,235.36. The trustees report that the group holds sufficient reserves to meet immediate needs and operate for 12 months with minimum income, noting that liabilities due in Q1 2026 stand at £7,783.00. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
8TH LETCHWORTH SCOUT GROUP£32k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST WENDOVER SCOUT GROUP FY2025£56k—0above—no doubt
1ST LUTTERWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2025£75k—0unclear—no doubt
4TH BILLERICAY SCOUT GROUP FY2025£25k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST GREAT SUTTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025£58k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST/2ND WEST BRIDGFORD SCOUT GROUP FY2025£32k—0above—no doubt

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