1ST THORLEY (ST JAMES) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 279424 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Part of the Worldwide group of Scouting for young persons. Activities are many geared towards the age various age groups and are set to challenge each individual whilst encouraging team work and friendship along the way

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 · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£71k

Latest spending

£70k

Registered

1980

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £70,747.79 against total expenditure of £69,768.58, resulting in a net surplus of £979.21 for the year. Free/unrestricted reserves, represented by net current assets, increased from £77,823 to £78,803, indicating stable financial resources.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

Colin Nichollschair · trustee of 1 other charity
Catherine Hills
Matthew John Ritchie
NIGEL PAUL REED
Paula Mothersole
Samantha Gillian Carrington
Susan Anne Byford

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

Operates in: Essex · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£71k	£70k
31/12/2023	£62k	£59k
31/12/2022	£67k	£60k
31/12/2021	£64k	£37k
31/12/2020	£32k	£25k

Common questions

Is 1ST THORLEY (ST JAMES) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £70,747.79 against total expenditure of £69,768.58, resulting in a net surplus of £979.21 for the year. Free/unrestricted reserves, represented by net current assets, increased from £77,823 to £78,803, indicating stable financial resources. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 1ST SHIPLEY SCOUT GROUP.

1ST SHIPLEY SCOUT GROUP income £36k
1ST SAWLEY (ALL SAINTS) SCOUT GROUP income £28k
1ST PURLEY SCOUT GROUP income £27k
1ST WARLEY SCOUT GROUP income £108k
1ST GATLEY (ST JAMES) SCOUT GROUP income £52k
1ST THORNBURY SCOUT GROUP income £38k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST THORLEY (ST JAMES) SCOUT GROUP	£71k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST SHIPLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£36k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST SAWLEY (ALL SAINTS) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£28k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST PURLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£27k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST WARLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£108k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST GATLEY (ST JAMES) SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£52k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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