1ST RAYLEIGH SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 280781 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1ST RAYLEIGH (ST MICHAEL'S - ALL ANGEL'S) SCOUT GROUP

Scouting Association Youth Group serving the local area. Currently approx 100 members.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: RAYLEIGH

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

Latest income

£34k

Latest spending

£28k

Registered

1980

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted income was £33,608 against expenditure of £28,411, resulting in a net surplus of £5,196.73. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £16,936 satisfy their policy of holding 4 to 6 months of running costs. The charity holds all funds in cash with no long-term investments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 4 to 6 months of running costs (held: £17k)

“The trustees consider that the Group should hold a sum equivalent to 4 to 6 months of running costs in the General Fund to cover imminent payments and urgent building repairs should they arise.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Danielle Donna Beaneychair
CHERYL JEAN GIBSON
Lianne Hickey
Lisa Smith
MARK STEPHEN GIBSON
PETER JOHN BAINES
TINA ANN BAINES

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£34k	£28k
31/03/2024	£31k	£36k
31/03/2023	£46k	£51k
31/03/2022	£21k	£30k
31/03/2021	£22k	£16k

Common questions

Is 1ST RAYLEIGH SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted income was £33,608 against expenditure of £28,411, resulting in a net surplus of £5,196.73. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £16,936 satisfy their policy of holding 4 to 6 months of running costs. The charity holds all funds in cash with no long-term investments.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/10/2008	£8k	Scout Hut Refurbishment

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST RAYLEIGH SCOUT GROUP	£34k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST WARLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£108k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST LEIGH SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£32k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST RUSTINGTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£106k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST SHIPLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£36k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST ALCESTER SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£95k	—	above	—	no doubt

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