1ST CLACTON SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 282990 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide a range of indoor and outdoor activities for all young people

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 · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£41k
Latest spending
£44k
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the group holds unrestricted reserves of £42,353.32, comprising £34,914.51 in general funds and £7,438.81 in the Explorer account. The group reports strong membership numbers and active volunteer engagement across all sections. The trustees confirm the accounts have been audited and are prepared on a going-concern basis with no stated financial risks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited. Discloses 1 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: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2026£41k£44k
05/04/2025£27k£19k
31/03/2024£18k£18k
31/03/2023£13k£14k
31/03/2022£23k£17k

Common questions

Is 1ST CLACTON SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the group holds unrestricted reserves of £42,353.32, comprising £34,914.51 in general funds and £7,438.81 in the Explorer account. The group reports strong membership numbers and active volunteer engagement across all sections. The trustees confirm the accounts have been audited and are prepared on a going-concern basis with no stated financial risks. Its FY2026 accounts were audited.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Essex County Council29/11/2018£3kCommunity Inititives Fund Grant
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2017£10kNew Camping equipment for scout group

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Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
1ST CLACTON SCOUT GROUP£41k——unclear—no doubt
1ST ALCESTER SCOUT GROUP FY2025£95k—0above—no doubt
1ST CONSETT SCOUT GROUP FY2025£47k—0above—no doubt
1ST THORNTON-CLEVELEYS SCOUT GROUP FY2025£22k—0above—no doubt
1ST CLAYGATE SCOUT GROUP FY2025£188k—0above—no doubt
1ST OSTERLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt

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