2ND WELWYN (OAKLANDS) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 283135 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General Scout activities for young people aged 6 to 18. This includes activities such as crafts, camps, hikes, and a number of other outdoor activities.

Objects

THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE LOYALTY AND GOOD CITZENSHIP.

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 · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£28k
Latest spending
£30k
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total receipts decreased from £27,855.22 in 2024 to £35,678.96 in 2025, while total payments increased from £29,864.92 to £32,716.54 over the same period. The charity held unrestricted funds of £5,268.50 at the end of 2024 and £3,258.80 at the end of 2025. The independent examiner confirmed that proper books were kept and accounts agreed with records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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£28k£30k
31/12/2024£36k£33k
31/12/2023£25k£27k
31/12/2022£24k£27k
31/12/2021£14k£14k

Common questions

Is 2ND WELWYN (OAKLANDS) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total receipts decreased from £27,855.22 in 2024 to £35,678.96 in 2025, while total payments increased from £29,864.92 to £32,716.54 over the same period. The charity held unrestricted funds of £5,268.50 at the end of 2024 and £3,258.80 at the end of 2025. The independent examiner confirmed that proper books were kept and accounts agreed with records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 2ND EWELL (RAINSTER) SCOUT GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
2ND WELWYN (OAKLANDS) SCOUT GROUP£28k—0unclear—no doubt
2ND EWELL (RAINSTER) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£57k—0unclear—no doubt
7TH WARWICK (WOODLOES) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£35k—0unclear—no doubt
2ND CARLTON COLVILLE SCOUT GROUP FY2025£29k—0above—no doubt
2ND ALDERSHOT SCOUT GROUP FY2025£28k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST WENTWOOD SCOUT GROUP FY2026£36k—0unclear—no doubt

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