1ST DUNMOW SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 287412 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Scouting

Objects

THE INSTRUCTION OF BOYS OF ALL CLASSES IN TE 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 · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£48k

Latest spending

£23k

Registered

1983

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total receipts for the year were £47,661 against payments of £23,139, resulting in a net surplus. The group holds unrestricted reserves of £66,250 plus a specific fund of £6,104, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover six months of running costs. The examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the group maintains significant non-monetary assets including buildings valued at £752,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months running costs (held: £72k)

“The Group Executive Committee considers that the Group should hold a sum equivalent to six months running costs in reserve.” — page 3

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — 1st Dunmow Scout Group (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

RODNEY JOHN MARTINchair
Elizabeth Ann Overs
Jacqueline Carol Martin
Martin James Callingham
Oliver Rogers
Sara Ann Harrison

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£48k	£23k
31/03/2025	£59k	£49k
31/03/2024	£45k	£41k
31/03/2023	£39k	£51k
31/03/2022	£34k	£33k

Common questions

Is 1ST DUNMOW SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total receipts for the year were £47,661 against payments of £23,139, resulting in a net surplus. The group holds unrestricted reserves of £66,250 plus a specific fund of £6,104, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover six months of running costs. The examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the group maintains significant non-monetary assets including buildings valued at £752,000. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

1ST HORAM SCOUT GROUP income £30k
1ST THORNBURY SCOUT GROUP income £38k
1ST RUSTINGTON SCOUT GROUP income £106k
1ST LOWER MORDEN SCOUT GROUP income £46k
1ST DANBURY SCOUT GROUP income £55k
1ST WORCESTER SCOUT GROUP (FORMERLY WORCESTER 'B' GROUP) income £46k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST DUNMOW SCOUT GROUP	£48k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST HORAM SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£30k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST THORNBURY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£38k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST RUSTINGTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£106k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST LOWER MORDEN SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£46k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST DANBURY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£55k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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