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BIGGLESWADE SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 300444 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 9TH BEDS (BIGGLESWADE) BOY SCOUTS GROUP

Full Scouting activities in line with Scout Association guidelines

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£71k
Latest spending
£68k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Group incurred a small deficit of £3,467 for the year, primarily due to late insurance payments and headquarters improvements. However, the trustees report a very healthy cash balance of £74,903 at year-end, with no liabilities recorded. The Group owns its headquarters building and land, though these assets are not formally valued in the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership Subscriptions
“Membership subscriptions – the main source of income for the Group.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£71k£68k
31/03/2025£61k£65k
31/03/2024£62k£55k
31/03/2023£56k£54k
31/03/2022£45k£42k

Common questions

Is BIGGLESWADE SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Group incurred a small deficit of £3,467 for the year, primarily due to late insurance payments and headquarters improvements. However, the trustees report a very healthy cash balance of £74,903 at year-end, with no liabilities recorded. The Group owns its headquarters building and land, though these assets are not formally valued in the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.