28TH CAMBRIDGE (ST JOHN'S) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 300713 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 28TH CAMBRIDGE (ST JOHN'S) GROUP, 28TH CAMBRIDGE SCOUTS

The charity runs activities for young people aged 6 and upwards.These activities included weekly group meetings, social activities, skill based activities. training opportunities and overnight camps.

Objects

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION.

Area of benefit: CAMBRIDGE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£60k

Latest spending

£48k

Registered

1971

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £228,255, with free reserves at £94,373, which the trustees consider satisfactory. The group reported a surplus after depreciation of £12,583 for the year ended 31st December 2025. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the group's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Payments to Cambridge District Scout Council, a charity where a trustee (G Oliver) is also a trustee.

“Payments amounting to £6,555 (including the capitation fee) (2024: £5,824) were paid to Cambridge District Scout Council, a charity in which G Oliver is also a trustee.” — page 10

“Trustee expenses of £8,053 (2024: £2,577) were reimbursed during the year. The expenses are solely incurred for the activities and operations of the Scout Group.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee expenses reimbursed.

“Payments amounting to £6,555 (including the capitation fee) (2024: £5,824) were paid to Cambridge District Scout Council, a charity in which G Oliver is also a trustee.” — page 10

“Trustee expenses of £8,053 (2024: £2,577) were reimbursed during the year. The expenses are solely incurred for the activities and operations of the Scout Group.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 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.

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Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Trustees · trustee networks

KATE CHURCHchair
Dr Katharine Laura Gerlach
Elaine Bennett
JEREMY WILSON RACHER
James Alexander Newton
Jonathan Giles Kazuo Newcombe
MR GEOFF OLIVER
Sally van Ryneveld

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£60k	£48k
31/12/2024	£63k	£60k
31/12/2023	£53k	£49k
31/12/2022	£46k	£56k
31/12/2021	£37k	£29k

Common questions

Is 28TH CAMBRIDGE (ST JOHN'S) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £228,255, with free reserves at £94,373, which the trustees consider satisfactory. The group reported a surplus after depreciation of £12,583 for the year ended 31st December 2025. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the group's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

2ND RUGELEY (HILLSPRINGS) SCOUT GROUP income £69k
ST LUKE'S (MAIDSTONE) SCOUT GROUP income £144k
14TH SALE SCOUT GROUP income £38k
1ST CONSETT SCOUT GROUP income £47k
1ST SHEET (ST MARY'S) SCOUT GROUP income £42k
GILLINGHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £54k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
28TH CAMBRIDGE (ST JOHN'S) SCOUT GROUP	£60k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
2ND RUGELEY (HILLSPRINGS) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£69k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST LUKE'S (MAIDSTONE) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£144k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
14TH SALE SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£38k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST CONSETT SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£47k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
1ST SHEET (ST MARY'S) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£42k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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