1ST SAFFRON WALDEN SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 302074 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1ST SAFFRON WALDEN (Y M C A) SCOUT GROUP

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Objects

UNIT OF THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION

Area of benefit: SAFFRON WALDEN

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
£27k
Latest spending
£19k
Registered
1972
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased from £21,471.21 to £34,005.04 over the year, driven by a net receipt of £8,303.99. The charity holds cash funds of £23,059.66 and total assets of £34,005.04, with no disclosed liabilities or debt.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 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
31/03/2025£27k£19k
31/03/2024£23k£23k
31/03/2023£17k£16k
31/03/2022£14k£13k
31/03/2021£7k£4k

Common questions

Is 1ST SAFFRON WALDEN SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased from £21,471.21 to £34,005.04 over the year, driven by a net receipt of £8,303.99. The charity holds cash funds of £23,059.66 and total assets of £34,005.04, with no disclosed liabilities or debt.

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
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE1£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 1ST WORCESTER SCOUT GROUP (FORMERLY WORCESTER 'B' GROUP).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
1ST SAFFRON WALDEN SCOUT GROUP£27k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST WORCESTER SCOUT GROUP (FORMERLY WORCESTER 'B' GROUP) FY2026£46k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST LAWFORD SCOUT GROUP FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
SAFFRON WALDEN UNITED CHARITIES FY2025£50k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST ALBRIGHTON SCOUT GROUP FY2025£126k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST BIRDHAM AND WITTERINGS SCOUT GROUP FY2026£26k—0unclear—no doubt

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