5TH NORTH WATFORD SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 302514 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 56TH SOUTH WEST HERTS (1ST LANGLEYBURY) GROUP OF BOY SCOUTS

To promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, social and spiritual potential as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members o their local, national and international communities.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £155,428.11 at year-end, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £10,600 (equivalent to 12 months of running costs). The financial review notes that income was primarily derived from subscriptions and hall hiring, with no mention of significant financial distress or dependency on external funding sources for continuity.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Deborah Sherring
• Dr Catriona sims
• Geoffrey Brown
• Jacqui Sexstone
• Julie Green
• Nikhil Vora · trustee of 1 other charity
• Robert Green
• Roxana Buckley
• Sally Suiters
• TANIA GILES

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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