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1ST CHORLEYWOOD SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 302526 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1ST CHORLEYWOOD BOY SCOUT GROUP

Scouting activities & events

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: CHORLEYWOOD

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

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£57k
Latest spending
£53k
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £4,400.77 and total unrestricted reserves of £104,709.22. The trustees consider this level of reserves prudent, as it aligns with their policy of holding 6 to 8 months of normal revenue expenditure to cover unexpected costs or income drops. The group successfully managed operational challenges, including HQ closure due to asbestos, by utilizing alternative venues and maintaining volunteer engagement.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: around 6 to 8 months’ normal revenue expenditure (held: £105k)
“The trustees consider it prudent to hold a revenue reserve of around 6 to 8 months’ normal revenue expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£57k£53k
31/12/2023£39k£25k
31/12/2022£32k£39k
31/12/2021£54k£37k
31/12/2020£35k£19k

Common questions

Is 1ST CHORLEYWOOD SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £4,400.77 and total unrestricted reserves of £104,709.22. The trustees consider this level of reserves prudent, as it aligns with their policy of holding 6 to 8 months of normal revenue expenditure to cover unexpected costs or income drops. The group successfully managed operational challenges, including HQ closure due to asbestos, by utilizing alternative venues and maintaining volunteer engagement. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
1ST CHORLEYWOOD SCOUT GROUP£57k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST BROUGHTON ASTLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2026£146k—0above—no doubt
1ST WOOSEHILL SCOUT GROUP FY2025£35k—0above—no doubt
1ST THORNBURY SCOUT GROUP FY2025£38k—0above—no doubt
1ST BROUGHTON GIFFORD AND HOLT SCOUT GROUP FY2025£26k—0below—no doubt
1ST AND 2ND HORLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025£34k—0above—no doubt

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