1ST RICKMANSWORTH AND CHORLEYWOOD SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 302565 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1ST RICKMANSWORTH TROOP OF BOY SCOUTS

Scouting activities to boys and girls, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers.

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: RICKMANSWORTH AND CHORLEYWOOD

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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Latest income
£70k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held reserves of approximately £40,000, which is described as being above the level required for operating expenses. The trustees attribute this surplus to a possible future need for capital expenditure. The Trustee Board regularly monitors bank balances and interest rates to ensure maximum value from banking arrangements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: above the level required for operating expenses (held: £40k)
“The charity held reserves of approximately £40000. This is above the level required for operating expenses.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity is part of The Scout Association, which is a related party. However, the document does not disclose specific transactions, amounts, or payments with The Scout Association or other related parties in the financial section.
“The objectives of the charity are as a part of The Scout Association.” — page 1
Per its FY2025 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£70k£49k
31/12/2024£46k£43k
31/12/2023£44k£38k
31/12/2022£36k£37k
31/12/2021£23k£27k

Common questions

Is 1ST RICKMANSWORTH AND CHORLEYWOOD SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held reserves of approximately £40,000, which is described as being above the level required for operating expenses. The trustees attribute this surplus to a possible future need for capital expenditure. The Trustee Board regularly monitors bank balances and interest rates to ensure maximum value from banking arrangements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/07/2005£69kRefurbishment of Scout Hut