9th St Albans Scout Group
We run an active Scout Group with sections for Beavers, Cubs and Scouts.
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UNIT OF THE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £40,136 at year-end, which is above its stated policy target of approximately £10,000. The charity reported a small profit of £8,011 for the financial year, with total gross income of £33,592 against total expenditure of £25,581.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustee Board considers that the charity should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, circa £10,000.”
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Simon de Baatchair
- Christopher Welford
- Claire Wainwright
- Greg Smith
- Katie Mordecai
- Mark Wilkinson
- Matthew Durkin
- Nicola Robyn Pearce
- Philip Mordecai
- Sarah Clyne
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £34k | £26k |
| 31/03/2025 | £27k | £31k |
| 31/03/2024 | £22k | £22k |
| 31/03/2023 | £27k | £23k |
| 31/03/2022 | £25k | £20k |
Common questions
Is 9th St Albans Scout Group financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £40,136 at year-end, which is above its stated policy target of approximately £10,000. The charity reported a small profit of £8,011 for the financial year, with total gross income of £33,592 against total expenditure of £25,581. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th St Albans Scout Group | £34k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| 16TH ST ALBANS SCOUT GROUP | £36k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| 9TH AYLESBURY SCOUT GROUP | £29k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 3RD ST ALBANS SCOUT GROUP | £39k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| 1ST HIGHFIELD SCOUT GROUP | £27k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HUTTON (ALL SAINTS) SCOUT GROUP | £55k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |