9th St Albans Scout Group

Registered charity 302574 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 9TH ST ALBANS BOY SCOUT GROUP

We run an active Scout Group with sections for Beavers, Cubs and Scouts.

Objects

UNIT OF THE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION

Area of benefit: ST. ALBANS

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: St Albans, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£34k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2026

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.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months running costs, circa £10,000 (held: £40k)
“The Trustee Board considers that the charity should hold a sum equivalent to 12 months running costs, circa £10,000.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 16TH ST ALBANS SCOUT GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
9th St Albans Scout Group£34k—0above—no doubt
16TH ST ALBANS SCOUT GROUP FY2025£36k—0above—no doubt
9TH AYLESBURY SCOUT GROUP FY2026£29k—0unclear—no doubt
3RD ST ALBANS SCOUT GROUP FY2025£39k—0unclear—no doubt
1ST HIGHFIELD SCOUT GROUP FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt
HUTTON (ALL SAINTS) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£55k—0unclear—no doubt

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