3RD DARTFORD SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 303369 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Scout Association promotes the development of young people in achieving their physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local national and international communities. This is achieved by providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme progressive training, based on the Scout Promise & Law and guided by adult leadership.

Objects

BOY SCOUT GROUP (UNIT OF THE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION)

Area of benefit: DARTFORD

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Dartford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£41k
Latest spending
£56k
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £124,637.25 to £110,431.13 over the year, reflecting a net deficit of £14,206.12. Total gross income was £77,940.90 against total gross expenditure of £53,050.72, resulting in a positive net cash flow from operations despite the reported deficit in the receipts and payments structure. The charity holds £110,431.13 in unrestricted funds at year-end, with no disclosed liabilities or pension deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£41k£56k
31/03/2024£78k£53k
31/03/2023£38k£33k
31/03/2022£18k£16k
31/03/2021£25k£7k

Common questions

Is 3RD DARTFORD SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £124,637.25 to £110,431.13 over the year, reflecting a net deficit of £14,206.12. Total gross income was £77,940.90 against total gross expenditure of £53,050.72, resulting in a positive net cash flow from operations despite the reported deficit in the receipts and payments structure. The charity holds £110,431.13 in unrestricted funds at year-end, with no disclosed liabilities or pension deficits.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 3RD HANWORTH SCOUT GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
3RD DARTFORD SCOUT GROUP£41k—0unclear—no doubt
3RD HANWORTH SCOUT GROUP FY2024£80k—0unclear—no doubt
Stafford District Scout Council FY2025£123k—0above—no doubt
3RD SANDIACRE SCOUT GROUP FY2025£26k—0above—no doubt
DARTFORD CAMBRIA SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2025£83k—0above—no doubt
3RD ASHTON-UPON-MERSEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025£35k—0above—no doubt

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