10TH FINCHLEY (SCOTTISH) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 303488 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 10TH FINCHLEY (SCOTTISH) BOY SCUT GROUP

Scouting

Objects

10TH FINCHLEY (SCOTTISH) BOY SCOUT GROUP

Area of benefit: FINCHLEY AND ENVIRONS

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Barnet, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£42k

Latest spending

£17k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds reserves of roughly £125,000, which the trustees consider above the level required for operating expenses. The group is primarily reliant on income from subscriptions and hall rentals, with a low-risk investment strategy adopted for its funds. The trustees have identified risks such as reduced income or loss of volunteers but maintain that systems are in place to mitigate them.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: subscriptions and hall rentals

“The Group is primarily reliant upon income from subscriptions and hall rentals.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the group should income and fundraising activities fall short. (reserves figure: £125k)

“The Group's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the group should income and fundraising activities fall short.”

Per its FY2025 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 14

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 15

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Lisa Zaferakischair
ANDREW PAUL SIMSON
CHARLES EDWARD ROWELL
Christoph Raatz
Danuta Elizabeth HENEAGHAN
Tami Nettler

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

Operates in: Barnet · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£42k	£17k
31/12/2024	£45k	£35k
31/12/2023	£37k	£28k
31/12/2022	£30k	£37k
31/12/2021	£19k	£13k

Common questions

Is 10TH FINCHLEY (SCOTTISH) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds reserves of roughly £125,000, which the trustees consider above the level required for operating expenses. The group is primarily reliant on income from subscriptions and hall rentals, with a low-risk investment strategy adopted for its funds. The trustees have identified risks such as reduced income or loss of volunteers but maintain that systems are in place to mitigate them. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 35TH SHEFFIELD (ST OSWALD'S) SCOUT GROUP.

35TH SHEFFIELD (ST OSWALD'S) SCOUT GROUP income £70k
10TH WORCESTER SCOUT GROUP income £35k
11TH FINCHLEY SCOUT GROUP income £85k
1ST DISLEY SCOUT GROUP income £45k
11TH/9TH CAMBRIDGE SCOUT GROUP income £70k
HINCKLEY AND DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £82k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
10TH FINCHLEY (SCOTTISH) SCOUT GROUP	£42k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
35TH SHEFFIELD (ST OSWALD'S) SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£70k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
10TH WORCESTER SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£35k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
11TH FINCHLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£85k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
1ST DISLEY SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£45k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
11TH/9TH CAMBRIDGE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£70k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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