THE 28TH CROYDON (OUR LADY OF THE ANNUNCIATION) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 303583 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SCOUTING ACTIVITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION'S POLICY ORGANISATION AND RULES

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: CROYDON

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 · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£35k

Latest spending

£31k

Registered

1961

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £40,896.34 at year end, which the trustees consider to be above the level required for operating expenses. The group reported growth in membership and successfully secured significant grant funding for infrastructure projects, indicating stable financial health.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient resources to continue the charitable activities of the group should income and fundraising activities fall short (held: £41k)

“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. The Group Trustees considers that the Group should hold funds for future Group Development” — page 36

Per its FY2026 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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
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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — 28th Croydon (Our Lady of the Annunciation) Scout Group (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Richard Howardchair
Amy Shadbolt
CHRIS THOMPSON
CLAIRE SHADBOLT
Gerald Dowden
Hannah Sayers
PATRICK KINGMAN ACIB
Rachel Howard
Thomas Aelbrecht

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

Operates in: Croydon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£35k	£31k
31/03/2025	£21k	£29k
31/03/2024	£25k	£15k
31/03/2023	£18k	£34k
31/03/2022	£28k	£21k

Common questions

Is THE 28TH CROYDON (OUR LADY OF THE ANNUNCIATION) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £40,896.34 at year end, which the trustees consider to be above the level required for operating expenses. The group reported growth in membership and successfully secured significant grant funding for infrastructure projects, indicating stable financial health. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 1ST CLAYGATE SCOUT GROUP.

1ST CLAYGATE SCOUT GROUP income £188k
LONG ASHTON (ALL SAINTS) SCOUT GROUP income £47k
1ST LEIGHTON BUZZARD SCOUT GROUP income £27k
28TH CAMBRIDGE (ST JOHN'S) SCOUT GROUP income £60k
SECOND CALDICOT SCOUT GROUP income £39k
2ND VERWOOD SCOUT GROUP income £36k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE 28TH CROYDON (OUR LADY OF THE ANNUNCIATION) SCOUT GROUP	£35k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST CLAYGATE SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£188k	—	above	—	no doubt
LONG ASHTON (ALL SAINTS) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£47k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST LEIGHTON BUZZARD SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£27k	—	above	—	no doubt
28TH CAMBRIDGE (ST JOHN'S) SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£60k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SECOND CALDICOT SCOUT GROUP FY2024	£39k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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