1ST HATCH END SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 303689 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1ST HATCH END BOY SCOUT GROUP

Activities as part of the scouting movement for boys and girls, with regular term time meetings for beavers, cubs, scouts and explorers in the Hatch End area.

Objects

1ST HATCH END BOY SCOUT GROUP

Area of benefit: HATCH END

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

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Latest income

£53k

Latest spending

£65k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net receipt deficit of £12,043 for the year ended 31 March 2026, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, this financial difficulty was attributed to the loss of committed nursery revenue and ongoing investment in building improvements. The group holds unrestricted reserves of £111,228 in cash and bank funds, with no liabilities or contingent liabilities recorded as of the balance sheet date.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTOPHER READchair
ALASTAIR SCARLETT
ANDREW HUFFORD
ANN LUMLEY
Caroline Murphy
Gill Barron
HARRIET ELLIOTT STONE
JON DOULTON
KATHLEEN READ
LIZ DOULTON
RAKESH TAILOR
SIMON RUTSTEIN
SUSAN STALLEY
Stephen Hickman
Vinay Raval

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

Operates in: Harrow

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£53k	£65k
31/03/2025	£118k	£70k
31/03/2024	£81k	£110k
31/03/2023	£83k	£78k
31/03/2022	£49k	£28k

Common questions

Is 1ST HATCH END SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net receipt deficit of £12,043 for the year ended 31 March 2026, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, this financial difficulty was attributed to the loss of committed nursery revenue and ongoing investment in building improvements. The group holds unrestricted reserves of £111,228 in cash and bank funds, with no liabilities or contingent liabilities recorded as of the balance sheet date. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

1ST SEER GREEN SCOUT GROUP income £105k
1ST CHEADLE HULME SCOUT GROUP income £104k
1ST BELTON SCOUT GROUP income £83k
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £139k
ROMFORD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL income £685k
1ST MARPLE SCOUT GROUP income £118k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
1ST HATCH END SCOUT GROUP	£53k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST SEER GREEN SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£105k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST CHEADLE HULME SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£104k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST BELTON SCOUT GROUP FY2026	£83k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£139k	—	above	—	no doubt
ROMFORD DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025	£685k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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