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3RD SQUIRRELS HEATH (GIDEA PARK METHODIST) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 303706 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a Scout group which includes Beavers, Cubs, Sea Scouts and Explorer Scouts. We fund raise to pay for the upkeep of our scout group headquarters and to give our young people as many opportunties to attend various scouting activities i.e. camping

Objects

PURPOSES OF THE 3RD SQUIRREL'S HEATH (GIDEA PARK METHODIST) SCOUT GROUP

Area of benefit: GIDEA PARK

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 · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£41k
Latest spending
£37k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £62,042, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months of preschool income and running costs plus £25,000. The trustees report a healthy financial position, noting that the group has sufficient cash funds to continue charitable activities and mitigate risks such as reduced income or building repair needs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 months of PreSchool income, and 3 months running costs plus £25,000 (held: £62k)
“The Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 3 months of PreSchool income, and 3 months running costs plus £25,000 would be held in reserve for ongoing works at Scott Lodge.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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: Havering

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£41k£37k
31/03/2025£36k£26k
31/03/2024£24k£16k
31/03/2023£23k£18k
31/03/2022£33k£35k

Common questions

Is 3RD SQUIRRELS HEATH (GIDEA PARK METHODIST) SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £62,042, which exceeds its stated policy target of three months of preschool income and running costs plus £25,000. The trustees report a healthy financial position, noting that the group has sufficient cash funds to continue charitable activities and mitigate risks such as reduced income or building repair needs.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
3RD SQUIRRELS HEATH (GIDEA PARK METHODIST) SCOUT GROUP£41k—0unclear—no doubt
3RD CAMBERWELL SCOUT GROUP FY2025£32k—0unclear—no doubt
3RD FARNBOROUGH (HAWLEY LANE) SCOUT GROUP FY2026£38k——above—no doubt
3RD HOVE (ST LEONARD'S) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£27k—0above—no doubt
3RD NEWBURY SCOUT GROUP FY2025£43k—0above—noted
1ST HYTHE SCOUT GROUP FY2025£35k—0unclear—no doubt

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