18TH EPPING FOREST SOUTH SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 303802 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

As Scouts, we believe in preparing young people with skills for life. We encourage our young people to do more, learn more and be more. Each week, the 18th Epping Forest South Scout Group give young people of Wanstead and Woodford the opportunity to enjoy fun and adventure while developing the skills they need to succeed.

Objects

PURPOSES OF THE 18TH EPPING FOREST SOUTH SCOUT GROUP

Area of benefit: SOUTH WOODFORD AND DISTRICT

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
£23k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group continues to be in a strong financial position with no increase in subscription rates required. The group holds unrestricted reserves, including a minibus fund, and maintains an endowment bond to support activities. Risks such as reduced income or loss of volunteers are acknowledged, but reserves are held to ensure continuity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The Group is primarily reliant upon income from subscriptions and fundraising.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of running costs (held: £114k)
“The Group Trustee Board considers that the group should hold a sum equivalent to 6 months running costs, circa £9,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Redbridge

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£23k£26k
31/03/2025£29k£23k
31/03/2024£22k£18k
31/03/2023£17k£17k
31/03/2022£24k£14k

Common questions

Is 18TH EPPING FOREST SOUTH SCOUT GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group continues to be in a strong financial position with no increase in subscription rates required. The group holds unrestricted reserves, including a minibus fund, and maintains an endowment bond to support activities. Risks such as reduced income or loss of volunteers are acknowledged, but reserves are held to ensure continuity.