8TH ASHFORD (MIDDLESEX) SCOUT GROUP

Registered charity 305792 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 8TH ASHFORD (MIDDLESEX) BOY SCOUT GROUP

we offer a full range of scouting activities to local children aged between 6 and 14.5

Objects

8TH ASHFORD (MIDDLESEX) BOY SCOUT GROUP

Area of benefit: ASHFORD AND DISTRICT

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Spelthorne, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £255,220 at year-end, which is significantly above its stated policy target of £16,000 (equivalent to 6-12 months of running costs). The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts or accounting records for the year ended 31 March 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (92% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• HOWARD WEETCH SL
• Julie Anne Daniel
• LOUISE SEARS TREASURER
• RICHARD MEDDELTON
• SIOBHAN EDGAR

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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